George S. Everly Jr.

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George S. Everly Jr.
Born (1950-05-31) May 31, 1950 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Psychologist, academic, author
Employer(s) Loyola University Maryland, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
OrganizationsInternational Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Known forCrisis intervention, disaster mental health, human resilience

George S. Everly Jr. (born May 31, 1950) is an American psychologist, academic, and author known for his work in psychological crisis intervention, disaster mental health, and human resilience. He is a co-founder of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). He currently holds, or has held, academic posts as Professor in Psychology, Professor in Public Health, and associate professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Loyola University Maryland, [1] [2] The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, [3] and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. [4] [5]

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Education and training

Everly completed his B.S. in Business Administration in 1972, M.A. in Communications in 1974, and Ph.D. in Public Health in 1978 degrees at the University of Maryland, College Park. [6] He later undertook specialized fellowship training in behavioral medicine at Harvard University and completed an internship in clinical psychology at Johns Hopkins Homewood Hospital. [7]

Career

Everly was a professor of psychology at Loyola University Maryland from 1985 to 2018. He was on the faculty of Harvard University from 1985 to 1987 and Harvard Medical School from 1987 to 1989. [8] From 2016 to 2024, Everly held a professorship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and since 2006, he has been a part-time associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. [9]

In the late 1980s, together with Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Everly founded the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). In 1997, ICISF was admitted to the United Nations as a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. [10] From 1988 to 1992, Everly served as Chief Psychologist and Director of Behavioral Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Homewood Hospital Center in Baltimore. [11]

Everly was a early developers of psychological first aid and critical incident stress management (CISM). [12] He has served in advisory or honorary roles at the Universidad de Flores (Argentina), Universidad Norbert Wiener (Peru), and the University of Hong Kong. [13]

Books

Everly co-authored over 20 textbooks. With Daniel Girdano, he authored Controlling Stress and Tension (Prentice-Hall), a college stress management textbook in 1977. [9] In 1989, he authored A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response (Plenum), a text that integrated the psychophysiology of stress with specific treatment guidelines. Writing with Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Everly wrote Critical Incident Stress Management, a textbook on a comprehensive systems' approach to psychological crisis intervention. [14]

In 1995, Everly co-authored Psychotraumatology with Jeffrey Lating wherein they coined the term. [15] His 2007 book Pastoral Crisis Intervention paved the way for the integration of clergy into disaster mental health response.[ citation needed ] His 2008 book The Resilient Child (DiaMed) won ForeWord Magazine's gold medal for Book of the Year in Parenting. [16] While on faculty at the Johns Hopkins' Center for Public Health Preparedness, Everly developed the Johns Hopkins' RAPID model of psychological first aid. His book The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid, is published by the Johns Hopkins Press. [17]

Selected publications

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "George S. Everly, Jr., Ph.D., ABPP - Psychology". Loyola University Maryland. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Buck, Tara E. (11 February 2005). "Battle for the Mind: A Johns Hopkins and Loyola College professor tells why terrorism works -- and how to fight it". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Mason, Abigail. "Everly Jr., George S., Ph.D." Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Perrusquia, Marc. "The gloves are off: Ex-MPD officer fights his PTSD". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "George S. Everly - Faculty Directory - Johns Hopkins". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dr George S. Everly, Jr. | ASK". Psychwire. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  7. ↑ "George S. Everly, Jr. PhD, ABPP, FACLP | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  8. ↑ "Trauma Response Profile: George S. Everly, Jr., Ph.D. and Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Ph.D." www.aaets.org. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  9. 1 2 "Dr. George S. Everly, Jr. Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  10. ↑ "Fallston Group Features Internationally-Renowned Human Stress and Resiliency Expert in Leadership Podcast". Patch.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Prof George S EVERLY" (PDF). ha.org.
  12. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid". www.akademibokhandeln.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  13. ↑ Rasmussen, Frederick N. (2011-11-01). "George S. Everly Sr". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  14. ↑ "Most Highly Successful People Share These Traits, According to a Johns Hopkins Psychology Professor". Inc.com.
  15. ↑ "The Power of Psychological First Aid". Hopkins Medicine.
  16. ↑ "Resiliency and Learning: Implications for Teaching Medical Students and Residents". Harvard Medical School. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid". Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  18. ↑ Guhne, Joni. "Central County residents honored for efforts after terrorist attacks". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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