Education
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 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1/1978
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Beth Meyerowitz is Professor of Psychology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California. She, and the students who work with her, study the psychosocial issues facing individuals diagnosed with chronic illness. For 30 years, she has investigated the distress and disruption associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and the factors that aid individuals in coping and adjustment. This work, which has included a focus on diverse groups of patients and their family members, has involved collaborations with physicians and other health care providers in the United States and Europe.
Current research projects include investigation of quality of life and coping among the partners of breast cancer survivors and their impact on patient adjustment; treatment decision making following the diagnosis of prostate cancer and its relationship to adjustment over the years after treatment; cognitive functioning among older, long-term cancer survivors; the relation of social constraints and communication to adjustment among partners of men with prostate cancer; and quality of life and attitudes toward preventive behaviors among Latina women with gynecological cancers. These studies are being conducted at a variety of clinical settings including cancer centers and public and private hospitals.
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Honors and Awards
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USC Center for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty Fellow, 1999
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USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, Psychology Department Teacher of the Year Award, 1990
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Service to the University
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Administrative Appointments
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USC College Dean of Faculty, 2000-2005
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