Marcia Gruis Killien

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University of Washington
School of Nursing
Family and Child Nursing
ProfessorAppointed: 1985

Mailing Address

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 543-8243
Fax: (206) 685-3166
killien@u.washington.edu
http://son.washington.edu/info/contacts/faculty/m_killien.html

Qualifications

Post-doctoral training, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Family Therapy, 1991.
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Family Therapy, 1982.
Post-Masters' study, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Family Therapy, 1978.
Master of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Family Therapy, 1974.
B.S., School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Family Therapy, 1971.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interests are as follows:
women's health;
reproductive decision making;
work and family.

Other Expertise

Other funded projects:
1992-98, Co-Principal Investigator, (Dr. James Farrow, Co-PI), 'Nathan Hale/Summit Adolescent Health Center, Clinical demonstration project, funded by Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, 11/1/92-6/30/98 ($125,000 annual direct costs).

Future Research

I am interested in employment and women's health throughout the lifespan.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Nursing, Women's Health.

Additional Terms:

Reproductive Decision Making, Women's Health, Work and Family.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Academy of Nursing
American Nurses Association
Council of Nurse Researchers\
National Council on Family Relations
Nurses Association of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sigma Theta Tau
Washington State Nurses Association
Western Society of Nursing Research

Previous Positions

1998, Co-Director (Director of Research), Center of Excellence in Women's Health, University of Washington, School of Medicine
1997, Director, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Family and Child Nursing, Sociocultural Environments Core
1997, Co-Director, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Family and Child Nursing, Center for Women's Health Research
1990, Chairperson, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Family and Child Nursing
1985, Professor (1991) with tenure (1985), University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Parent and Child Nursing
1983-1986, Associate Director of Nursing; Director, University Hospital, Seattle, Nursing Quality Assurance and Research, Division of Nursing
1982-1985, Lecturer (1982), Associate Professor without tenure (1983), University of Washington, Perinatal Nurse Specialist Training Grant, Department of Parent and Child Nursing
1978-1982, Predoctoral Teaching Associate (1978), Predoctoral Lecturer (1981), University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Parent and Child Nursing
1974-1978, Instructor (1974), Assistant Professor (1977), University of Washington, Department of Parent and Child Nursing
1973-1974, Teaching Assistant, Maternity Nursing, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Family and Child Nursing
1972-1973, Assistant in Instruction, University of Iowa, College of Nursing, Maternity Nursing
1971-1972, Staff Nurse, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
1971,1973, Camp Nurse, Camp Conestoga, River Bend Girl Scout Council, New Liberty, Iowa
1975-78, Prenatal Instructor, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington
1978-81, Staff Nurse (per diem), Intrapartum Unit, Swedish Hospital Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Funding Received

  • National Center for Nursing Research: Co-Investigator (Martha Lentz, PI), Measuring Sleep Changes: Alternatives to PSG, R01 NR03644, Sep 30, 1993 to Sep 29, 1996.
  • National Institute of Nursing Research: Principal Investigator, Women's Health Nursing Research Training Program, T32 NR07039, May 1, 1998 to Apr 30, 2003.
  • Office of Women's Health Research: Co-Investigator and Research Director (Emily Wong, PI), Developing a center of excellence in women's health at the University of Washington, Mar 1, 1998 to Feb 28, 2002.
  • National Institute of Nursing Research: Co-Director (Margaret Heitkemper, PI), Center for Women's Health Research, NR04001, Jul 1, 1999 to Jul 30, 2004.
  • The Seattle Foundation: Principal Investigator, Expanding teen health center services, Jan 1, 1998 to Dec 31, 1998.
  • Hale/Summitt Teen Health Center: Principal Investigator, Teen Health Center Services: Client satisfaction and service adequacy, Jan 1, 1997 to Dec 31, 1997.
  • Department of Defense: Assoicate Investigator (Gertdell Phyall, Madigan Army Hospital, PI, Fatigue following childbirth: Military family outcomes, N95-074, 1995 to 1996.
  • Department of Defense: Associate Investigator (Michelle Renaud, Madigan Army Hospital, PI, Fatigue following childbirth: Military family outcomes, N94-022, 1994 to 1995.
  • National Center for Nursing Research: Principal Investigator, Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities, Parent grant: Returning to work: Impact on postpartum mother's health, R01 NR01 1920-03, 12/01/91 to 11/30/92.
  • National Center for Nursing Research: Principal Investigator, Returning to work: Impact on postpartum mother's health, R01 NR01920, 01/15/89 to 01/14/96.
  • Nursing Faculty Research Fund, University of Washington School of Nursing: School based interventions for recurrent headaches in adolescents: A feasibility study, $9992, 01/01/02 to 12/30/02.

Publications

  • Killien MG, Habermann B, Jarrett M, Influence of employment characteristics on postpartum mothers' health, Women and Health, 33(1-2), 63-81, 2001 Abstract
  • Killien, M., Women, employment, and health: A decade review, Annual Review of Nursing Research, 19, 2001
  • Killien M, Bigby JA, Champion V, Fernandez-Repollet E, Jackson RD, Kagawa-Singer M, Kidd K, Naughton MJ, Prout M, Involving minority and underrepresented women in clinical trials: the National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health, Journal of Women's Health and Gender-based Medicine, 9(10), 1061-70, December 2000 Abstract
  • Mazure CM, Espeland M, Douglas P, Champion V, Killien M, Multidisciplinary Women's health research: the national centers of excellence in women's health, Journal of Women's Health and Gender-based Medicine, 9(7), 717-24, September 2000 Abstract
  • Killien MG, Postpartum return to work: mothering stress, anxiety, and gratification, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 30(3), 53-66, 1998 Abstract
  • Killien M G, Returning to work after childbirth: considerations for health policy., Nursing Outlook, 41(2), 73-8, Spring 1993 Abstract
  • Killien M G, Working during pregnancy: psychological stressor or asset?, Naacogs Clinical Issues In Perinatal and Womens Health Nursing, 1(3), 325-32, 1990 Abstract
  • Killien, M.(1993) Returning to work after childbirth: Considerations for health policy. Nursing Outlook, 41(2), 73-79
  • Killien, M. (1990). Working during pregnancy: Psychological stressor or asset? NAACOG Clinical Issues in Perinatal and Women's Health Nursing 1()3, 325-332
  • Lentz, M. & Killien, M. (1990). Are you sleeping? Sleep patterns during postpartum hospitalization. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 4(4), 30-38
  • Killien, M. Preconception care and low-birthweight infants. Paper commissioned by National Center for Nursing Research, NIH, 1989
  • Killien, M. (1987) Childbearing choices of professional women. Health Care for Women International, 8 (2,3),121-131
  • Killien, M. & Brown, M. (1987). Work and family roles of women: sources of stress and coping strategies. Health Care for Women International, 8 (2,3), 169-184
  • Rose, M. & Killien, M. (1983). Risk and vulnerability: A case for differentiation. Advances in Nursing Science, 5, 60-73
  • Killien, M. (1983). Book review: Analysis of current assessment strategies in the health care of young children and childbearing families by S. Humenick. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 8, 118
  • Gruis, M. (1977). Beyond maternity: Postpartum concerns of mothers. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 2(3), 182-188
  • Killien, M. (1990). Substance, syntax, & science. In Proceedings of the 1990 National Forum on Doctoral Education in Nursing, Austin, TX: University of Texas

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