People
Faculty
Audrey Tluczek, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Counseling Psychology
MS, University of Colorado; Nursing
BSN, Widener University; Nursing
Office Location: K6/346 CSC
Telephone: (608) 263-6111
E-mail: atluczek@wisc.edu
Audrey Tluczek’s scholarship blends her experience as an advanced practice nurse and her expertise as a psychologist to examine the affects of neonatal genetic screening on families and the quality of parent-infant relationships. Professor Tluczek is interested in understanding the interactions of the multiple contexts of childhood chronic illness, child development, family dynamics, and socio-cultural milieus. Her work involves developing and empirically validating family-centered interventions at specific junctures in trajectories of these contexts to optimize outcomes for children and their families.
Representative Publications
Clark, R., Tluczek, A., & Wenzel, A. (2003). Psychotherapy for postpartum depression: A preliminary report. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 73, 441-454.
Clark, R., Tluczek, A., & Gallagher, K. C. (2004). Assessment of parent-child early relational disturbances (pp. 25-60). In R. Del Carmen-Wiggins & A. Carter (Eds.), Handbook of infant, toddler, and preschool mental health assessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dillard, J. P., & Tluczek, A. (2005). Information flow after a positive newborn screening for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatrics, 147, Supplement 1, S94 – S97.
Tluczek, A., Clark, R., Koscik, R. L., & Farrell, P. M. (2005). Mother-infant relationships in the context of neonatal CF diagnosis: Preliminary findings. Pediatric Pulmonology, Supplement 28, 179-180.
Tluczek, A., Koscik, R. L., Farrell, P. M., & Rock, M. J. (2005). Psychosocial risk associated with newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: Parents’ experience while awaiting the sweat-test appointment. Pediatrics, 115, 1692-1703.
Constantin, C. & Tluczek, A. (2006). Cystic Fibrosis: Psychosocial consequences of genetic testing in screening programs (pp. 248-273). In S. M. Miller, S. H. McDaniel, J. S. Rolland, & S. L. Feetham, (Eds.) Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Tluczek, A., Koscik, R. L., Modaff, P., Pfeil, D., Rock, M. J., Farrell, P. M., Lifchez, C., Freeman, M. E., Gershan, W., Zaleski, C., & Sullivan, B. (2006). Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: Parents’ preferences regarding counseling at the time of infants’ sweat test. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 15, 277-291.
Dillard, J. P., Shen, L., Tluczek, A., Modaff, P., & Farrell, P. M. (2007). The effect of disruptions during counseling on recall of genetic risk information: The case of cystic fibrosis. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 16, 179-190.
Clark, R., Tluczek, A., & Brown, R. L. (2008). A mother-infant therapy group model for postpartum depression. Infant Mental Health Journal, 29, 514-536.
Tluczek, A., Henriques, J. B., & Brown, R. L. (2009). Support for the reliability and validity of a six-item State Anxiety scale derived from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 17, 19-28.
Tluczek, A., Orland, K. M., Nick, S. W., & Brown, R. L. (2009). Newborn screening: An appeal for improved parent education. Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 23, 326-334.
Cavanagh, L., Compton, C., Tluczek, A., Brown, R. L., & Farrell, P. M. (2010). Long-term evaluation of genetic counseling following false-positive newborn screens for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 19, 199-210.
Tluczek, A., Clark, R., McKechnie, A. C., Orland, K. M., & Brown, R. L. (2010). Task-oriented and bottle feeding adversely affects the quality of mother-infant interactions after abnormal newborn screens. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 31, 414-426.
Tluczek, A., McKechnie, A. C., & Lynam, P. A. (2010). When the cystic fibrosis label does not fit: Modified uncertainty theory. Qualitative Health Research, 20, 209-223.
Tluczek, A., Becker, T., Laxova, A., Grieve, A., Racine, C., Rock, M. J., Gershan, W., & Farrell, P. M. (2011). Relationships among health-related quality of life, pulmonary health, and newborn screening for cystic fibrosis. CHEST, 140, 170-177.
Tluczek, A., Orland, K. M., & Cavanagh, L. (2011). Psychosocial consequences of false-positive newborn screen for cystic fibrosis: A relational family system perspective. Qualitative Health Research, 21, 174-86.
Tluczek, A., Zaleski, C., Modaff, M., Stachiw-Hietpas, D., Adamski, C., Nelson, M., Ghate, S., Josephson, K. D., & Reiser, C. A. (2011). A tailored approach to family-centered genetic counseling for cystic fibrosis newborn screening: The Wisconsin model. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 20, 115-28.
Grieve, A., Tluczek, A., Racine-Gilles, C., Laxova, A., Albers, C., & Farrell, P. M. (in press). Self-efficacy associated with academic achievement in adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Journal of School Health.
La Pean, A., Collins, J., Christopher, S. A, Eskra, K., Roedl, S., Tluczek, A., Farrell, M. (in press). A qualitative secondary evaluation of statewide follow-up Interviews for abnormal newborn screening results for cystic fibrosis and sickle cell hemoglobinopathy. Genetics in Medicine.
Nelson, M., Adamski, C., & Tluczek, A. (in press). A national perspective on advocacy and clinical follow-up for intermediate sweat test results after abnormal newborn screens for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.
Tluczek, A., McKechnie, A. C., & Brown, R. L. (in press). Factors associated with parental perceptions of child vulnerability 12 months after abnormal newborn screening results. Research in Nursing and Health.
Selected Awards and Honors
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Educational Opportunity, Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence, 2011