Grundinformation

Name: Marleah Dean
Titel: außerordentlicher Professor
Institution: University of South Florida
Disziplin: Kommunikationswissenschaften
Langjährige Erfahrung: 10

Forschung

Primärer methodischer Forschungsansatz:

• Gesundheitskompetenz
• Patientenzentrierung
• Beziehung zwischen Patient und Anbieter

Forschungsschwerpunkte im Bereich Kommunikation und Gesundheitswesen:

• Gemischte Methoden
• Qualitative Methoden

Beschreibung

Drei Schlüsselwörter, die Fachwissen und Interesse beschreiben:

1. health decision making
2. genetic risk

Beschreibung des Fachgebiets, der Interessenschwerpunkte und der Beratungsthemen:

health decision making; communication of genetic risk information; patient-clinician communication; cancer communication

Kurze Biografie:

Marleah Dean Kruzel is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida and a Collaborator Member in the Health Outcomes & Behavior Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Dean Kruzel’s research interests are cancer communication and the communication of genetic risk information. She is an expert on the health experiences and decisions of previvors. Her research has been published in numerous journals such as Genetics in Medicine, Patient Education & Counseling, and Journal of Genetic Counseling. Dr. Dean Kruzel’s research is and has been funded by the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. A BRCA2-positive previvor herself, she is committed to patient engagement and translating research into practice.