Keith J. Karren

Dr. Keith J. Karren earned his PhD in health sciences from Oregon State University in 1975 and has been a mem­ber of the BYU Health Sciences faculty since 1971. Dr. Karren is a popular professor, having been named outstanding teacher six times and receiving the College of Health and Human Performance Teaching Excellence Award and a Karl G. Maeser Teaching Award during his BYU 39-year career. He is active in professional medical/health organiza­tions and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi. The southern Alberta, Canada native has served in many community assign­ments, including as a member of the Utah County Board of Health, the Utah Basic Life Support Committee, and as co-director of the Utah Annual Conference on Pre-hospital Emergency Care and Crisis Intervention. Dr. Karren is exten­sively published in the healthcare field as an author. His 25 books include a leading EMT text, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care and Crisis Intervention, and Mind/Body/Health: The Health Effects of Attitudes, Emotions, and Relationships (with Benjamin Cummings). He has also presented at numerous professional conferences. Keith maintains a very active lifestyle and continues to show western performance horses. He has been married to his sweetheart Diane for over fifty years, and they count their five children and ten grandchildren as their greatest blessings.