William D. Marelich
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William Marelich is an applied quantitative social psychologist with research interests in health psychology, HIV/AIDS, decision-making strategies in health settings, intimate/close relationships, and statistical/methodological approaches in experimental and applied research. He received his BA from California State University, Sacramento, a PhD from Claremont Graduate University, and a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) postdoctoral fellowship from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Currently, he is a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, a research consultant for UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI), and Research Scientist on a grant to reduce childhood maltreatment and noncommunicable diseases in Kenya, Africa. His past appointments include Senior Statistician for Health Risk Reduction Projects (Integrative Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), and Research Analyst for the Office of AIDS (California Department of Health Services).
Professor Marelich has over 90 peer-reviewed publications and monographs, including three books. He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Scholarship and Creativity Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at his university, and currently serves as an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. He also has an interest in Sport Psychology with applications to baseball.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Group Processes
- Health Psychology
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Books:
- Marelich, W. D., & Erger, J. (Eds). (2004). The social psychology of health: Essays and readings. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Marelich, W.D., & Colleagues - Measurement Scales
- Marelich, W. (Ed.). (2019). Health psychology: Alternative topics. Cognella Academic Publishing.
Journal Articles:
- Gaines, S. O., Marelich, W. D., Bledsoe, K. L., Steers, W. N., Henderson, M. C., Granrose, C. S., Barajas, L., Hicks, D., Lynde, M., Takahashi, Y., Yum, N., Rios, D. I., Garcia, B. F., Farris, K. R., & Page, M. S. (1997). Links between race/ethnicity and cultural values as mediated by racial/ethnic identity and moderated by gender. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 1460-1476.
- Marelich, W.D., & Lundquist, J. (2008). Motivations for sexual intimacy: Development of a needs-based sexual intimacy scale. International Journal of Sexual Health, 20, 177-186.
- Goodrum, N. M., Masyn, K. E., Armistead, L. P., Aviva, I., Schulte, M., Marelich, W., & Murphy, D. A. (2021). A mixed-methods longitudinal investigation of mothers' disclosure of HIV to their children. Child Development, 92, 1403-1420.
- Grusky, O., Marelich, W. D., Erger, J., Mann, T., Roberts, K. J., Steers, W. N., & Damesyn, M. (2003). Evaluation of a brief low-cost intervention to improve antiretroviral treatment decisions. AIDS Care, 15, 681-687.
- Marelich, W. D. (2002). Effects of behavior settings, extradyadic behaviors, and interloper characteristics on romantic jealousy. Social Behavior and Personality, 30, 785-794.
- Marelich, W. D., & Clark, T. (2004). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and false disclosures in heterosexual college students. Journal of American College Health, 53, 109-115.
- Marelich, W. D., Gaines, S. O., & Banzet, M. (2003). Commitment, insecurity, and arousability: Testing a transactional model of jealousy. Representative Research in Social Psychology, 27, 23-31.
- Marelich, W. D., & Murphy, D. A. (2003). Effects of empowerment among HIV-positive women on the patient-provider relationship. AIDS Care, 15, 475-481.
- Marelich, W.D., Murphy, D.A., Payne, D.L., Herbeck, D.M., & Schuster, M.A. (2012). Self-competence among early and middle adolescents affected by maternal HIV/AIDS. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 17, 21-33.
- Marelich, W. D., Roberts, K. J., Murphy, D. A., & Callari, T. (2002). HIV/AIDS patient involvement in antiretroviral treatment decisions. AIDS Care, 14, 17-26.
- Marelich, W.D., Shelton, E., & Grandfield, E. (2013). Correlates and factor replication of the Need for Sexual Intimacy Scale (NSIS). Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, 16. Retrieved from http://www.ejhs.org/volume16/NSIS.html
- Murphy, D. A., Marelich, W. D., & Hoffman, D. (2002). A longitudinal study of the impact on young children of maternal HIV serostatus disclosure. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7, 55-70.
- Murphy, D. A., Marelich, W. D., Hoffman, D., & Steers, W. N. (2004). Predictors of antiretroviral adherence. AIDS Care, 16, 471-484.
- Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Marelich, W. D., & Srinivasan, S. (1999). Risk for HIV among homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual male and female youth. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 28, 159-177.
- Shulte, M. T., Armistead, L., Murphy, D. A., & Marelich, W. (2021). Multisite longitudinal efficacy trial of a disclosure intervention (TRACK) for HIV+ mothers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89, 81-95.
- Marelich, W.D., Lundquist, J., Painter, K., & Mechanic, M.B. (2008). Sexual deception as a social-exchange process: Development of a behavior-based sexual deception scale. The Journal of Sex Research, 45, 27-35.
Other Publications:
- Marelich, W.D. (2010). Trend analysis. In N.J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Research Design (pp. 1535-1537). Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage.
- Marelich, W.D. (2007). Cognitive consistency theories. In R. F. Baumeister & K.D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Marelich, W. D., Grusky, O., Mann, T., Erger, J., & Roberts, K. J. (2000). Biomedical markers, adherence myths, and organizational structure: A two-stage model of HIV healthcare provider decision making. In J. Kronenfeld (Ed.), Research in the Sociology of Health Care (Vol. 17, pp. 99-117). Stamford, CT: JAI.
- Marelich, W. D., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (1999). From individual to social change: Current and future directions of health interventions. In T.P Gullotta, R. L. Hampton, G. R. Adams, B. A. Ryan, & R. P. Weissberg (Eds.), Child and family health care: Issues for the year 2000 and beyond (Vol 12, pp. 169-196). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Courses Taught:
- Advanced Psychological Statistics
- Health Psychology
- Multivariate Statistics for Psychology
William D. Marelich
Department of Psychology
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd
Fullerton, California 92834
United States of America
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