E. Scott Geller

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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