Distinguished Contribution to Family Nursing Research Award (2007): Catherine L. Gilliss,DNSc,RN,FAAN

Beyene, Y. , Gilliss, C. , & Lee, K. (2007). "I take the good with the bad, and I moisturize: Defying middle age in the new millennium" Menopause, 14(4), 734-41.

Chesla, C.A. , Fisher, L. , Skaff, M.M. , Mullan, J.T. , & Gilliss, C. (2003). Family predictors of disease management over one year in Latino and European American patients with Type 2 diabetes. Family Process, 42, 375-390.

Feetham, S., Meister, S., Bell, J., & Gilliss, C. (Eds.). (1993). The nursing of families. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Fisher, L. , Chelsa, C.A. , Bartz, J. , Gilliss, C. , Skaff, M.M. , Sabogal, F. , Kanter, R.K. , & Lutz, CP (1998). The family and Type-2 diabetes: A framework for intervention. The Diabetes Educator, 24(5), 599-607.

Fisher, L. , Chelsa, C. , Skaff, M. , Gilliss, C. , Kanter, R. , Lutz, C. , et al. (2000). Disease management status: A typology of Latino and Euro-American patients with Type 2 diabetes. Behavioral Medicine, 26(2), 53-65.

Fisher, L. , Gudmundsdottir, M. , Gilliss, C. , Skaff, M. , Mullan, J. , Kanter, R. , et al. (2000). Resolving disease management problems in European-American and Latino couples with Type 2 diabetes: The effects of ethnicity and patient gender. Family Process, 39(4), 403-416.

Gilliss, C. (1983). The family as a unit of analysis: Strategies for the nurse researcher. Advances in Nursing Science, 5(3), 50-59.

Gilliss, C. (1984). Reducing family stress during and after coronary artery bypass surgery. Nursing Clinics of North America, 19(1), 103-112.

Gilliss, C. (1991). Family nursing research, theory, and practice . Image 23(1), 19-22.

Gilliss, C. , & Belza, B. (1992). A framework for understanding family caregivers' recovery work after cardiac surgery. Family and Community Health, 15(2), 41-48.

Gilliss, C. , & Davis, L. (1992). Family nursing research: Precepts from paragons and peccadilloes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 17, 28-33.

Gilliss, C. , Gortner, S. , Hauck, W. , Shinn, J. , Sparacino, P. , & Tompkins, C. (1993). A randomized clinical trial of nursing care for recovery from cardiac surgery. Heart and Lung, 22(2), 125-133.

Gilliss, C., Highley, B., Roberts, B., & Martinson, I. (Eds.). (1989). Toward a science of family nursing. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.

Gilliss, C. , & Knafl, K. (1999). Nursing care of families in non-normative transitions: The state of science and practice. In A. Hinshaw , S. Feetham , & J. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook on clinical nursing research (pp. 231-294). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Gilliss, C. , Neuhaus, J. , & Hauck, W. (1990). Improving family functioning after cardiac surgery: A randomized trial. Heart & Lung, 19(6), 648-654.

Gilliss, C. , & Rankin, S. (1988). Social and sexual activities after cardiac surgery: The first six months. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 3(3), 93-97.

Gortner, S. , Gilliss, C. , Shinn, J. , Sparacino, P. , Rankin, S. , Leavitt, M. , et al. (1988). Improving recovery following cardiac surgery: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 13, 649-661.

Gudmundsdottir, M. , Gilliss, C. , Sparacino, P. , Tong, E. , Messias, D. , & Foote, D. (1996). Congenital heart defects and family coping. Family, Systems and Health, 14(2), 245-255.

Knafl, K. , & Gilliss, C. (2002). Families and chronic illness: A synthesis of the literature. Journal of Family Nursing, 8(3), 178-198.

Kools, S. , Gilliss, C. , & Tong, E.M. (2000). Family transitions in congenital heart disease management: The impact of hospitalization in early adulthood. Journal of Family Nursing, 5(4), 404-425.

Martinson, I.M. , Gilliss, C. , Colaizzo, D. , Freeman, M. , & Bossert, E. (1990). Impact of childhood cancer on healthy school-age siblings. Cancer Nursing, 13(3), 183-190.

Messias, D. , Gilliss, C. , Sparacino, P. , Tong, E. , & Foote, D. (1995). Stories of transition: Parents recall the diagnosis of congenital heart defect. Family Systems Medicine, 13(3-4), 367-377.

Moore, I. , Gilliss, C. , & Martinson, I. (1988). Predicting parental grief two years after a child's death by cancer. Nursing Research, 37(2), 105-109.

Rudin, M. , Martinson, I. , & Gilliss, C. (1988). Measurement of psychosocial concerns of adolescents with cancer through projective and interview techniques. Cancer Nursing, 11(3), 144-149.

Rungreangkulkij, S. , Chaftez, L. , Chesla, C. , & Gilliss, C. (2002). Thai families of a person with schizophrenia: Stress and adaptation. International Journal of Nursing Studies , 39, 32-50.

Rungreangkulkij, S. , & Gilliss, C. (2000). Conceptual approaches to studying family caregiving for persons with severe mental illness. Journal of Family Nursing, 6(4), 341-366.

Sparacino, P. , Tong, E. , Messias, D. , Foote, D. , Chesla, C. , & Gilliss, C. (1997). The dilemmas of parents of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. Heart and Lung, 26(3), 187-195.

Sullivan-Bolyai, S. , Crowley, A. , Knafl, K. , Sadler, L. , & Gilliss, C. (2003). Great expectations: A position description for parents as caregivers: Part I. Pediatric Nursing, 29(6), 457-61. Review.

Sullivan-Bolyai, S. , Crowley, A. , Knafl, K. , Sadler, L. , & Gilliss, C. (2004). Great expectations: A position description for parents as caregivers: Part II. Pediatric Nursing, 30(1), 52-56.

Tong, E. , Sparacino, P. , Messias, D. , Foote, D. , Chesla, C. , & Gilliss, C. (1998). Growing up with congenital heart disease: The dilemmas of adolescents and young adults. Cardiology in the Young, 8(3), 303-309.