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• Lyons, K. S., Whitlatch, C. J., Vest, A. R., Upshaw, J. N., Hutton Johnson, S., Walters, A., & Lee, C. S.Ìý(pre-print). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Taking Care of Us© intervention for couples living with heart failure.ÌýInnovation in Aging.
• Irani, E., Buck, H. G., Lyons, K. S., Margevicius, S., Vellone, E., Bugajski, A., & De Maria, M. (2023). Examining How Congruence in and Satisfaction with Dyadic Care Type Appraisal Contribute to Quality of Life in Heart Failure Care Dyads. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(2), 158–165.
• Matarese, M., Lyons, K. S., Piredda, M., & De Marinis, M. G. (2023). Disease-Related Knowledge in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Informal Caregivers: A Multilevel Modelling Analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(13–14), 3543–3556.
• Skiba, M. B., Dieckmann, N., Lyons, K. S., & Winters-Stone, K. (2023). Associations between Perceptions of Relationship Quality and Markers of Inflammation and Insulin Resistance among Couples Coping with Cancer. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17(4), 957–966.
• Stewart, B. J., Lyons, K. S., Hornbrook, M. C., Hiatt, S. O., O’Keefe-Rosetti, M., Fields, J., & Archbold, P. G. (2023). How Concurrent Services Obscured Detection of Intervention Benefits: Part 2: Secondary Analysis of the PREP Trial for Frail Older Adults and Family Caregivers. Research in Gerontological Nursing 16(2), 71–83.
• Lyons, K. S., Firkins, J., Hanan, D. M., Hansen, L., & Hayes-Lattin, B. (2022). The Role of Financial Security on Physical and Mental Health in Young-Midlife Couples Surviving Cancer. Cancer Nursing, 45(3), 242–248.
• Yenmez, N. N., & Lyons, K. S. (2022). Perceived Body Image and Perceived Control Are Associated with Physical and Mental Health in Individuals with Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 50(1), 19–23.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gorman, J. R., Lyons, K. S., Harvey, S. M., Acquati, C., Salsman, J. M., Kashy, D. A., … Reese, J. B. (2022). Opening the Conversation: Study Protocol for a Phase III Trial to Evaluate a Couple-Based Intervention to Reduce Reproductive and Sexual Distress among Young Adult Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Survivor Couples. Trials, 23(1), 730.
• Lyons, K. S., Gorman, J. R., Larkin, B. S., Duncan, G., & Hayes-Lattin, B. (2022). Active Engagement, Protective Buffering, and Depressive Symptoms in Young-Midlife Couples Surviving Cancer: The Roles of Age and Sex. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 816626. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816626
• Gorman, J. R., Lyons, K. S., Barsky Reese, J., Acquati, C., Smith, E., Drizin, J. H., … Harvey, S. M. (2022). Adapting a Theory-Informed Intervention to Help Young Adult Couples with Reproductive and Sexual Concerns after Cancer. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 813548. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.813548
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• Buck, H., Lyons, K. S., Barrison, P., Cairns, P., Mason, T., Tofthagen, C., & Kip, K. (2022). Caregivers’ Loss of the Dyadic Experience After Their Care Partners’ Death. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(2), 133–140. DOI: 10.1177/0193945921990426
• Lyons, K. S., Flatley, C., Gorman, J. R., Hanan, D. M., & Hayes-Lattin, B. (2022). Challenges Experienced and Resources Identified by Young to Midlife Couples 1–3 Years Post-Cancer Diagnosis. Psycho-Oncology, 31, 116–121. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5788

Current Funding:

• NIA/NIH, R21, R21AG068715; Role: Principal Investigator (MPIs: Karen Lyons/Christopher Lee); Taking care of us: A dyadic intervention for heart failure. The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a dyadic intervention for couples living with heart failure. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04737759
• American Cancer Society, Research Scholar Award, RSG-19-123-01-CPPB; Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Jessica Gorman); Opening the conversation for couples with reproductive health concerns. The goals of this study are to examine the effects of a couple-based tele-health intervention on reproductive distress, sexual health and quality of life in young cancer survivors and their partners.
• NCI/NIH, R01, R01CA218093; Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Kerri Winters-Stone); EXERCISING TOGETHER: A randomized controlled trial of partnered exercise training on the health of couples coping with cancer. The goals of this study are to determine the efficacy of partnered exercise training to improve individual and relationship health in couples living with cancer ($2,491,361).
• Schiller Institute Grants for Exploratory Collaborative Scholarship (SIGECS); Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Cal Halvorsen); An interdisciplinary evaluation of the health benefits of participating in a federally funded community-service employment program for low-income older adults: A pilot study. The goals of this pilot study are to conduct a robust project that assesses the feasibility and acceptability of conducting an evaluation of the physical, psychological, social, financial, and interpersonal health and well-being outcomes on SCSEP participants

• 2017: Editorial Board Member, The Gerontologist
• 2017: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Applied Gerontology
• 2014:ÌýFellow, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)Ìý
• 2013:ÌýGraduate Faculty Marshall for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, School of Nursing, OHSU
• 2012: Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Nursing, OHSU
• 2009:ÌýOutstanding Teaching in Doctoral Program Award, School of Nursing, OHSU