Steven’s latest book – My Father Against the Nazis: Part Memoir, Part History, Part Biography, Part Prophecy (2025)  – delves into a stimulating range of personal family history in Germany over five generations and a variety of timeless topics including:

• America’s continued fascination with World War II, especially its role before, during, and after the war against fascism and for democracy.
• The expansive historical 1.000-year history of Europe, especially its progression of colonialism, militarism, globalism, migration, wealth and poverty.
• The intergenerational transmission of trauma among Jews and others as well as of hope and the struggle to create a more viable, just, and resilient world.

But his most visible history is his career as a Ph.D. psychologist and evaluator advancing the community development and social justice work of nonprofits and foundations. That work, consuming most of his life, plays a background role on this website, but you’ll find links to its relevance today throughout.

Dr. Mayer’s 2019 book, How To Save The World: Evaluating Your Choices, available on Amazon and other platforms, provides experience-based  guidelines for using your assets (your time, talent, skills, and money) to help change the world in ways consistent with your values.