E.Scott Geller, Ph.D. In addition to being a founding partner and co-owner of Safety Performance Solutions, Dr. E. Scott Geller is a Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech where he is a member of the Department of Psychology. He has taught and conducted applied/experimental research for more than three decades. In this capacity, Dr. Geller has authored more than 300 research articles and over 50 books or chapters addressing the development and evaluation of behavior-change interventions to improve quality of life. Coastal has recently published Dr. Geller's tenth book. The Courage Factor is a tale of compassionate courage and culture change. Read more about Dr. Geller's books here. Dr. Geller has been honored with all three university-wide teaching awards at Virginia Tech, and is a widely sought-after speaker at safety and industrial conferences, such as ASSE, NSC, and VPPPA. He has addressed audiences throughout the world including Africa, Asia and Australia. Dr. Geller is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the World Academy of Productivity and Quality. Return to People-Based Safety homepage.