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Christopher Sean Lee

Barry Family/Goldman Sachs Endowed Professorship in Nursing

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Cardiovascular nurse scientist Christopher S. Lee, Ph.D., RN, FAHA, FAAN, FHFSA, is the Barry Family/Goldman Sachs Endowed Professorship in Nursing at the ֱ College William F. Connell School of Nursing. Dr. Lee has dedicated his career to better understanding heart disease and improving long term outcomes for patients and their families. He is known for his expertise in heart failure self-care and symptom science and patient and care-partner dyadic research in chronic conditions, as well the application of advanced statistical methods. Dr. Lee’s research involving older adults with heart failure has been support by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Research on Women’s Health and the American Heart Association (AHA).

Dr. Lee’s research on older adults with heart failure has earned him multiple honors including the 2009 Martha Hill New Investigator Award, the 2013 Marie Cowan Promising New Investigator Award and the 2015 CVSN Atherosclerosis/Heart Failure Translational Research Prize, as well as the 2014 Heart Failure Society of America Nursing Leadership Award, the 2016 Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Protégé Award, and a National Institute of Nursing Research Director’s Lecture in 2018. Dr. Lee has published more than 150 papers and his work has been cited nearly 5,500 times. Dr. Lee also prides himself of mentoring, and has been successful in helping multiple colleagues secures National Research Service Awards, Careers Development Grants and large Research Project Grants.

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS

  • 2020: Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award, American Heart Association
  • 2019: Distinguished Faculty Award, ֱ 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

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Selected Grants

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.

Selected Appointments

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, ֱ 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

Selected Professional Activities

  • 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