Robert G. Atkinson

Background

Atkinson, Robert G. was born on August 5, 1945 in Amityville, New York, United States. Son of Leon B. and Helen (Waldorf) Atkinson.

Education

Bachelor, Long Island U., Southampton, 1967; Master of Arts, State University of New York, Cooperstown, 1968; Master of Arts, U. N.H., 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1985.

Career

Researcher, Hudson R. Sloop Restoration, Cold Spring, New York, 1969-1971; instructor, Long Island U., 1971; instructor, Oceanics School, 1971; instructor, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1974-1975; instructor, U. N.H., Durham, 1980-1981; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981-1982; clinical researcher, University of Chicago, 1985-1987; associate professor human development, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, since 1987; director Center for Study Lives,, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, since 1988; director Sea Program, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, since 1995.

Achievements

• Robert G. Atkinson has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Gift of Stories: Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography, Life Stories, and Personal Mythmaking

    ( The stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultu...)

  • The Gift of Stories: Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography, Life Stories, and Personal Mythmaking by Robert Atkinson (1995-05-23)
  • The Gift of Stories: Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography, Life Stories, and Personal Mythmaking THE GIFT OF STORIES: PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL APPLICATIONS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY, LIFE STORIES, AND PERSONAL MYTHMAKING By Atkinson, Rober

Membership

Member Association for Humanistic Psychology, National Storytelling Association, Oral History Association, American Folklore Society.

Connections

Married Cynthia Deroche.

Father:

Leon B. Atkinson

Mother:

Helen (Waldorf) Atkinson

Spouse:

Cynthia Deroche.