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MC 7949,
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Phone:  210-567-1480
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For More information Email:  acestar@uthscsa.edu

 Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, MS, EdD, FAAN
         Professor and Director, ACE

EDUCATION / TRAINING:
1969     BS, Nursing, Northwestern State, Natchitoches, LA
1972     MS, Maternal Child Health, Texas Woman's University, Houston,TX
1982     Ed.D., Education Administration/Health Research Focus, University of            
              Houston/Baylor College, Houston, TX
1991     Post Doctorate, Nursing Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1970-71 Charge Nurse, Emergency Department, Bogalousa Medical Center,       
                 Bogalousa, LA
1973       Charge Nurse, Pediatrics, Memorial City General Hospital, Houston, TX
1973-81 Assistant Professor, The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at
                 Houston, School of Nursing, Houston, TX
1980-81 Research Assistant, University of Houston, College of Education, Dept.
                 of Health Education, Houston, TX
1985-88 Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Houston, College of Education,
                 Houston, TX
1986-89 Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas Health Science
                 Center at Houston, School of Nursing, Houston, TX
1981-89 Director of Nursing--Research, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
                 Cancer Center, Houston, TX
1981-Pres Adjunct Professor, Texas Tech Health Science Center, School of
                    Nursing, Lubbock, TX
1989-Pres Professor , School of Nursing, Department of Family Nursing; Graduate
                    Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of
                    Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
1999-Pres Founding Director, Academic Center for Evidence-Based Nursing,
                    UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX

HONORS / AWARDS (past 5 years):
1996 Innovative Teaching Award. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing
1999 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
2000 Distinguished Alumni, Texas Woman's University
2003 Advancing the Profession Award, Finalist, NurseWeek
2003 Excellence in Nursing Education Research Award, National League for Nursing

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWD PUBLICATIONS:
Long, JA & Stevens, KR. (in press). Using Technology to Promote Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating in
            Adolescents. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.

Stevens, KR, Munoz, LR. (in revision). Evidence-based measurement of outcomes in smoking cessation.

Stevens, KR (2004). Evidence-based practice. Features. In SB Olds, ML London, PA Ladewig, MR
            Davidson (Eds) Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health Care . 7th Ed. Upper Saddle
            River , NJ : Prentice Hall.

Stevens, KR (2004). Evidence-based practice in medical surgical nursing. Introduction and Features.
            In Lewis, Collier, et al. (Eds). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical
            Problems . 6 th edition. Philadelphia : Saunders.

Stevens, KR. (2003). Evidence-Based Neonatal Nursing Practice. In Kenner , C. and Lott, JW (Eds).
            Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing: A Physiologic Perspective , 3 rd edition. Philadelphia : Saunders.

Stevens, K. R. (2002). ACE Star Model of EBP: The Cycle of Knowledge Transformation. Academic Center
            for Evidence-based Practice. www.acestar.uthscsa.edu.

Stevens, KR. (2002). The truth, the whole truth.about EBP and RCTs. Journal of Nursing Administration,
            32, 5, p. 232-233. (Reprinted from the Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing.

Stevens, KR. (2002). Evidence-based practice in advanced practice nursing. (K. Crabtree & R. Pruitt, Eds.)
            Building Curriculum for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education . National Organization of Nurse Practitioner
            Faculties Board of Directors, Education Committee Curriculum Guidelines Revision Task Force.

Stevens, KR. (2001). An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews,
            1 , 1, p. 6-10.

Stevens, KR. (2001). Systematic Reviews: The Heart of Evidence-based Practice. AACN Clinical Issues:
            Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 12 , 4, 529-538.

Stevens, K.R. & Weiner, E.E. (2001). Informatics for nursing practice. In N. Chaska (Ed.). The Nursing
            Profession: Tomorrow and Beyond , p. 461-475.

Stevens, KR., Barron, AM, Ledbetter, CA, Foarde, K, Menard, SW. ( 2001). Legislation, policy, and tobacco
            use among youth: Implications for healthcare providers. Journal of School Health, 71, 3, 89-95.

Ferrer RL. Sibai BM. Mulrow CD. Chiquette E. Stevens KR. Cornell J. (2000). Management of mild chronic
            hypertension during pregnancy: a review. [Systematic Review] Obstetrics & Gynecology , 96
            (5 part 2 Suppl), p. 849-60.

Stevens, KR., (2000). Mentoring on the cutting edge. Reflections on Nursing Leadership. Third quarter, 31-32.

Stevens, KR & Long, JD. (2000). Assessment of the World Wide Web in promoting children's health:
            The Stevens/Long Website Rating Scale. Journal of Child and Family Nursing, Nov-Dec, 377-381.

Stevens KR. (2000). Preface. Evidence-based practice: an opportunity for nursing. Seminars in Perioperative
            Nursing, 9 , 3, p. 89-90.

Ledbetter, CA & Stevens, KR. (2000). Basics of evidence-based practice part 2: Unscrambling the terms and
            processes. Seminars in Perioperative Nursing, 9 , 3, 98-104.

Stevens, KR & Ledbetter, CA. (2000). Basics of evidence-based practice part 1: The nature of the evidence.
            Seminars in Perioperative Nursing, 9 , 3, 91-97.

Ledbetter, CA & Stevens, KR. (2000). Basics of evidence-based practice part 2: Unscrambling the terms and
            processes. Seminars in Perioperative Nursing, 9 , 3, 98-104.

Stevens KR. (2000). Convergence of science and health. Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing.
            Sigma Theta Tau International. No pagination.

Saucier BL. Stevens KR. Williams GB. Critical thinking outcomes of computer-assisted instruction versus
            written nursing process. [Journal Article. Research] Nursing & Health Care Perspectives , 21(5):240-6,
            2000 Sep-Oct

Stevens, K.R., & Valiga, T. M. (1999). Priorities for research in nursing education. Perspectives in Nursing and
            Health Care, 20 , 5, 278-279.

Stevens, K.R., & Valiga, T. M. (1999). Formulating priorities for research in nursing education: A consensus-
            building approach. Perspectives in Nursing and Health Care, 20 , 3, . 167-169.

Stevens, K.R. (1999). The future of nursing education: From a research perspective. Perspectives in Nursing
            and Health Care, 20 , 3, 170-171.

Stevens, K.R. & Pugh, J. A. (1999). Evidence based practice and perioperative nursing. Seminars in
            Perioperative Nursing . 8(3):155-9.

Stevens, K.R. & Cassidy, V. (Eds.) (1999). Evidence Based Teaching: Current Research in Nursing Education,
            Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Stevens, K.R. & Long, J.A. (1998). Incorporating systematic reviews into education. Online Journal of
            Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing . Sigma Theta Tau International. 5, 7.

Keller, C. S., & Stevens, K. R. (1996). Childhood obesity: measurement and risk assessment. Pediatric
            Nursing 22 , 6, 494-499.

Keller, C., & Stevens, K. R. (1996). Assessment, etiology and intervention of obesity in children. Nurse
            Practitioner, 21 , 9, 31-4.

RESEARCH SUPPORT - CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH :

Evidence-Based Practice: Best Practice-Improving Quality (2002-2004). Agency for Healthcare Research
            and Quality. Three consecutive grants, to sponsor national conferences on evidence-based practice.
            Principal Investigator

Evidence-Based Youth Smoking Cessation. (2000-2002). To synthesize evidence and design and test an
            evidence-based teen smoking cessation program. Principal Investigator

Practice Profile: Smoking Cessation in Post Partum. (2000-2001). To examine factors that affect individual
            provider uptake of evidence-based practice to prevent smoking relapse . Principal Investigator

Development and Evaluation of an Instructional WebSite for Evidence Based Health Care . (1999-2001).
            To develop an academic web based resource for teaching interdisciplinary evidence based
            practice. Principal Investigator

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