Faculty Directory

• 2020:     Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award, American Heart Association
• 2019:     Distinguished Faculty Award, Boston College Connell School of Nursing
• 2018:     Director Lecture, National Institute of Nursing Research, Bethesda, MD
• 2017:     Best Research Award, ESC EuroHeartCare 2018, Dublin, Ireland
• 2017:     Faculty Senate Award for Research, Oregon Health & Science University
• 2016:     Protégé Award, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research
• 2016:     Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA)
• 2016:     Carol A. Lindeman Distinguished Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
• 2015:    Heart Failure Translational Research Prize, American Heart Association
• 2014:    Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
• 2014:    Nursing Leadership Award, Heart Failure Society of America
• 2013:    Marie Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association
• 2012:     Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), American Heart Association
• 2009:     Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award, American Heart Association

• Writing Committee Members, ACC/AHA Joint Committee Members (2022). 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 28(5), e1–e167. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.02.010
• Heidenreich, P. A., Bozkurt, B., Aguilar, D., Allen, L. A., Byun, J. J., Colvin, M. M., … Yancy, C. W. (2022). 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 145(18), E895–E1032. DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063
• Denfeld, Q. E., Camacho, S. A., Dieckmann, N., Hiatt, S. O., Roberts Davis, M., Cramer, D. V., … Lee, C. S. (2022). Background and Design of the Biological and Physiological Mechanisms of Symptom Clusters in Heart Failure (BIOMES-HF) Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 28(6), 973–981. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.01.003
• Smith, A. B., Jung, M., Lee, C. S., & Pressler, S. J. (2022). Characterizing Pain Leading to Emergency Medical Services Activation in Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 37(5), 427–436. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000878
• Bessette, H., Song, M., Lyons, K. S., Stoyles, S., Lee, C. S., Hansen, L., & Winters-Stone, K. (2022). Enrolling Caregivers in Obesity Interventions to Improve Obesity-Related Outcomes in Children. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(10), 966–971. DOI:  10.1177/01939459211037057
• Magny-Normilus, C., Hassan, S., Sanders, J., Longhurst, C., Lee, C. S., & Jurgens, C. Y. (2022). Implications for Self-Management among African Caribbean Adults with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review. Biomedicines, 10(11), 2735. DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112735
• Faulkner, K. M., Jurgens, C. Y., Denfeld, Q. E., Chien, C. V., Thompson, J. H., Gelow, J. M., … Lee, C. S. (2022). Patterns and Predictors of Dyspnoea Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(7), 724–731. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac007
• Ferguson, C., & Lee, C. S. (2022). Promoting and Translating the Methods Corner for Impact in Learning, Teaching, and Researcher Capacity Development Activities. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(8), 757–758. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac010
• Denfeld, Q. E., Winters-Stone, K., Camacho, S. A., & Lee, C. S. (2022). Response by Denfeld et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Characterizing Sex Differences in Physical Frailty Phenotypes in Heart Failure.” Circulation: Heart Failure, 15(3), E009317. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009317
• Jurgens, C. Y., Lee, C. S., Aycock, D. M., Masterson Creber, R., Denfeld, Q. E., DeVon, H. A., … Konstam, M.A. (2022). State of the Science: The Relevance of Symptoms in Cardiovascular Disease and Research: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 146(12), E173–E184. DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001089
• Hansen, L., Chang, M. F., Hiatt, S., Dieckmann, N. F., Mitra, A., Lyons, K. S., & Lee, C. S. (2022). Symptom Classes in Decompensated Liver Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 20(11), 2551–2557.e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.11.023
• DePesa, C. D., Jurgens, C. Y., Lee, C. S., & O’Reilly-Jacob, M. (2023). Nurse Performance Metrics: A Scoping Review. Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(2), 110–115. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001251
• Lyons, K. S., Whitlatch, C. J., Vest, A. R., Upshaw, J. N., Hutton Johnson, S., Morelock, J., & Lee, C. S. (2023). Taking Care of Us© (TCU) Study Protocol: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dyadic Intervention for Couples Living with Heart Failure. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), 16. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01249-7
• Petrizzo, A., Lyons, K. S., Bartoli, D., Simeone, S., Alvaro, R., Lee, C. S., … Pucciarelli, G. (2023). The Moderating Role of Caregiver Preparedness on the Relationship between Depression and Stroke-Specific Quality of Life in Stroke Dyads: A Longitudinal Study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 53–63. DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac037

R21AG068715
Lyons/Lee (MPI)
09/10/2020-05/31/2022
Taking Care of Us: A Dyadic Intervention for Heart Failure. 

R01NR019054
Denfeld (PI), Role: Co-Investigator
04/23/2021-01/31/2025
Biological and Physiological Mechanisms of Symptom Clusters in Heart Failure (BIOMES-HF)

R01NR016017
Hansen (PI), Role: Co-Investigator
1/1/2016-12/31/2020
Symptom burden in End-Stage Liver Disease patient-caregiver dyads.

R01CA218093
Winters-Stone (PI), Role: Co-Investigator
4/1/2018-3/31/2023
Exercising Together: A randomized controlled trial of partnered exercise training on the health of couples coping with cancer.

R01NR020127
Magwood (PI), Role: Consultant
9/15/2020-9/14/2025
Improving the Collaborative Health of Minority COVID-19 Survivor & Care-partner Dyads through Interventions Targeting Social and Structural Health Inequities.

K99NR019325
Magny-Normilus (PI), Role: Sponsor
8/13/2020-7/31/2025
Self-Management and Glycemic Control in Adult Haitian Immigrants with Type 2 Diabetes.

KL2TR001859
Bidwell (PI), Role: Sponsor 
10/1/2020-9/30/2022
Symptom Dynamics and Biomarkers of Disease Progression in Older Adult Patient-Caregiver Dyads During
Care Transitions after Heart Failure Hospitalization.

R01NR013492
Lee (PI)
4/01/2012-3/31/2017 
Profiling Biobehavioral Responses to Mechanical Support in Advanced Heart Failure.

R01HL130502
Grady (PI), Role: Co-Investigator/Site PI
12/1/2015-12/31/2018
Mechanical circulatory support: Measures of adjustment and quality of life.

2021:     Kathleen Dracup Award for Exemplary Early Career Mentoring, American Heart Association

2020:     National Advisory Council for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health

2020:     Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award, American Heart Association

2019:     Distinguished Faculty Award, Boston College Connell School of Nursing

2018:     Director's Lecture, National Institute of Nursing Research, Bethesda, MD

2017:     Faculty Senate Award for Research, Oregon Health & Science University

2016:     Protégé Award, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research

2016:     Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA)

2016:     Carol A. Lindeman Distinguished Professor, Oregon Health & Science University

2015:     Heart Failure Translational Research Prize, American Heart Association

2014:     Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

2014:     Nursing Leadership Award, Heart Failure Society of America

2013:     Marie Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association

2012:     Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), American Heart Association

2009:     Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award, American Heart Association

• 2021
  Co-Chair, NINR Advisory Council Working Group on Diversity
• 2020-present
  Member, NIH National Advisory Council on Nursing Research 
• 2020-present
  Member, NINR Strategic Plan Working Group 
• 2020-present
  Member, American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Writing Workgroup “Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines”
• 2018-present
  Member, American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures 
• 2016-present
  Member, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Research Mentoring Committee 
• 2017-2018
  Member, Nursing Research Committee, Oregon Center for Nursing
• 2016-2018
  Member, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Research Consortium 
• 2016-2017
  Member, American Heart Association Scientific Writing Workgroup “Self Care for Prevention & Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke” 
• 2015-2018
  Member, American Heart Association Scientific Writing Workgroup “The Role of Government in Promoting Cardiovascular Health” 
• 2013
  Member, NINR Innovative Questions Initiative: Symptom Science: Promoting Personalized Health Strategies 
• 2013-2017
  Member, Biobehavioral Research Center External Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing  
• 2008-2009
  Member, American Heart Association Scientific Writing Workgroup “State of the Science: Promoting Self-Care in Persons with Heart Failure”  Major Advocacy Service:  State/National/International
• 2018-present
  Member, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Leadership Committee  
• 2017-present
  Member, Heart Failure Society of America Nominating Committee 
• 2016-2018
  Speaker, American Heart Association Spotlight Series “The Management of Heart Failure: A Practical but Guideline-Directed Approach” 
• 2015-2018
  Speaker, American Heart Association Spotlight Series “Evidence-Based Approach to Heart Failure Readmission” 
• 2015-2018
  Member, American Heart Association Research Mentoring Committee 
• 2014-2016
  Member, National Advisory Council, American Academy of Nursing Institute for Nursing Leadership 
• 2014-2016
  Member, American Heart Association Council Operations Committee  
• 2012-2014
  Chair, American Heart Association CVSN Early Career Committee
• 2012-2014 
  Member, Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Programming Committee 
• 2011-2012
  Champion, Heart Failure Society of America/American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Writing Group “HFSA and AAHFN joint position statement: advocating for a full scope of nursing practice and leadership in heart failure” 
• 2011-2017
  Member, Heart Failure Society of America Interdisciplinary Advocacy Committee 
• 2010-2012
  Founder, American Heart Association CVSN Early Career Committee 
• 2010-2014
  Member, American Heart Association QCOR Young Clinicians and Investigators Committee 
• 2003-2009
  American Association of Critical Care Nurses, AACN/CCRN Ambassador