Dr. Merighi is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nephrology Social Work, and he serves as a consulting editor for Social Work and the Journal of Social Work Education. His research focuses on social work practice in health care settings, with an emphasis on renal social work, and cross-national comparisons of job-related well-being of social work practitioners. In addition to his research and teaching, Dr. Merighi has served as a consultant for organizations such as the National Kidney Foundation’s Council of Nephrology Social Workers and United Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Merighi received his MSW and PhD from the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley.