Georg H. Eifert, PhD

Georg H. Eifert, PhD, is professor and chair of the department of psychology at Chapman University in Orange County, California. Ranked as one of the top thirty researchers in behavior analysis and Therapy, Eifert has authored more than 100 publications on how mindful compassion and acceptance can help with anxiety and other emotions. He leads workshops internationally on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which combines mindfulness and aceptance strategies with commitment and behavior change strategies to help people end suffering and live a fuller life.

Eifert is a clinical fellow of the Behavior Therapy and Research Society, a member of numerous national and international psychological associations, and serves on several editorial boards of leading clinical psychology journals. A licensed clinical psychologist, Chapman University has honored him for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with a Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, and in 2007, Chapman University students voted him Outstanding Faculty.