Thomas Merluzzi
Professor
Department of Psychology
Degrees
Ph. D., The Ohio State University
Research Profile
Merluzzi studies coping processes in people with cancer. His work in this area includes: the development and refinement of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (Merluzzi & Martinez Sanchez, 1997; Merluzzi et al., 2001; Merluzzi, Heitzmann, et al., 2007), a widely used measure of self-efficacy for coping with cancer; the study of religious/spiritual coping (Nairn & Merluzzi, 2003; Howsepian & Merluzzi, 2007; Merluzzi & Philip, in preparation); and the impact of brief counseling on adjustment to cancer (Nairn & Merluzzi, in preparation). In an edited volume (Life-Span Perspectives on Health and Illness; Whitman, Merluzzi, & White, 1999) on risk and resilience throughout the lifespan, Merluzzi's contribution (Merluzzi & Nairn) focused on midlife transitions in health. He has written on the importance of cultural competency in health professionals (Merluzzi & Hegde, 2003), and his current NCI grant focuses on cultural bias in the assessment of coping and quality of life for persons with cancer.
Contact Information
121
Haggar Hall
574-631-5623
tmerluzz@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~tmerluzz
