Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis, maintains an active counsulting and coaching practice, and also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. Dr. Neimeyer has published 30 books, including Routledge's series on Techniques of Grief Therpay, and serves as Editor of Death Studies. The author of over 500 articles and chapters and a popular workshop presenter, he is currently working toa dvance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process. In recognition of his contributions, he has been given Lifetime Achievement Awards by both the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the Internationa Network on Personal Meaning.
