Scott Townsend Allison University of Richmond, USA

Scott T. Allison is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Richmond where he has published many books and articles on prosocial behavior, heroism, and heroic leadership. He has co-authored articles and chapters with over 30 of his current and former students. His books include The Romance of Heroism and Heroic Leadership (Emerald, 2019), Heroic Transformation (Palsgrove, 2019), Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2018), and The Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership (Routledge, 2017). His work has appeared in USA Today, National Public Radio, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate Magazine, MSNBC, CBS, Psychology Today, The Verge, and the Christian Science Monitor. He has received Richmond's Distinguished Educator Award and the Virginia Council of Higher Education's Outstanding Faculty Award.