Robert J. Wicks received his doctorate in psychology (PsyD) from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, is professor emeritus at Loyola University Maryland, and has taught in universities and professional schools of psychology, medicine, nursing, theology, education, counseling, business, and social work. His expertise is in resilience, self-care, the prevention of secondary stress, and the integration of psychology with spiritual wisdom. He has spoken on these topics on Capitol Hill to members of Congress and their chiefs of staff, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the US Air Force Academy, the Mayo Clinic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Defense Intelligence Agency, Harvard Divinity School, Yale School of Nursing, Princeton Theological Seminary, and to members of the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center. Dr. Wicks has published over 50 books including the bestselling Riding the Dragon and The Tao of Ordinariness and Bounce: Living the Resilient Life.
