Global Research Team
University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health
Baylor University, Epidemiology / Medical Humanities · Israel
Jeff Levin is University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Medical Humanities, and Director of the Program on Religion and Population Health at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He is widely credited as a founder of the epidemiology of religion field and has authored over 230 scholarly publications on the role of religious practice in physical and mental health and aging. His research includes extensive work on Jewish population health using data from Israel and the diaspora.
Association between Jewish religious observance and mental health among Israeli adults: Findings from the Global Flourishing Study
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · 2024 · First author
Demographic variation in self-rated physical health across 22 countries: findings from the Global Flourishing Study
BMC Global and Public Health · 2025
Religious Differences in Physical and Mental Health among Israeli Jews: Findings from the Global Flourishing Study
Journal of Religion and Health · 2024 · First author
Spirituality, religion, and well-being among Israeli Jews: findings from the Global Flourishing Study
Mental Health, Religion & Culture · 2026 · First author