Upcoming Speaking Engagements


June 17, 2013

Alzheimer Society of Cornwall & District

Cornwall, Ontario

Learn more here.

June 20, 2013
Plenary Speaker

International Family Nursing Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Learn more here.





Recent Articles

Boss, P. (2012).  The Myth of Closure.  Family Process, Volume 51, Issue 4, pp. 437-587.  Description and order information.

Boss, P. (2012).  Resilience as Tolerance for Ambiguity.  In D. S. Becvar (Ed.), Handbook of Family Resilience (pp.  285-297). New York: Springer. 
Description and order information.

Boss, P. (2012).  The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia:  A Relational View of Complicated Grief in Caregivers.  In M. O’Reilly-Landry (Ed.),  A Psychodynamic Understanding of Modern Medicine:  Placing the Person at the Center of Care.  London:  Radcliffe.
Description and order information.

I Am Here to Hear Your Story:  A student and expert on ambiguous loss reach out in the wake of a triple disaster.

Connect (Spring/Summer 2012), College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Read here.

For Caregivers of Spouses with Dementia, A Redefinition of Marriage

Next Avenue (May 8, 2012)
Read here.



Other Available Books

Loss, Trauma, and Resilience, W. W. Norton, 2006
Descriptions, reviews, and order information

Ambiguous Loss, Harvard University Press, 1999
Description, reviews, and order information

Family Stress, Classic and Contemporary Readings, Sage Publications, 2003
Description, reviews, and order information

Family Stress Management, Sage Publications, 2002
Description, reviews, and order information

Recent Interviews

Ambiguous Loss. Dr. Gloria Horsley, President of the Open to Hope Foundation, discusses ambiguous loss with Dr. Boss at the 2011 Association of Death Education and Counseling Conference.   View here.

Living With Dementia.   Margaret Cochran, Ph.D., Whole Brain Thinking:  Wisdom, Love, & Magic interviews Dr. Boss about her new book, Loving Someone Who has Dementia. Listen here.

Ambiguous loss and the intersection of research and clinical work.  Interview with Steven Harris, Professor & Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, University of Minnesota. View You Tube video -- Part One. Part 2. Part 3.

Pauline Boss on Ambiguous Loss. View the National Conference on Family Relations You Tube Video of the Week.

How a Theory is Born:  A Conversation with Pauline Boss.  National Conference on Family Relations Members' Stories.  Nancy Gonzales, Interviewer.  Read here.

Dementia:  Red Flags and False Alarms in Today's Diet & Nutrition (July 2011) . Matthew Robb, Interviewer.   Read here.

9/11 Familes Discover Mixed Emotions. View Dr. Boss' interview (May 3,2011) with Kare 11 TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul).

Recent Engagements

April 18, 2013
Zurich Memory Clinic

Workshop:  Search for Meaning and Hope in Caregiving
Zurich, Switzerland

Learn more here.

April 19, 2013

Zurich Memory Clinic

Public Lecture:  Loving Someone Who Has Dementia
Zurich, Switzerland

Learn more here.

April 22, 2013
Swiss Red Cross, Tracing Service

Workshop - Loss, Trauma, and Resilience:  Coping With

 Ambiguous Loss
(Workshop by invitation only.)
Bern, Switzerland
For more information, contact:  tracing@redcross.ch.

April 10, 2013
Hamm Clinic
Workshop: Ambiguous Loss:  A New Lens for Working With

 Complicated Grief and Loss
St. Paul, Minnesota
Learn more here.

April 5, 2013
Alzheimer's Regional Conference

Alzheimer's Association-Western & Central Washington Chapter
Seattle, Washington
Learn more here.

January 7, 2013

Keynote Co-Speaker with Rabbi Mychal Springer
"The Long Goodbye: Protracted Illness and the Effects on Family"
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
New York City

November 9, 2012
"A New Approach to Loss and Grief"

  and "The Myth of Closure

MetroHealth Bereavement Conference

Cleveland, Ohio

November 16, 2012

Keynote Speaker

Minnesota Council on Family Relations

  Annual Conference

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

May 19, 2012

Interest Group:  Family Resilience

AFTA Annual Meeting (May 16-19)

San Francisco

April 20, 2012
Workshop: Ambiguous Loss and the Myth of Closure

Ackerman Institute for the Family

New York City

April 24, 2012

1:30-2:30 pm

Workshop: Surviving the Psychological Journey of a Loved One with Memory Loss

First in a series of the Living Well in Later Life Workshops

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Retirees Association (UMRA)

April 10, 2012
6:15-8:30 pm

Living with Early Dementia in the Family

Wilder Community Center for Aging

650 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul

Open to Memory Club alumni and family. 

March 1, 2012

Caregiver Group Meeting

St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ

2129 Commonwealth Avenue.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Boss will discuss her recent book, Loving Someone Who Has Dementia:  How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief.

Sponsored by St. Anthony Park Area Seniors and the churches of St. Anthony Park.

March 17, 2012

Meeting of the Minds
Alzheimer's Association, Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter

St. Paul, Minnesota
Breakout Sessions:  Ambiguous Loss (for professionals & family caregivers) and Loving Someone Who Has Dementia:  How to Find Hope While Coping With Stress and Grief.

January 21, 2012
Minne-College in Florida
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association
Naples, Florida
Keynote Speaker: When Someone You Love Has Dementia:  How to Find Hope While Coping With  

    Stress and Grief.

Selected Publications

Caregiving and Ambiguous Loss:  Fact Sheet

This fact sheet was prepared by Family Caregiver Alliance in cooperation with California's Caregiver Resource Centers. Written by Pauline Boss for Family Caregiver Alliance. Go to Fact Sheet.