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Dr George S. Everly, Jr. is a highly acclaimed psychologist, author and researcher who specializes in crisis intervention and human resilience.

Dr Everly currently holds appointments as Professor in the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health (adjunct) and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (part time). He was formerly Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Maryland.  

Dr Everly’s main areas of expertise are crisis intervention, human resilience and psychological first aid. He has co-authored more than 20 textbooks including A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response, Stronger and The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid. He has also worked as a senior consultant for the US government.

He is also responsible, with Dr Jeffrey T. Mitchell, for founding the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) in the late 1980s. The ICISF was admitted to the United Nations as a non-governmental organization in 1997.

Dr Everly has won many awards for his work and received honorary professorships from the University of Hong Kong, Universidad de Flores (Argentina) and Universidad Norbert Weiner (Peru).

Education
InternshipJohns Hopkins Health System1987
FellowshipHarvard University1986
PhD, Behavioral MedicineUniversity of Maryland, College Park1978
MA, CommunicationsUniversity of Maryland, College Park1974
5 Honors and Awards
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms, U.S. Department of Justice 2019
Director's Award
Interagency Collaboration in Disaster Response2013
Susan Hamilton Award
New York Police Department2002
World Trade Center Medal
Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey 2002
World Trade Center Response Recognition
Critical Incident Stress Foundation Association of Australia2000
Achievement Award
6 Books
Book cover of "A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response"
Book cover of "The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid"
Book cover of "Stronger"
Book cover of "Controlling Stress and Tension"
Book cover of "Critical Incident Stress Management"
Book cover of "Rodney Makes a Friend"