Leon A. Hyer, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Mercer School of Medicine and the Georgia Neurosurgical Institute. He is board certified in psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Dr. Hyer is a fellow of several divisions of the American Psychological Association; International Society of Traumatic Stress; and the Gerontological Society of America. He has been a Professor of Psychiatry for many years at the Medical College of Georgia and Veterans Administration, and at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson. He is the recipient of several awards in the VA, as well as the Distinguished Researcher award from Psychologists in Long-Term Care (2005) and Mentor of the Year, APA Division of Clinical Psychology (2007). His professional contributions are comprised of over 200 articles and book chapters, and three books. He has been the clinical editor of several journals, as well as a reviewer. He currently has several grants on topics ranging from pain, cognitive training, cognitive assessment, and depression/anxiety, all related to older adults.