Thomas Meuser

About: Tom Meuser, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, applied gerontologist, and social scientist. He retired in 2024 from the University of New England where he was Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Aging & Health. Earlier, he directed the Gerontology Program and the Life Review Project at the University of Missouri – St. Louis (2007-2018) and served as the Director of Education & Rural Outreach for the Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine (1999-2007). Throughout his career, Tom taught and practiced narrative interviewing to support older adults in giving voice to their life stories, clarifying values, and understanding personal legacies. He now offers this knowledge to interested older adults and health/service professionals through in-person and online lectures, courses, and workshops.

Specialty Focus Groups: Tom offers a recurring 5-meeting, online introductory course in life story interviewing which surveys the primary approaches in the US over the past 4 decades, with particular emphasis on the works of Butler, Birren, Haight, and McAdams.

Tom has worked with hospice and long-term care facilities to educate their volunteers and staff in the power of reminiscence and life review to serve their patients and residents.

Offerings

• Online Classes

• In-Person Classes

Location

• Portland, Maine, USA