Bonnie Stevens

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Bonnie Stevens, PhD, MScN, BScN

Professor

Cross-Appointments:
Signy Hildur Eaton Chair, Paediatric Nursing Research, Hospital for Sick Children

Contact Information
Address: 155 College Street, Rm. 328
Phone: (416) 978-2837
Email: b.stevens@utoronto.ca

Research

Dr. Bonnie Stevens received her BScN from McMaster University, her MScN from the University of Toronto, and her PhD from McGill University. Dr. Stevens is currently a Professor in the Faculties of Nursing and Medicine at the University of Toronto, and holds the Signy Hildur Eaton Chair in Paediatric Nursing Research at the Hospital for Sick Children, the first of its kind in Canada. The major foci of Dr. Stevens’ research include the assessment and management of pain in infants and children, as well as, the impact of various health care delivery models on child and family quality of life and knowledge translation. Dr. Stevens has received research funds over the past five years from national and international funding agencies and foundations to support these research interests. She has also published and presented on a global platform. She has recently co-edited the book “Pain in Neonates and Infants ” (3rd Edition, Elsevier) with Drs. Sunny Anand and Patrick McGrath. Dr. Stevens is committed to producing the highest quality evidence to improve pain management and the quality of life in infants and children with acute and chronic illnesses. She is dedicated to finding the most effective ways of translating that evidence for use by practitioners, researchers, and policy makers alike.

Degrees

1993 - PhD, Nursing, McGill University
1983 - MScN, University of Toronto
1974 - BScN, McMaster University

Recent Awards

2006	Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2006	Faculty of Nursing Award of Distinction
2006	Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief (US$1,000)
2000	International Association for the Study of Pain, AstraZenica Young Investigator Award for Research in Pediatric Pain (US$10,000)
1999-2004	Premier’s Research Excellence Award, Ontario Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology ($150,000)
1993-2003	Ontario Ministry of Health Career Scientist Award

Selected Grants

2008–2009 B. Stevens, J. Yamada, D. Harrison, et al. Systematic review of sweet solutions for acute pain relief in infants. CIHR Synthesis Grant. ($99,220).

2008–2012 B. Stevens, S. Gibbins, P. McGrath et al. Pain in Infants at risk for Neurologic Impairment (PINI): Phase 3. CIHR Operating Grant ($859,230).

2008–2012 B. Stevens + 26 CoI’s Tralsating Research on Pain In Children (TROPIC) study. CIHR Operating Grant ($1,379,952).

2007–2010 B. Stevens, M. Ballantyne, J. Pinelli, P. Rosenbaum. Predictors of Maternal/ Infant Attendance at Neonatal Follow-up Programs. CIHR Operating Grant ($180,531).

2006–2011 B. Stevens, S. Lee, C. Estabrooks, M. Barwick, F. Campbell, C. Chambers, G. Cummings, A. Finley, C. Johnston, P. Kavanagh, M. Latimer, S. LeMay, P. McGrath, J. Rashotte, S. Scott-Findlay, R. Stremler, J. Stinson, A. Synnes, A. Willan, J. Yamada. CIHR Team in Children’s Pain. CIHR Team Grant ($4,050,000).

Recent Publications

B. Stevens, P., McGrath, A. Dupuis, et al. (2009). The relationship between indicators of pain in neonates at risk for neurological impairment and their interpretation by nurse clinicians and pain researchers. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(2), 285-296.

B. Stevens (2007). Pain assessment and management in infants with cancer. Blood and Cancer, (49) S7, 1097-1101.

B. Stevens, P. McGrath, S. Gibbins, et al. (2007). Determining Behavioural and Physiological Responses to Pain in Infants at Risk for Neurological Impairment. Pain, 127; 94-102.

B. Stevens, L. Franck, S. Gibbins, et al. (2007). Determining the structure of acute pain responses in vulnerable neonates? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 39(2), 32-48.

B. Stevens, S. Lee, M. Law, J. Yamada, Canadian Neonatal Network EPIC Study Group. (2007). A qualitative examination of the barriers and facilitators to practice changes in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 13(2), 161-319.