Patricia McKeever

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Patricia McKeever, PhD, MSc(A), BN

Professor and Senior Scientist
Theme Leader, Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab

Cross-Appointments:
Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Paediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, and the Collaborative Program in Bioethics

Contact Information
Address: 155 College Street, Rm. 304
Phone: (416) 978-2855
Email: p.mckeever@utoronto.ca

Research

Patricia McKeever is a health sociologist. She is a Professor in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Senior Scientist at Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab; and Adjunct Scientist at The Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. McKeever has spearheaded several collaborative and multidisciplinary initiatives, including the Home and Community Care Evaluation and Research Centre and the Health Care, Technology and Place (HCTP) CIHR Strategic Training Program.

Her areas of expertise include long-term care policies, chronic illness and disability, interdisciplinary scholarship, contemporary social theory and qualitative research methods. Current projects focus on children with severe chronic illnesses/disabilities, their sense of embodiment, the technologies they use, their care providers and the places where they live, attend school, and/or receive care.

Dr. McKeever has taught multiple interdisciplinary graduate courses and has supervised graduate students from a range of academic disciplines and health science professions.

Degrees

1992 - PhD, York University
1976 - MSc(A), McGill University
1972 - BN, McGill University

Awards & Honours

2007 - Inaugural Holder, Bloorview Kids Foundation/UofT Childhood Chair in Disability Studies
2006 - Academic Excellence Award, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
1999 - Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association Teaching Award

Selected Grants

2008-2010 School and Reintegration for Children and Youth with Acquired Brain Injury. Good, D., Rumney, P., MacDougall, J., DeMatteo, C., McKeever, P., et al. Ontario, $348,400 Neurotrauma Foundation.

2008-2009 WALK: Why Ambulation Learning for Kids? Gibson, B. (PI), Wright, F.V., Fehlings, D., McKeever, P., Young, N.L. Social Science and Humanities Council of Canada, $35,351.

2008-2009 The Role of Fathers of Children with Autism. Nicholas, D. (PI), Zwaigenbaum, L., McKeever,P., Roberts, W. Canadian National Autism Foundation, $5000.

2008-2011 The Lived Experiences of Mothers of Children with Autism. Nicholas, D. (PI), Roberts, W., McKeever, P. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $154,000.

2008-2011 Development of an Indicator of the Impact of Assistive Devices on Children with Disabilities and Their Families. Ryan, S. (PI), Campbell, K., McKeever, P., Montpetit, K., Perkin, S., Rigby, P., Roxborough, L., Stevens, J. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, $225,000 and Bloorview Research Institute, $100,000.

2008-2011 School, Home and Neighbourhood Accessibility: Physically Disabled Children’s Assessments (The ScHaN Project). McKeever, P., Ruddick, S. (Co-PIs), Dunn, J., Yantzi, N., Young, N. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, $360,768.

2008-2010 The Lived Experiences of Mothers of Children with Autism. Nicholas, D. (PI), Roberts, W., McKeever, P. The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, $129,821.

2008-2009 Identity, Embodiment and Heart Transplantation: A Phenomenologically-Informed Exploration. Ross, H., McKeever,P., Shildrick, M., Poole, J. Advanced Heart Failure Fund & University of Health Network, $75,000.

2008-2009 Clowning Around: The Effects of Therapeutic Clowning on Patients and Nurses in a Pediatric Rehabilitation Facility. Kingsnorth, S., McKeever, P. (Co-PIs) Blaine, S. Bloorview Children’s Hospital Foundation, $24,985.

Recent Publications

Stevens, B., McGrath, P., Dupuis, A., Gibbins, S., Beyene, J., Breau, L. Camfield, C., Finley, A., Franck, L., Howlett, A., Johnston, C., McKeever, P.et al (2008). Indicators of pain in neonates at risk for neurological impairment. Journal of Advanced Nursing.65(2), 285-296.

Carnevale, F.A., Macdonald, M.E., Bluebond-Langner, M., McKeever, P. (2008). Using Participant Observation in Pediatric Health Care Settings: Ethical Challenges and Solutions. Journal of Child Health Care. 12(1), 18-32.

Gibson, B., McKeever, P. (2007). Men on the margin: A Bourdieusian examination of living into adulthood with muscular dystrophy. Social Science and Medicine, 65(3), 505-517.

Peter, E., Spalding, K., Kenny, N., Conrad, P., McKeever, P., Macfarlane, A. (2007). Neither seen nor heard: Children and home care policy in Canada. Social Science and Medicine, 64(8), 1624-1635.

Gibson, B., Upshur, R., Young, N, McKeever, P. (2007). Disability, Technology, and Place: Social and Ethical Implications of Long-Term Dependency on Medical Devices. Ethics, Place and Environment, 10(1), 7-28.

Hudak, P., McKeever, P., Wright, J.G. (2007). Unstable embodiments: A phenomenological interpretation of patient satisfaction with treatment outcome. Journal of Medical Humanities, 28(1), 1041-3545.

McKeever, P., Scott, H., Chipman, M., Osterlund, K., Eakin, J. (2006). ‘Hitting Home’: A survey of housing conditions of homes used for long term care in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Health Services, 36(3), 521-533.

Yantzi, N.M., Rosenberg, Epstein, I., Stevens, B., McKeever, P., Baruchel, S. (2006). Photo Elicitation Interview (PEI): Using photos to elicit children’s perspectives. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(3), 1-10. 10)

Stevens, B., McKeever, P. et al. (2006). Children receiving chemotherapy at home: Perceptions of children and parents. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 23(5), 276-285.