Dr. Joshua C. Morganstein is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Deputy Director at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is a Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and Chair of the Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster at the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Morganstein leads the Disaster Mental Health and Public Health education and consultation services at CSTS and provides consultation and subject-matter guidance to local, state, national and international partners during war, mass shootings, chem-bio events, and climate-related on actions to protect mental health, foster resilience, and enhance sustainment for individuals, communities, and organizations. Dr. Morganstein's recent work included developing resilience programs and adapting protective actions from high-risk occupations to protect workers in New York City and other heavily impacted cities, the National Guard, and NATO during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as providing consultation, resources, and ongoing peer support to healthcare professionals in Ukraine.

Dr. Morganstein has conducted research on the impacts of stress and trauma on the National Guard, Washington Navy Yard personnel, and other groups impacted by disaster; he has served as a subject-matter expert on the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, co-authored the "Mental Health and Well-Being" chapter in the Presidential report "The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Scientific Assessment", and served as lead for the only Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Behavioral Health Professionals, as well as the only online interactive training in Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry. He is a member of the 5Eyes Mental Health Research International Collaboration, authored over a hundred scholarly works, and is internationally known as a prolific educator and clinician.