People
Faculty
Susan K. Riesch, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
PhD, Rush Presbyterian – St. Luke’s Medical Center; Nursing Science, Community Health
MS, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Community Health
BS, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Nursing
Office Location: H6/238 CSC
Telephone: (608) 263-5169
E-mail: skriesch@wisc.edu
Susan Riesch's research program aims to prevent children’s participation in health risk behavior by providing developmentally appropriate, family focused, theory-based interventions to families in the community; particularly during times of transition. Professor Riesch studies interventions to promote open communication and family satisfaction, the topics that stimulate conflict, and strategies for conflict management among families with young or pre-adolescents. Developmental theory, attachment theory, and the Circumplex Model underpin the research. She uses quantitative approaches with emphasis on descriptive and intervention methods. Her research group is examining parent-child communication processes and interventions to reduce children’s involvement in health risk behaviors. Professor Riesch is also involved in the National Children's Study; a 21 year long study of environmental effects on child development.
Representative Publications
Riesch, S.K., & Munns, S.R. (1984). Promoting awareness: The mother and her baby. Nursing Research, 33, 271 276.
Riesch, S.K. (1984). Occupational commitment and the quality of maternal infant interaction. Research in Nursing and Health, 7, 295 303.
Riesch, S.K. (1988). Changes in the exercise of self care agency. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 10(3), 257 273.
Pletsch, P.K., Johnson, M.K., Tosi, C.B., Thurston, C.A., & Riesch, S.K. (1991). Self image among early adolescents: Revisited. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 8(4), 215-231.
Riesch, S.K., & Forsyth, D.M. (1992). Preparing to parent the adolescent: A theoretical overview. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health, 5(1), 32-40.
Riesch, S.K., Tosi, C.B., Thurston, C.A., Forsyth, D.M., Kuenning, T.M.S., & Kestly, J. (1993). Effects of communication training on parents and young adolescents. Nursing Research, 42, 10-16.
Riesch, S.K., Jacobson, G.A., & Tosi, C.B. (1994). Young adolescents' identification of difficult life events. Clinical Nursing Research, 3(4), 393-413.
Riesch, S.K., Keister, L.A., Brost, D., & Gilbert, J.M. (1996). Fathers' perceptions of how they were parented. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 13(1), 13-29.
Riesch, S.K., Coleman, R., Konings, K., & Glowacki, J. (1997). Understanding Mothers' perceptions of what is important about themselves and parenting. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 14(1), 49-66.
Porter, C.P., Pender, N.J., Hayman, L.L., Armstrong, M.L., Riesch, S.K., & Lewis, M.A. (1997). Educating APNs for implementing the guidelines for adolescents in “Bright Futures: Guidelines of Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents”. Nursing Outlook, 45(6), 252-257
Riesch, S.K., Tosi, C.B., & Thurston, C.A. (1999). Accessing young adolescents and their families for research. Image: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31(4) 323-326.
Riesch, S.K., Bush, L., Nelson, C.J., Ohm, B., Portz, P.A., Abell, B.J., Wightman, M.R., & Jenkins, P. (2000). Topics of conflict between parent and young adolescent. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 5 (1), 27-40.
Riesch, S.K., Gray, J., Hoeffs, M., Keenan, T., Krysak, T., Mathison, K. (2003). Developing Awareness of Conflict Resolution Skill. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 17(1), 22-31.
Riesch, S.K., Jackson, N.M., & Chanchong, W. (2003). Communication approaches to parent-child conflict: Young adolescence to young adult. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 18(4), 244-256.
Riesch, S.K., Henriques, J., & Chanchong, W. (2003). Effects of communication skill training on parents and young adolescents from extreme family types. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17(4), 140-148.
Bobula, J.A., Anderson, L.S., Riesch, S.K., Canty-Mitchell, J., Duncan, A., Krueger, H.A., Brown, R.L., & Angresano, N. (2004). Enhancing survey data collection among children and parents: Use of handheld and laptop computers. CIN: Computers, Informatics and Nursing, 22, 255-265.
Riesch, S.K., Anderson, L.S., & Krueger, H. A. (2006). Parent-Child Communication Processes: Preventing Children’s Health Risk Behavior. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 11(1), 41-56.
Riesch, S.K., Angresano, N., Anderson, L.S., Canty-Mitchell, J., Johnson, D.L., & Krainuwat, K. (2006). Development of the Children’s Health Risk Behavior Scale. Public Health Nursing, 23(4), 366-372.
Riesch, S.K., Jacobson, G.A., Anderson, J., Sawdey, L., & Henriques, J. (2008). Suicide ideation among elementary school age children. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15 (4), 263-270.
Selected Awards and Honors
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Outstanding Contributions to Adolescent Health Research Award, 2003
Fellow, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Academic Leadership Program, 2001
Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin (NFW), Outstanding Researcher Award, 1991
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), 1988