Jamie D. Aten

Jamie D. Aten, PhD, is the founder and codirector of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Associate Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.

Dr. Aten’s interests include the psychology of religion and disasters, disaster spiritual and emotional care, and faith-based relief and development. He has received more than $2 million in external funding to study disasters, trauma, and faith issues around the globe and has been recognized with APA’s Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Margaret Gorman Early Career Award and Mutual of America Merit Finalist Award. He is also the coeditor or author of seven books.