Perhaps it sounds too much like a cliché to say that in this remarkably fast-paced world, as we live our lives bombarded with digital and other rapid…
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.
This I Believe Rhode Island: Conflict and Loss
Life is full of contradictions and inconsistencies, especially in those moments when we yearn for clarity. As the author Scott Turow noted about our…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Seeds of Understanding
It’s no secret that our world is saturated with distressing conflict. Afghanistan. Iraq. Syria. Turkey. Yemen. Lybia. South Sudan. And on and on. Every…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Educating Girls
Those of us who are raising daughters in this modern era perhaps take it for granted that they have as much opportunity as their male counterparts to…
This I Believe Rhode Island: 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…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Providence
A sense of place. Community. Roots. Some of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out where we’re from, who we are, where we belong. Oliver Wendell…
This I Believe Rhode Island: How We Teach
Take a moment and think back to the teachers who had the most profound impact on your life. One or two may stand out, perhaps more. What was it about…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Positive Beliefs
Some losses in life seem absolutely unbearable. The unanticipated end of an intimate relationship that’s at the center of our lives. The death of a…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Parents and Children
The parent-child relationship is so very complicated. Inevitably, its texture seems to change over time, rarely in linear fashion. Most of these…
This I Believe Rhode Island: Children Teaching Parents
Those of us who are parents seem to assume that one of our principal tasks in life is teaching our children how to navigate this remarkably complicated…
