Meyerowitz Lab

Above: The Meyerowitz Lab, Winter, 2010

*Please Note:  Dr. Meyerowitz joined the Office of the Provost as vice provost for faculty and programmatic development in 2011. As a result, she will not be admitting new students to her research lab in the foreseeable future.

The Meyerowitz lab is involved in a variety of studies examining the psychosocial issues of individuals with cancer. Current research projects include investigation of quality of life and coping among the partners of cancer survivors and their impact on patient adjustment; adjustment following the diagnosis of prostate cancer over the years after treatment; cognitive functioning among older, long-term cancer survivors; quality of life and attitudes toward preventive behaviors among Latina women with gynecological cancers; and uncertainty, mindfulness and adjustment among metastatic colorectal cancers.  These studies are being conducted in a variety of clinical settings including cancer centers and public and private hospitals.

In addition to her work with cancer survivors, Meyerowitz has been studying trauma and resilience among survivors of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda.  Through close collaboration with organizations in Rwanda, she is analyzing interview and questionnaire data about experiences during the genocide and their relation to post-genocide adjustment.

Above: Dr. Meyerowitz and interviewers in Kigali, Rwanda