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Michael Hoerger is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work spans various subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research topics focus significantly on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Cancer Survivorship and Care, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Patient Dignity and Privacy, COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts, and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Michael Hoerger has contributed to several scholarly publication venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Palliative Medicine
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • JAMA Oncology
  • Supportive Care in Cancer

Notable recent papers include:

  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Real-time surveillance using Google Trends., 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Racial Disparities in End-of-Life Care Between Black and White Adults With Metastatic Cancer, 2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Anxiety, depression, and end-of-life care utilization in adults with metastatic cancer, 2021, Psycho-Oncology
  • Correlates of death among SARS-CoV-2 positive veterans: The contribution of lifetime tobacco use, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Summarizing the Evidence Base for Palliative Oncology Care: A Critical Evaluation of the Meta-analyses, 2020, Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Laura M. Perry
  • Brenna Mossman
  • James Gerhart
  • Sarah Alonzi
  • Seowoo Kim

Best Publications

  • Participant Dropout as a Function of Survey Length in Internet-Mediated University Studies: Implications for Study Design and Voluntary Participation in Psychological Research

    Michael Hoerger

  • Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial

    Ronald M. Epstein;Paul R. Duberstein;Joshua J. Fenton;Kevin Fiscella

  • Defining the Elements of Early Palliative Care That Are Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes and the Delivery of End-of-Life Care

    Michael Hoerger;Joseph A. Greer;Vicki A. Jackson;Elyse R. Park

  • Development and validation of the Delaying Gratification Inventory

    Michael Hoerger;Stuart W. Quirk;Nathan C. Weed

  • Determinants of Patient-Oncologist Prognostic Discordance in Advanced Cancer.

    Robert Gramling;Kevin Fiscella;Guibo Xing;Michael Hoerger

  • Parental Child-Rearing Strategies Influence Self-Regulation, Socio-Emotional Adjustment, and Psychopathology in Early Adulthood: Evidence from a Retrospective Cohort Study

    Courtney N. Baker;Michael Hoerger

  • Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers

    Michael Hoerger;Ronald M Epstein;Paul C Winters;Kevin Fiscella

  • Emotional intelligence: a theoretical framework for individual differences in affective forecasting.

    Michael Hoerger;Benjamin P. Chapman;Ronald M. Epstein;Paul R. Duberstein

  • When does haste make waste? Speed-accuracy tradeoff, skill level, and the tools of the trade.

    Sian L. Beilock;Bennett I. Bertenthal;Michael Hoerger;Thomas H. Carr

  • Affective forecasting and self-rated symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hypomania: evidence for a dysphoric forecasting bias.

    Michael Hoerger;Stuart W. Quirk;Benjamin P. Chapman;Paul R. Duberstein

  • Preference for Palliative Care in Cancer Patients: Are Men and Women Alike?

    Fahad Saeed;Michael Hoerger;Sally A. Norton;Elizabeth Guancial

  • Toward identifying the effects of the specific components of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on biologic and emotional outcomes among older adults.

    Autumn M. Gallegos;Michael Hoerger;Nancy L. Talbot;Michael S. Krasner

  • Impulsive responses to positive mood and reward are related to mania risk

    Alison Giovanelli;Michael Hoerger;Sheri L. Johnson;June Gruber

  • Emotional Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Older Adults: The Moderating Roles of Age and Depressive Symptom Severity

    Autumn M. Gallegos;Michael Hoerger;Nancy L. Talbot;Jan A. Moynihan

  • Immune neglect in affective forecasting.

    Michael Hoerger;Stuart W. Quirk;Richard E. Lucas;Thomas H. Carr

  • Quality of Life of Caregivers of Older Patients with Advanced Cancer

    Lee A. Kehoe;Huiwen Xu;Huiwen Xu;Paul Duberstein;Kah Poh Loh

  • Cognitive Determinants of Affective Forecasting Errors

    Michael Hoerger;Stuart W. Quirk;Richard E. Lucas;Thomas H. Carr

  • Affective forecasting and the Big Five

    Michael Hoerger;Stuart W. Quirk

  • Financial Strain and Physical and Emotional Quality of Life in Breast Cancer

    Laura M. Perry;Michael Hoerger;Katherine Seibert;James I. Gerhart

  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Real-time surveillance using Google Trends.

    Michael Hoerger;Sarah Alonzi;Laura M. Perry;Hallie M. Voss

  • Experiential avoidance and interpersonal problems: A moderated mediation model

    James I Gerhart;Courtney N. Baker;Michael P Hoerger;George F Ronan

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Duberstein
Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Benjamin P. Chapman
Benjamin P. Chapman University of Rochester Medical Center
Holly G. Prigerson
Holly G. Prigerson Cornell University
Thomas H. Carr
Thomas H. Carr Michigan State University
Nicholas A. Turiano
Nicholas A. Turiano West Virginia University
Richard E. Lucas
Richard E. Lucas Michigan State University
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Silvia Sörensen
Silvia Sörensen University of Rochester
June Gruber
June Gruber University of Colorado Boulder
Jameson K. Hirsch
Jameson K. Hirsch East Tennessee State University

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