Brief Bio

Dr. Eleanor Stevenson received her B.S. in Nursing from Rutgers University College of Nursing-New Brunswick, and her M.S. in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from Rutgers University College of Nursing-Newark. She received her Ph.D. in Nursing Research and Theory Development from New York University College of Nursing. During her doctoral studies, she received the Alumni Association Doctoral Achievement Award; the Sigma Theta Tau, Upsilon Research Award; the Rudin Family Award for Doctoral Achievement; and the McRae Foundation Award. Dr. Stevenson’s clinical career has been focused on women’s health issues including working in various settings such as high-risk labor and delivery, mother-baby, antepartum, family planning, and infertility services. She has previously worked in research and development of women’s health and infertility medications.

Dr. Stevenson joined the faculty of Duke University School of Nursing in August, 2011 and teaches in the ABSN program, including courses such as Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family and Nursing Specialty Synthesis. Prior to her faculty appointment, Dr. Stevenson was a full time Clinical Nurse Educator at Duke University School of Nursing, taking students into the clinical setting in the role of a Clinical Instructor in Maternity, Foundations, and Specialty Synthesis courses. She also continues her research examining multidimensional psychological stress in women who have conceived pregnancies via in-vitro fertilization with an interest in its role on adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Awards and Honors

• 2012 2012 ASRM Nurse Research Award, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Nurse Professional Group

• 2011 American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Nurse Research Award, Merck, Inc.

• 2010 McRae Foundation Research Award, McRae Foundation

• 2006 Erline McGriff Student Award, New York University College of Nursing

• 2005 NYU Alumni Association Doctoral Student Award, New York University Alumni Association

• 2004 Rudin Family Student Award, New York University

• 2004 Sigma Theta Tau, Upsilon- Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Upsilon Chapter

• 1995 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau, Upsilon chapter

Areas of Expertise

• Reproductive Health
• Women's Health

Areas of Interest

• maternal health
• infertility
• in vitro fertilization

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26506864 Stevenson, E., Chudgar, S. M., Turner, K., Molloy, M., Phillips, B., Engle, D. L., Clay, A. S. How We Engage Graduating Professional Students in Interprofessional Patient Safety. Nurs Forum. October, 2015 Epub ahead of print;

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24980203 Hershberger, P. E., Stevenson, E. L. In support of equitable infertility health insurance. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. June, 2014; 43(4); 401-2

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24750647 Stevenson, E. L. Enriching a classroom lesson on grief and loss. Nurs Womens Health. April, 2014; 18(2); 99-100

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24535177 Stevenson, E. L., Gordon, H. A. Students as active learners and teaching partners in the clinical setting. Nurse Educ. March-April, 2014; 39(2); 52-3

• 2013 -- Turner, K. M., Chudgar, S. M., Engle, D., Molloy, M. A., Phillips, B. C., Stevenson, E. L., Clay, A. S. "It takes a village": An interprofessional patient safety experience for nursing and medical students. Medical Science Educator. 2013; 23(3S); 449-456

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12544045 Stevenson, E. L. Future trends in nursing employment: the nursing shortage has made choosing the right career path easier. Am J Nurs. January 1, 2003; 103 Suppl 19-25; quiz 38-9

• 2003 -- Mayberry, L. J,, De, A. K., Stevenson, E. L., Affonso, D. D. International muiltisite studies In Diversity in Health Care Research: Strategies for Multisite, Multidisciplinary and Multiethnic Projects, edited by Hawkins, J. W. and Haggerty, L. A, 2003; pp. 116-144. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

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