AUTHOR

George A. Bonanno

Health & Wellness

George A. Bonanno is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Columbia University's Teachers College. He has researched different kinds of potentially traumatic events, such as a terrorist attack, disaster, war, assault, life-threatening injury, and bio-epidemic, but also other demanding experiences, such as bereavement, divorce, and job loss. His research has repeatedly challenged conventional wisdom by demonstrating that human beings are typically highly resilient to these events. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, two adult children that come and go, and the many birds that regularly dine at the feeder on the fire escape.