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.[3][4] He is the founder of the idea of "Actively Caring".[2] He is co-founder of GellerAC4P, a training/consulting firm dedicated to teaching and spreading the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement worldwide.[5] He is co-founder and Senior Partner of Safety Performance Solutions, Inc., a training and consulting organization specializing in behavior-based safety since 1995.[6]
E. Scott Geller | |
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Born | February 7, 1942 |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation(s) | Behavioral psychologist, author, academic |
Years active | 1969-present |
Title | Alumni Distinguished Professor |
Academic background | |
Education | BA in Pre-Medicine Studies, Ph.D. in Applied Psychology |
Alma mater | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Thesis | Dimensions of expectancy in a choice reaction time experiment (1969[1]) |
Doctoral advisor | Gordon F. Pitz[1] |
Academic work | |
Notable ideas | Actively Caring[2] |
Scott Geller graduated from The College of Wooster in 1964 with Bachelors of Arts in Pre-Medicine Studies. Geller graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1969 with a PhD in Applied Psychology.[1]
On December 5, 2013, Tedx Talks upload a Scott Geller's Ted Talk from TedxVirginiaTech to YouTube.[7] The clip has generated more than 11 million views and 150,000 likes.