Who among us hasn’t carved moments out of our lives to moan . . . and . . . groan. “If that kid of mine doesn’t clean her room, I’m going to bust a gut!…
Frederic Reamer
Frederic Reamer, PhD, brings sophistication to The Public's Radio as the producer of the compelling series This I Believe – New England, modeled on the national This I Believe project.
Reamer's involvement with National Public Radio began in 2000 when he was invited to broadcast a national commentary for All Things Considered. Over the years, Reamer has made guest appearances on various radio broadcasts throughout the country. His own This I Believe essay was broadcast on NPR in 2005 as part of the national series. In March of 2007, Dr. Reamer became the producer of This I Believe – Rhode Island, later changed to This I Believe - New England, which broadcasts weekly on The Public's Radio.
Reamer is a professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability. Reamer is also the author of books on professional ethics, criminal justice, and research methods.
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This I Believe New England: Studying History
For some, studying history conjures up images of dusty documents piled high in the library stacks or a professor’s book-filled office. How many of us…
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This I Believe New England: David’s Inferno
Have you ever encountered moments in life when you weren’t sure you had the wherewithal to climb out of bed and face another day? Moments when you saw…
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This I Believe New England: Happy Seniors
Growing older can be complicated. Some manage to ease into new chapters in their lives with grace and equanimity. Others struggle, perhaps because of…
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This I Believe New England: Appreciating Time
Many of us have known friends and loved ones whose minds and mental faculties have slipped away as some form of dementia has tightened its unrelenting…
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This I Believe New England: Community of Support
Many of us can recall a time when we found ourselves pretty much alone in the world – perhaps after having moved to a new city with neither family nor…
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This I Believe New England: Miracles
The nineteenth century novelist Joseph Conrad once wrote, “My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear,…
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This I Believe New England: Still Me
It’s a truism, isn’t it, that every life has its challenges – some big, some small, and the rest in between. Under the best of circumstances, we bump…
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This I Believe New England: Seeing Clearly
Most of us have discovered that we can be blindsided by life’s unpredictable, sometimes unbidden events: the doctor’s diagnosis we weren’t expecting, or…
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This I Believe New England: Hope Is Our Future
Sometimes, too often perhaps, it seems impossible to absorb the steady diet of toxic news stories and headlines: mass shootings, deadly hurricanes,…
