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
Hartford Affiliation
Faculty member
Education
- 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
Related Publications
Caserta, M., Lund, D., Utz, R., & de Vries, B. (2009). Stress-related growth among the recently bereaved. Aging & Mental Health, 13, 463-476. 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
Research Methods in Aging, Health and Optimal Aging, and Gerontology Practicum faculty Gerontological Society of America, member Association for Death Education and Counseling, member American Association for Health Education, member
