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Alumni Distinguished ProfessorFaculty Psychology DepartmentFaculty Clinical PsychologyFaculty Industrial/Organizational PsychologyDirector Center for Applied Behavior SystemsAssociate Faculty Psychological Services Center540-231-6223 Office Hours: |
E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., is Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems in the Department of Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the World Academy of Productivity and Quality. He is past Editor of Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (1989-92), and current Associate Editor (since 1983) of Environment and Behavior, and consulting editor for Journal of Safety Research, Behavior and Social Issues, Behavior Analyst Digest, and Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.
Dr. Geller has authored more than 350 research articles and over 75 books or chapters addressing the development and evaluation of behavior-change interventions to improve quality of life. His recent books in occupational health and safety include: The Psychology of Safety; Working Safe; Understanding Behavior-Based Safety; Building Successful Safety Teams; Beyond Safety Accountability: How to Increase Personal Responsibility; The Psychology of Safety Handbook; Keys to Behavior-Based Safety from Safety Performance Solutions; The Participation Factor, and People-Based Safety: The Source. His most recent book is entitled “The Anatomy of Medical Error: Preventing Harm with People-Based Patient Safety.
Scott Geller’s caring, dedication, talent, and energy have helped him earn a teaching award in 1982 from the American Psychological Association and every university teaching award offered at Virginia Tech. In 1983 he received the Virginia Tech Alumni Teaching Award and was elected to the Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence; in 1990 he was honored with the all-university Sporn Award for distinguished teaching of freshman-level courses; and in 1999 he was awarded the prestigious W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence.
Dr. Geller has been the Principal Investigator for more than 75 research grants involving the application of behavioral science for the benefit of corporations, institutions, government agencies, or communities in general. In 2001, Virginia Tech awarded Dr. Geller the University Alumni Award for Excellence in Research. In 2002, the University honored Scott Geller with the Alumni Outreach Award for his exemplary real-world applications of behavioral science, and in 2003 Dr. Geller received the University Alumni Award for Graduate Student Advising. In 2005, E. Scott Geller was awarded the statewide Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education, and in the same year, Virginia Tech honored him with an Alumni Distinguished Professorship.
Background
- 1967-1969 Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- 1964-1967 M.A. Experimental Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- 1960-1964 B.A. Pre-med and Psychology, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
Recent Courses Taught
- Introductory Psychology