Michael Caserta, PhD
Title: Professor
Current Position: Professor and Practicum Coordinator for the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program
Research Specialty: Spousal Bereavement, Family Caregiving, and Health Promotion and Self Care
Education/Training
- BA College of Holy Cross
- MS University of Utah
- PhD University of Utah
Research/Scholarly Activities
- 09/01/04-06/30/09 Dual Process Intervention for Recently Bereaved Spouses. (NIH, NIA)
- 06/2007-05/2009 Tailored, Targeted, and Timely (T3) Symptom Management for Prostate Cancer (NIH, NCI)
Honors
- 2000-present Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
- 2000 Honorable Mention, Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation, Gerontological Health Section, American Public Health Assoc.
- 1998 Excellence in Research Award, University of Utah College of Nursing
- 1997-1998 Outstanding Alumnus Award, University of Utah Department of Health Promotion and Education
- 1990-present Eta Sigma Gamma, National Honor Society in Health Sciences
Publications
- Caserta, M., & Lund, D. (2007). Toward the development of an Inventory of Daily Widowed Life (IDWL): Guided by the dual process model of coping with bereavement. Death Studies, 31, 505-535.
- Caserta, M. S., Lund, D. A., & Obray, S. J. (2004). Promoting self-care and daily living skills among older widows and widowers: Evidence from the Pathfinders demonstration project. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 49(3), 217-236.
- Caserta, M. S. (2003). Widowers. In R. Kastenbaum (Ed.), Macmillan encyclopedia of death and dying (vols. 1 & 2, pp. 933-938). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
Academic Activities
- Guest lecturer in several courses on campus
- On the faculty for Research Methods in Aging, Health and Optimal Aging, and Gerontology Practicum
- Gerontological Society of America
- Association for Death Education and Counseling
- American Association for Health Education
