Resilience as the experience of human loss and trauma
The science of bereavement and trauma
The four trajectories of grief
Coining the term "coping ugly"
The Other Side of Sadness
Awards
James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award (2019)
Scientific career
Fields
Psychology
Institutions
Columbia University Teachers College
Doctoral advisor
Jerome L. Singer (Yale University)
George A. Bonanno (/bəˈnænoʊ/) is a professor of clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, U.S.[1] He is responsible for introducing the controversial idea of resilience to the study of loss and trauma. He is known as a pioneering researcher in the field of bereavement and trauma.[2][3][4][5][6]The New York Times on February 15, 2011, stated that the current science of bereavement has been "driven primarily" by Bonanno.[7] Scientific American summarized a main finding of his work, "The ability to rebound remains the norm throughout adult life."[8] Bonanno has been honored with several major awards for his work.
^Carey, Benedict (January 1, 2009). "Economic collapse brings out resilience in most, experts say". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
^"Columbia Discovery Service". ciaonet.org. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
^Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, "Bonanno has revolutionized our thinking about how people respond to loss and trauma. The Other Side of Sadness has tremendous implications for interventions and for how people see themselves."
^Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University; author of Stumbling on Happiness, "There are a lot of books on bereavement and now you can throw them all away. Bonanno carefully assembles scientific evidence to show that most of what we thought we knew is just plain wrong."
^http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=gab38 Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine George A. Bonanno's Columbia University Faculty Page
^Szegedy-Maszak, Marianne (June 23, 2005). "Self-absorbed handle trauma best". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
^"Grief, Unedited". The New York Times. February 14, 2011.
^"The Neuroscience of True Grit". Scientific American. March 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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