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Jennifer Stinson

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Jennifer Stinson

Professor

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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62 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 33 research grants (33 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 12 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

183

Publications

700

Citations

h-index

157

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the works listed on the university profile; citation counts come from Dimensions.

Education

PhD Nursing
Master’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Chronic Pain Adolescents Pediatric Cancer Ehealth Pediatric Pain Self-Management E-Health

Latest papers

Pain Rehabilitation Virtual Reality (PR-VR) at Home: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Youth with Chronic Pain.
Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026 · senior author
Maintaining validity of neuropathic pain screening tools over time: challenges and opportunities.
Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026 · senior author
Exploring the Power of Peer-Related Social Factors in Mediating the Effects of Pain on Loneliness and Stress in Adolescents.
European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026 · senior author

All 183 publications

Latest funding

Reimagining Disability in a Digital World: How do disabled youth navigate, experience and express their sexuality in digital environments?
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$398,963
Collaborating to implement a pediatric pain management standard in outpatient hospital care: An implementation protocol
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$2,000
Quantitative sensory testing in youth: an international comprehensive standardized protocol and consensus on core reporting outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000

All 83 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 183 publications.

Pain Rehabilitation Virtual Reality (PR-VR) at Home: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Youth with Chronic Pain.

Mesaroli G, Xi R, Hroch Tiessen P, Kurup U, Nishat F, Killackey T, Sucha E, Simons LE, Stephens S, Campbell F, Stinson J

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2026.2683648 PMID: 42491691

Maintaining validity of neuropathic pain screening tools over time: challenges and opportunities.

Mesaroli G, Perruccio AV, Davidge KM, Stinson J

Journal of patient-reported outcomes2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s41687-026-01086-1 PMID: 42243582

Exploring the Power of Peer-Related Social Factors in Mediating the Effects of Pain on Loneliness and Stress in Adolescents.

Forgeron P, Dick B, Qualter P, Birinie K, Finley GA, Jordan A, Bradley C, Linkiewich D, Lowthian T, McNally S, Trehan N, Lamont M, Candido L, Stinson J

European journal of pain (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70322 PMID: 42400462

Digital cognitive behavioral therapy and peer support for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease and chronic pain: study protocol of a parallel, three-arm, randomized controlled trial (PRESENCE).

O'Brien JA, Colvin AB, Radovic A, Oluwole OB, Smith WR, Palermo TM, Rollman BL, Dampier C, Zempsky W, DeCastro LM, Stinson J, Jonassaint CR

Trials2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-08963-y PMID: 42121176

Enhancing infant pain assessment and treatment: investigating barriers, facilitators, and implementation outcomes with the ImPaC Resource.

Bueno M, Pearson K, Barwick MA, Campbell-Yeo M, Chambers C, Estabrooks C, Flynn R, Gibbins S, Harrison D, Isaranuwatchai W, LeMay S, Noel M, Stinson J, Synnes A, Victor C, Yamada J, Riahi S, Stevens B

Implementation science communications2026

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-026-00856-8 PMID: 41514379

Outcome Assessment in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain: An International Clinical Practice Survey.

Miró J, Sánchez-Rodríguez E, Jensen MP, Liossi C, Lord SM, Gobina I, Skidmore N, O'Keeffe M, Walker SM, de la Vega R, Ingelmo P, Koechlin H, Ståhl M, Stinson J, Wicksell RK, Finley GA, Cebrecos J, Goubert L, Reinoso-Barbero F, Rosenberger DC, Pogatzki-Zahn EM

European journal of pain (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70216 PMID: 41546599

Psychometric validation of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Youth (TSK-7-Y): a brief measure of movement-related fear in youth with chronic pain.

Gibler RC, Kashikar-Zuck S, Selhorst M, Stinson J, Simons LE, Ittenbach RF

Pain2026

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004019 PMID: 42475058

Navigating HPV Vaccination: a Qualitative Study on Chinese Women's Decision-Making Experiences.

Li D, Zhang W, Stinson J, Jibb L, Killackey T, Pope N, Wu F, Yuan C

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2025

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-024-02555-1 PMID: 39831945

Analyzing Instagram Food and Nutrition Posts Through a Food Literacy Lens: Content Analysis of Instagram Posts.

Kulandaivelu Y, Hamilton J, Banerjee A, Gruzd A, Stinson J

Journal of medical Internet research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/22272 PMID: 41223422

Leveraging technologies to upskill primary care providers in person-centred pain care.

De Morgan S, Blyth FM, Slater H, Walker P, Daly A, Berryman C, Burke ALJ, Nicholas MK, Furlan AD, Lalloo C, Stinson J

Pain2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003715 PMID: 41086325

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Jennifer Stinson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Pain Rehabilitation Virtual Reality (PR-VR) at Home: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Youth with Chronic Pain.

Maintaining validity of neuropathic pain screening tools over time: challenges and opportunities.

Exploring the Power of Peer-Related Social Factors in Mediating the Effects of Pain on Loneliness and Stress in Adolescents.

Digital cognitive behavioral therapy and peer support for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease and chronic pain: study protocol of a parallel, three-arm, randomized controlled trial (PRESENCE).

Enhancing infant pain assessment and treatment: investigating barriers, facilitators, and implementation outcomes with the ImPaC Resource.

Outcome Assessment in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain: An International Clinical Practice Survey.

Psychometric validation of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Youth (TSK-7-Y): a brief measure of movement-related fear in youth with chronic pain.

Navigating HPV Vaccination: a Qualitative Study on Chinese Women's Decision-Making Experiences.

Analyzing Instagram Food and Nutrition Posts Through a Food Literacy Lens: Content Analysis of Instagram Posts.

Leveraging technologies to upskill primary care providers in person-centred pain care.

Reimagining Disability in a Digital World: How do disabled youth navigate, experience and express their sexuality in digital environments?

Frequent collaborators

Chitra Lalloo

Fiona Campbell

Melanie Noel

Lisa Isaac

Sally Lindsay

Karine Toupin April

Tieghan Killackey

Bonnie Stevens

Joel Katz

Samina Ali

Sara Ahola Kohut

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Michael McGillion

Lindsay Jibb

Argerie Tsimicalis

Monica Parry

Marco Battaglia

Patricia Poulin

Denise Harrison

Nicole Thomson

Paula Forgeron

Eyal Cohen

Vicky Breakey

Samantha Noyek

Sheri Findlay

Janet Rennick

Patrick McGrath

Michael McGillion

Peter Szatmari

Sandra Moll

Arnav Agarwal

Norman Buckley

Joseph Beyene

Jason Walter Busse

Alfonso Iorio

Nora Cullen

Kathryn Jane Bennett

James Lorne Henry

Lynn Cockburn

Stephanie Saunders