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Refereed Articles

Grable, J. E., West, C. L., Leitz, L. Y., Rehl, K. M., Moor, C. C., Hernandez, M. N. & Bradley, S. (2017). Enhancing Financial Confidence Among Widows: The Role of Financial Professionals. Journal of Financial Planning 30 (12), p. 38–44.

Rehl, K. M., West, C. L., Leitz, L. Y., Grable, J. E., Moor, C. C., Hernandez, M. N., & Bradley, S. (2017). Helping Repartnered Widows Navigate Romance and Finance: The Role of Financial Advice. Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 71(3), 63–72.

West, C. L., Dreeben, S. J., & Busing, K. (In Press). Development of the Widowhood Resilience Scale, Omega: Journal of Death & Dying.

 

Book Chapters

West, C. L. (2013). The old and the new: Balancing family identity in bereaved remarried stepfamilies. In More than blood: Today’s reality and tomorrow’s vision of family, S. Marrow and D. Leautsakas (Eds). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.

Hernandez, Michele Neff, On Grief, in N. Bauer-Maglin (Ed), Widows’ Words: Women Write on the Experience of Grief, The First Year, The Long Haul, and Everything in Between. Rutgers University Press, Newark, NJ.

West, C.L. (in press), Nine Things Resilient People Do After Losing a Spouse or Partner in Nine Things Resilient People Do After Losing a Spouse or Partner in N. Bauer-Maglin (Ed), Widows’ Words: Women Write on the Experience of Grief, The First Year, The Long Haul, and Everything in Between. Rutgers University Press, Newark, NJ.

 

Conference Presentations

Antony, M. G., & West, C. L. (2014). “My life is now a Sitcom:” General and Widowed Audience Responses,

Antony, M. G. & West, C. L. (2013).  Humor and the Discourse of Resilience in NBC's "Go On." Southern States Communication Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Hernandez, M. N. & West, C. L. (2017). The Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University. Camp Widow West, San Diego.

Hernandez, M. N. & West, C. L. (2018). Building Resilience-Widowed Style. Fallen Firefighters Spouse’s and Life Partner’s Retreat, Columbia Maryland.

Hernandez, M. N., West, C. L., & Woods, W. W. (2018). Building the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center: What’s new and what’s next? Camp Widow West, San Diego.

Hernandez, M. N., West, C. L. (2018). Integration: Blending Past, Present, and Future (Part 1&2). Fire Hero Family Wellness Conference, Portland, ME.

Hernandez, M. N., West, C. L. (2018). Building Resilience Through Relationships and Support. Fire Hero Family Wellness Conference, Portland, ME.

West, C. L. (2013). A Quantitative study of privacy and resilience after bereavement. The National Communication Association Conference. Washington, DC, 2013.

West, C. L. & Antony, M. G. (2013). It Takes a Village: A Thematic Analysis of Widows and Widowers Use of Online Community.) Southern States Communication Conference, Louisville, KY.

West, C. L. (2013). Recreating Boundaries, Camp Widow Canada, Toronto, Ontario.

West, C. L. (2013). To Share or Not to Share. Camp Widow West, San Diego, California

West, C.L., (2014). “Listening without judgment or criticism or advice!”: A thematic analysis of support preferences of young widow(er)s. Southern States Communication Conference, New Orleans, LA.

West, C.L. & Gutierrez, G., (2014). Social Support Preferences and their Effects in Widows and Widowers.  National Communication Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

West, C. L. (2015). Resilience: Rocking it! Camp Widow East, Tampa, Florida.

West, C. L. (2016). Resilience; Creating it, Accessing it, Rocking it! Camp Widow East, Tampa, Florida. West, C. L. (2017). A Silver Lining: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship between Personality Factors and Post Traumatic Growth Following the Death of a Spouse. Southern States Communication Association Annual Meeting, Greenville, South Carolina

West, C. L. (2017). Building Resilience: Creating a Daily Practice, Camp Widow East, Tampa, Florida.

West, C. L., Grable, J. E., Leitz, L. Y. (2019). Widowhood and Resiliency. Financial Therapy Conference, Austin, TX.

The Development of the Widowhood Resilience Scale

September 11, 2019 by Jenny Sellers

Omega Journal

The Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University is proud to showcase the publication of the Development of the Widowhood Resilience Scale by the Omega Journal of Death and Dying. […]

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Research

Soon to be Published: Development of the Widowhood Resilience Scale

August 17, 2019 by Soaring Spirits International

Omega Journal

The Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University is proud to announce the publication of the Development of the Widowhood Resilience Scale by the Omega Journal of Death and Dying.

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Research

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