Robert Neimeyer, PhD
Professpr Clinical Psychotherapy
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., is a professor in the Psychotherapy Research Area of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has conducted extensive research on the topics of death, grief, loss, and suicide intervention.
Dr. Neimeyer has published 26 books, including the newly released Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved (Routledge, 2012), Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice (Routledge, 2011), Constructivist Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2009), and The Art of Longing, a book of contemporary poetry. The author of nearly 400 articles and book chapters, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences.
Dr. Niemeyer is the Editor of two respected international journals, Death Studies and the Journal of Constructivist Psychology, and served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been granted the Distinguished Research Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, elected Chair of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement, designated Psychologist of the Year by the Tennessee Psychological Association, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given the Research Recognition Award by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Most recently, he received the 2012 Phoenix: Rising to the Service of Humanity Award, conferred by the MISS Foundation.
