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Michelle Rodoletz, PhD
New patients can request an appointment online or call888-FOX-CHASE
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Video: Dr. Rodoletz
Clinical Expertise:
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Stress Management
Certifications:
PA State Board of Psychology, Harrisburg, PA, Clinical Psychology
Formerly the Associate Director of the Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, I returned to FCCC in 2009 to work as a psychologist within the newly developed Department of Psychiatry to offer direct patient care.
Trained as a licensed clinical psychologist, I have a long-standing background in health psychology, also known as behavioral medicine, which focuses on promoting health-related behaviors and enhancing the psychological adaptation to medical illness. In my new role at FCCC, I work with Karen Y. Mechanic, MD - Director, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine and Emmie I. Chen, MD - Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine to provide patients and their caregivers with theory- and evidence-based psychological interventions aimed at enhancing their ability to cope with their cancer across the disease continuum. In particular, the cognitive-behavioral therapy that I can offer patients has shown to be effective in stress management and in reducing symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.
Dr. Rodoletz is a clinical psychologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She provides general and consultation liaison psychiatry for Fox Chase patients. She is in on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Medical Education
PhD, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Clinical Psychology, 1995;
MA, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Clinical Psychology, 1988
Fellowships
Temple University, 1986, 1988
Professional Societies
American Psychological Association;
Member of the Medical Resource Council for Gilda’s Club of Delaware Valley
Research Interests
Improving Adherence to Cancer Screening and Other Health-related Behaviors; Enhancing Psychological Adaptation to a Cancer Diagnosis Through Psychosocial Interventions; Psychoneuroimmunology
Publications
Weinberg, D.S., Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Egleston, B., Fleisher, L., Buzaglo, J., Keenan, E., Marks, J., & Bieber, E. (2009). Colorectal Cancer Knowledge is Not Associated with Screening Compliance or Intention, Journal of Cancer Education, 24(3), 225-232.
Miller, S.M., Roussi, P., Rodoletz, M., Daly, M., Sherman, K.A., and Godwin, A. (2004). Impact of an Enhanced Counseling Intervention among high-risk women undergoing breast/ovarian genetic testing. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Vol. 27, 2004 Final Supplement, p. 61.
Miller, S.M., Buzaglo, J., Sherman, K., and Rodoletz, M. (2001). Monitoring-Blunting behavioral signatures in coping with health threats: The example of cancer. Psicologia della Salute, 3, 37-48.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Schroeder, C., Mangan, C.E., and Sedlacek, T.V. (1996). Applications of the monitoring process model to coping with severe long-term medical threats. Health Psychology, 15, 216-225.
Presentations
Miller, SM, Rodoletz, M, Daly, M, Roussi, P, Sherman, K., Buzaglo, J, Godwin, A, Malick, J, Wang, H, Montgomery, S, and Spoltore, J. Paper presented at the 8th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences with Medicine and Public Health, as part of Symposia What to Know and When to Know it: Impact of a Cognitive-Affective Preparatory Intervention among High-Risk Women Undergoing Breast/Ovarian Genetic Testing. Mainz, Germany. August, 2004.
Fleisher, L., Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Buzaglo, J., Glenn, M., Higman, S., Cornfeld, M., Schnoll, R., Balshem, A., and Engstrom, P. Implementation of a Worksite Cancer Control Program: Enhancing Cancer Prevention-related Intentions and Attitudes Among Worksite Employees. Paper presented at Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP): Advancing Excellence from Discovery to Delivery, Sympoisium on Innovation in TRIP for Prevention, Washington, D.C., July, 2004.
Miller, SM, Stanton, L, Rodoletz, M, Daly, M, Sherman, K, Roussi, P., Wang, H., Godwin, A., Spoltore, J., Montgomery, S., and Michael, J. (2004, June). Facilitating health behaviors among women undergoing BRCA1/2 testing. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, LA, June, 2004.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Daly, M., Roussi, P., Buzaglo, J., Godwin, A., Malick, J., Wang, H., Montgomery, S., and Spoltore, J. (2004). Impact of a Cognitive-Affective Preparatory intervention among high-risk women undergoing breast/ovarian genetic testing. Presented at The 28th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Preventive Oncology, Bethesda, MD.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Buzaglo, J., Sherman, K., Higman, S., Babb, J., Cornfeld, M. The role of gender and monitoring on cancer prevention-related intentions and attitudes among worksite employees. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine/Bridging Boundaries in Behavioral Medicine. Salt Lake City, Utah. March, 2003.
Fleisher, L., Miller, S., Schnoll, R., Mckeown, N., Brower, L., Rodoletz, M. 27th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Behavioral Oncology. Poster presented on: Improving High Risk Women’s Preparation for Genetic Counseling: A Pilot Study in the Atlantic Region CIS, March, 2003.
Curriculum Vitae, Michelle Rodoletz, Ph.D.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K.., Rodoletz, M., Brower, L., Diefenbach, M., Stanton, L., Bruner, D., and Knowles, J. The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Enhancing Participation in and Adaptation to Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Programs and Screening Adherence. Napa Valley, CA,
March, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K.A., Rodoletz, M., Brower, L., Diefenbach, M.A., Stanton, L., and Babb, J. The 23rd
Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Enhancing Adaptation to Prostate Cancer Risk Feedback and Screening Adherence. Washington, DC, April, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K.A., Rodoletz, M., Brower, L., Diefenbach, M.A., Stanton, L., and Babb, J. The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Enhancing Adaptation to and Participation in
Prostate Cancer Risk Programs. Barcelona, Spain, March, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K., Rodoletz, M., Buzaglo, J., Driscoll, J., Daly, M., Godwin, A., and Babb, J. The 60th
Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Citation poster: The role of monitoring and anticipated BRCA1/2 carrier status on family communication intentions and plans among women with a hereditary pattern for breast/ovarian cancer. Barcelona, Spain, March, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K.A., Rodoletz, M., Brower, L., Diefenbach, M.A., and Bruner, D. The 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment: Enhancing Participation and Adaptation. Bethesda, MD, March, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K., Rodoletz, M., Buzaglo, J., Daly, M., Godwin, A., and Babb, J. The 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology. The role of monitoring and anticipated BRCA1/2 carrier status on family communication among women with a hereditary pattern. Bethesda, MD, March, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K., Rodoletz, M., Daly, M., Godwin, A., and Babb, J. The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Paper: The role of monitoring and anticipated BRCA1/2 carrier status on family communications intentions and plans among women with a hereditary pattern. Washington, DC, April, 2002.
Miller, S.M., Driscoll, J.L., Rodoletz, M., Sherman, K., Daly, M., Deifenbach, M.A., Buzaglo, J., Godwin, A., and Babb, J., The Impact of Attentional Styles on Risk Counseling for Genetic Testing for BRCA1/2. Presented at the Human Genome Odyssey Conference sponsored by the University of Akron, Ohio, 2001.
Miller, S.M., Driscoll, J.L., Rodoletz, M., Sherman, K., Daly, M., Deifenbach, M.A., Buzaglo, J., Godwin, A., and Babb, J., Coping Style Correlates of Participation in Genetic Testing for Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk. A Decade of ELSI Research, Sponsored by the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications at the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, January, 2001.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Buzaglo, J., Gray, T., and Sherman, K., Monitoring Attentional Style Among Low-Income Minority Women at Risk for Cervical Cancer: Cognitive Social Determinants of Adjustment and Adherence, 12th
Annual Conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 2001.
Curriculum Vitae, Michelle Rodoletz, Ph.D.
Miller, S.M., Lewis, M., Ramsay, D., Axia, V., Rodoletz, M., Gray, T., and James, C., Maternal Attentional Style and Infant Distress, 12th Annual Conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 2001.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Sherman, K.A., Buzaglo, J., and Gray, T.S., Monitoring Style in Low-Income Minority Women at Risk for Cervical Cancer: Cognitive Social Determinants of Adjustment and Adherence. Presented at Annual Conference of Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, March 1999.
Miller, S.M., Driscoll, J.L., Rodoletz, M., and Sherman, K.A., A Cognitive-Affective Intervention to Facilitate Decision-Making for BRCA Testing. Presented at Annual Conference of Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, March 1999.
Miller, S.M., Sherman, K.A., Rodoletz, M., Brower, L., Diefenbach, M., and Watkins-Bruner, D. Enhancing Adaptation to Prostate Cancer Risk Feedback and Screening Adherence. Presented at Annual Conference of Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, March 1999.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M. Buzaglo, J.S., and Bales, T. A dispositional model of adjustment to chronic illness. The 16th Annual Conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March, 1995.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M. Buzaglo, J.S., and Bales, T. The relationship between dispositional attentional style, emotional adjustment, and health-related beliefs and practices in women at risk for cervical cancer. The 16th
Annual Conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March, 1995.
Miller, S.M., Mills, M., Buzaglo, J.S., Rodoletz, M., and Abrams, D. Social support and coping strategies in women at risk for cervical cancer. The 16th
Annual Conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March, 1995.
Miller, S.M., Rodoletz, M., Schwartz, J., Mangan, C.E., Sedlacek, T.V., and Abrams, D. A dispositional model of adjustment to cervical cancer screening. The American Psychological Association Conference on Women’s Health. Washington, D.C., May, 1994.
Miller, S.M., Sedlacek, T.V., Mangan, C.E., Campion, M.J., and Rodoletz, M., Schwartz, J., Stoddard, E, and Abrams, D. Psychosocial correlates of colposcopy. Annual Clinical Meeting of District III American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Sevilla, Spain, November, 1992.
