Jennifer Stinson
RN, PhD, CPNP
Dr. Jennifer N. Stinson is an Assistant Professor in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, at the University of Toronto. She is a Clinician Scientist in Child Health Evaluative Sciences and an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Chronic Pain Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario, Master’s of Science from the University of Toronto, a Post-Master’s Paediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the State University at Sunny Buffalo, and a PhD in Nursing from University of Toronto in 2006. Her major clinical research interests are in the area of pain and symptom management and the use of e-health technologies to improve the assessment and management of pain and other symptoms in children with chronic illnesses. She has received Career Scientist Awards from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, the Canadian Arthritis Network and recently the Peter Lougheed New Investigator Award from CIHR for her research on using e-health to promote chronic disease self-management in youth with chronic health conditions.
University:University of Toronto
Principal Faculty:Faculty of Nursing (Lawrence S. Bloomberg)
Principal Department/Program:Nursing
Principal Hospital Appointment(s):Hospital for Sick Children
Telephone:416-813-7654 #4514
Fax Number:416-813-2143
E-mail Address:jennifer.stinson@sickkids.ca
Current Grants:
(1) Stinson, J, Campillo, S, Dancey, P, Duffy, C, Ellsworth, J, Feldman, B, Fuss, S, Hetherington, R, Huber, A, Johnson, N, McGrath, P, Oen, K, Rosenberg, A, Spiegel, L, Tse, S, Tucker, L, Victor, C. Teens Taking Charge: An Internet-based Self-Management Program for Adolescents with Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Canadian Institute of Health Research 2011-2014.
(2) Stinson, J, Nathan, P, Maloney, AM, Dupuis, L, Gerstle, T, Alman, B, Johnston, D, Yanofsky, R, Portwine, C, Strahlendorf, C. Development and usability testing of a multidimensional electronic pain diary for youth with cancer. C17 Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders, 2010-2012.
(3) Connelly, M, Stinson, J, (Co-PIs). WebSMART: Efficacy of web-based pain self-management for adolescents with JIA. NIH, RO1, 2011-2014.
Top Awards:
(1) The Peter Lougheed CIHR New Investigator Award
(2) The Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award
(3) Canadian Arthritis Society Network Scholar Award
(4) Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Career Scientist Award
Key Publications:
(1) Stinson, J., Connelly, M., Jibb, L., et al. (2012). Developing a standardized approach to the assessment of pain children and youth presenting to pediatric rheumatology providers: a Delphi survey and consensus conference process followed by feasibility testing. Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 10(1), 7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22490427
(2) Stinson, J., Sung, L., Gupta, A., et al. (2012). Disease Self-Management Needs of Adolescents with Cancer: Perspectives of Adolescents with Cancer and their Parents and Healthcare Providers. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10, 1007/s11764-012-02221. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22544451
(3) Stinson, J., McGrath, P., Hodnett, E., et al. (2010). An Internet-based Self-management Program with Telephone Support for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Rheumatology, 37(9), 1944-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20595280

