One of the “founding fathers” of the modern era of stress management, Dr. George S. Everly Jr. has been a pioneer in developing programs designed to foster human resilience in the wake of crises, disasters, and psychological trauma. A leading international authority on resilience, he has worked with the American military services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He has also been a nongovernmental delegate to the UN for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

Recorded Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Salme Harju-Steinberg Fine Arts Center, Northeastern Illinois University.