Dr. Judith Joseph, MD, MBA, is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, award-winning content creator and bestselling author of High Functioning. She specializes in mental health for children and adults. She is chair of the women in medicine initiative at Columbia University and professor of psychiatry at NYU. She is the Principal Investigator at her own research lab in Manhattan, which conducted the first peer-reviewed clinical research study in high functioning depression in the world. This research was used to write her National Bestselling Book High Functioning, published in April 2025. High Functioning is now published in over 20 countries and 17 languages. Dr. Judith’s social media advocacy and research earned her a Congressional Proclamation award from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2023, and she has taught workplace mental health courses at prestigious institutions including at the White House for The Executive Office of The President of the United States. She is a NAACP top 6 Mental health champion, an official Masterclass instructor and a LinkedIn Learning instructor. Her focus is how to reclaim joy as a form of resilience both inside and outside of the workplace. She has over 1 million followers across all social media platforms, and her evidence-based mental health content has over 15 million views monthly.