Dr. Michael Ungar is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Child, Family and Community Resilience. Dr. Ungar holds an MSW from McGill University and a PhD in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Since 2002, Dr. Ungar has directed the Resilience Research Centre, designing multisite longitudinal research and evaluation projects in more than a dozen low, middle and high-income countries, with much of that work focused on the resilience of marginalized children and families and adult populations experiencing mental health challenges. Building on his work as both a researcher and clinician, Dr. Ungar has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the subject of resilience and is the author of 16 books for mental health professionals, researchers and lay audiences. These include his forthcoming edited volume titled Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change (to be published by Oxford University Press), and his 2019 release, Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success (published by Sutherland House), a book for adults experiencing stress at work and at home. His blog, Nurturing Resilience, can be read on Psychology Today’s website.