E. Scott Geller

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E. Scott Geller (born February 7, 1942) is a behavioral psychologist, and currently an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Virginia Tech and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems.[1][2] He is the founder of the idea of "Actively Caring".[3] He is co-founder of GellerAC4P, a training/consulting firm dedicated to teaching and spreading the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement worldwide.[4] He is co-founder and Senior Partner of Safety Performance Solutions, Inc., a training and consulting organization specializing in behavior-based safety since 1995.[5]

Selected publications[]

  • Geller, E. S., Winett, R. A., & Everett, P. B. (1982). Preserving the environment: New strategies for behavior change. New York: Pergamon Press.
  • Geller, E. S. (2001). The psychology of safety handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • Geller, E. S. (2001). Working safe: How to help people actively care for health and safety (Second Edition). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • Geller, E. S. (2001). Building successful safety teams (Second Edition). Rockville, MD: Government Institutes.
  • Geller, E. S. (2002). The participation factor: How to increase involvement in occupational safety. Des Plaines, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.
  • Geller, E. S. (2003). The role of psychology in achieving an ecologically sustainable future. In M. Bloom & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (pp. 85-92). New York: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum.
  • Geller, E. S. (2003). Psychology and occupational health: The human environment at work. In S.R. DiNardi (Ed), The occupational environment: Its evaluation, control, and management (pp.748-770). Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association.
  • Geller, E. S. (2005). Good to great teaching: What does it take? In Benson, T., Burke, C., Amstadter, A., Siney, R., Beins, B., & Buskist, W. (Eds.). The Teaching of Psychology in Autobiography: Perspectives from Psychology’s Best Teachers. Syracuse, NY: Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
  • Geller, E. S. (2005). People-based safety: The source. Virginia Beach, VA: Coastal Training and Technologies Corporation.
  • Geller, E. S., & Lehman, P.K. (2007) (Eds.). Teaching excellence at a research-centered university: Energy, empathy, and engagement in the classroom. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.
  • Geller, E.S. (2008). Leading people-based safety: Enriching your culture. Virginia Beach, VA: Coastal Training and Technologies Corporation.
  • Geller, E.S., & Johnson, D. (2008). People-based patient safety: Enriching your culture to prevent medical error. (Revised and Re-titled Edition of Geller & Johnson, 2007). Virginia Beach, VA: Coastal Training and Technologies Corporation.
  • Geller, E.S. (2011). Psychological science and safety: Large-scale success at preventing occupational injuries and fatalities. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 20 (2). 109-114.
  • Geller, E.S., & Veazie, B. (2014). Behavior-based safety versus actively caring: From other-directed compliance to self-directed commitment. Professional Safety, 59(10), 44-50.
  • Geller, E.S. (2015). Seven life lessons from humanistic behaviorism: How to bring the best out of yourself and others. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 35(1), 151-170.
  • Geller, E. S. (Ed.) (2016). Applied psychology: Actively caring for people. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Geller, E. S. (2017). Is organizational behavior management enough? How language and person-states could make a difference. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 37, (3-4), 339-346.
  • Geller, E.S. (2017). Actively caring for people in schools: How to make it happen. New York: Morgan James Publishers.
  • Geller, E.S., & Geller, K.S. (2017). Actively caring for people’s safety: Cultivating a brother’s/sister’s keeper culture. Park Ridge, Illinois: The American Society of Safety Professionals.
  • Geller, E.S. (2017). Life lessons from psychological science: Bringing out the best in yourself and others. New York: Worth Publishers.
  • Geller, E. S., & Veazie, B. (2017). The courage to actively care: How to cultivate a culture of interpersonal compassion. New York: Morgan James Publishers.
  • Geller, E. S., & Veazie, B. (2017). The motivation to actively care: How you can make it happen. New York: Morgan James Publishers.
  • Geller, E.S. (2019). Fifty lessons to enrich your life: Proven principles from psychological science. Newport, VA: GellerAC4P, Inc.
  • Geller, E.S. (2020). Life lessons from psychological science: Understanding and improving interpersonal dynamics. San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing.
  • Geller, E.S., & Fournier, A. K. (2021). Effective parenting and caregiving: Practical guidelines from psychological science. San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing.

References[]

  1. ^ "Alumni Distinguished Professor E. Scott Geller still actively working to make the world more caring". vt.edu. April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "An Update on Dr. E. Scott Geller's Recent Work". appalachiansafetysummit.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Geller, E. Scott (1 February 2010). "Cultivating an Actively Caring Culture: The Courage and Compassion of an Injury-Free Workplace". EHS Today. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "GellerAC4P, Inc". Home of GellerAC4P; Actively Caring For People's Safety. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ^ "Safety Culture Survey/Assessment, Behavioral Safety, and Other Services to Improve Safety Culture and Prevent Injuries - Safety Performance Solutions". www.safetyperformance.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

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