Dr. Will Courtenay Biographic Summary
Dr. Will Courtenay is an internationally recognized expert in helping men and boys. The American Psychological Association calls him, “a leading psychologist in the field of masculinity” and “one of the leading scholars, researchers, and public policy shapers in the psychology of men.” In 2009, Dr. Courtenay was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in America for his “exceptional achievements.”
Dr. Courtenay is a consultant, speaker, distinguished author, psychotherapist, researcher, and radio host. As one of the world's leading experts - and innovators - in the field of men's health, he has a documented history of success in shaping and promoting this new field, as well as new perspectives on fatherhood, boyhood, and masculinity.
Dr. Courtenay received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Dr. Courtenay has served on the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the University of California, San Francisco, Medical School. He has consulted to the federal government, and academic institutions, medical centers, family planning clinics, and public health departments internationally.
For nearly twenty years, Dr. Courtenay has been researching psychological, social, and behavioral influences on the physical and mental health of men and boys, and has been developing effective interventions and communication strategies for helping men to live longer, healthier lives. He has written extensively on these subjects, and his published papers and book chapters have been referenced by researchers throughout the world in 1,400 other publications. In 2004, he received the “Researcher of The Year” award from the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Courtenay is the author of Dying To Be Men: Psychosocial, Environmental, and Biobehavioral Directions in Promoting the Health of Men and Boys (Routledge, 2011). He is currently writing another book on his recent research, postpartum depression in fathers.
In the still relatively new field of men’s health, Dr. Courtenay is considered one of the foremost leaders. He was the guest editor for the first professional medical journal devoted to the subject, and chaired the first national conference on men’s health. He went on to become the founding editor of the International Journal of Men’s Health, the first professional journal of its kind.
Dr. Courtenay is a much sought after speaker and media resource. He is a powerful, effective voice about men's health and masculinity, and the changing roles of fathers, boys, and men, heard nationally on radio and television – including CNN, Good Morning America, World News, ABC, NBC – and seen in print – including NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, NPR, Newsweek, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune.