Bob is an internationally-recognized expert on life story interviewing and personal myth-making. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and previously taught at the University of Southern Maine, where he was the first diversity scholar in the School of Education and Human Development, and was a co-founding faculty member of the Russell Scholars Program and the religious studies minor. He is director of href="https://lifestorycommons.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"Story Commons, a research, educational, and service unit for people who want to create their life story. He is the author of nine books. Bob has just released his 50th anniversary edition of , " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Year-of-Living-Deeply-P9580.aspx" target="_blank"A Year of Living Deeply: A Memoir of 1969", which is a memoir of the events in his life in 1969 that were life changing. You can visit href="https://www.robertatkinson.net/" target="_blank"Bob's website, to get an understanding of the universal patterns he is exemplifying in his memoir.