Jennifer Stephens

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Jennifer Stephens, MA, PhD, RN, OCN, CCNE
Assistant Professor
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Contact Information

• Email: jsteph35@uwyo.edu

• Room location: 440 Health Sciences

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Dr. Jennifer M.L. Stephens, MA, PhD, RN, OCN, CCNE
Assistant Professor

Contact:
Email: jsteph35@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307-766-6563
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-l-stephens/
Twitter: @JenniferMLStep1

 

Education
Ph.D. (Nursing) University of British Columbia

M.A. (History) Portland State University

BSN (Nursing) Washington State University

ADN (Nursing) Portland Community College

BA (History/Anthropology) University of Colorado

 

Scholarship and Research Interests

Rural Wyoming oncology patient experience

Oncology (specifically haematological cancers in adults) and psychosocial oncology

Oncology nursing practice

History of nursing (American West, especially Wyoming and Colorado)

History of oncology and of oncology nursing

Qualitative research (specifically interpretive description and phenomenology)

Patient experience (identity, personality, personhood, self/being/Being, women’s experience)

Nursing theory (epistemology and ontology)

Environmental concerns around oncology care (specific to nursing practice)

Palliative and hospice care including Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

 

 

Professional Licenses

Registered Nurse (Wyoming)

Registered Nurse (Alberta, Canada)

 

Selected Certifications

Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) (Oncology Nursing Certification Coorporation, USA)

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certification

Clinical Instructor Certification Course (Canadian Nurse Educator Institute)

 

Recent Presentations and Expert Interviews

Stephens, J. (2023, 3 November). Patient advocacy in the face of cancer: Nursing reflections. [Keynote Speaker]. Rocky Mountain Division, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Annual Meeting. Casper, Wyoming.

Stephens, J. (2023, 12 May). Exploring the early history of nursing in Wyoming. [Keynote Speaker]. Sigma Theta Tau Induction Ceremony, Ivinson Hospital, Laramie, Wyoming.

American Lung Association. (2023, August). Leaders for Lung Cancer Screening: Public Service Announcement for Lung Cancer Screening: Jennifer Stephens, oncology nurse. https://www.alcsi.org/leaders-for-lung-cancer-screening

A Cure in Sight. (Recorded 2023, September 5). Interview with Dr. Jennifer Stephens on Eye Believe: Podcast for the A Cure in Sight organization. https://ocularmelanoma.podbean.com

Stephens, J. (2022). Contemplations of our pandemic journey. [Convocation 2022 On-Line Art Exhibit, Guest Curator]. Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada. https://libguides.athabascau.ca/guest-curator-series-jennifer-stephens

The AU Hub. (2020, June 6). National Cancer Survivors Day: Interview with Dr. Jennifer Stephens. https://news.athabascau.ca/in-our-communities/national-cancer-survivors-day/

 

Recent Publications

1. Stephens, J. (2023, Winter). Why nursing research is so important. Wyoming Nursing News, 19(4), 8-9.

 

2. Stephens, J. (2023, Fall). Discovering the first nurses in Wyoming. Wyoming Nurse, 36(4), 2.

 

3. Stephens, J. & Leslie, K. (accepted, in press, 2024). The status of climate change and environmental sustainability materials in Canadian BN Programs. Journal of Nursing Education.

 

4. Lane, A. & Stephens, J. (2023). What it is and is not: Pedagogy underlying online nursing education. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 24(4), 119-134. https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/7212/5977

 

5. Bryan, V., Stephens, J., Shippey-Heilman, A., & Rempel, G. R. (2023). Who is caring for nurses? A qualitative description of psychological influence of COVID-19 pandemic on RNs’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice Research,13(9), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v13n9p38

 

6. Thiessen, N., Leslie, K., & Stephens, J. (2023). An examination of self-employed nursing regulation in three Canadian provinces. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 4(4), 265–277. https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544231175472

 

7. Stephens, J. (2023, March 14). Transhumanism and posthumanism in nursing. Nursology.net. https://nursology.net/2023/03/14/transhumanism-and-posthumanism-in-nursing/

 

8. Stephens, J. (2023). Exploring the history of nursing in Wyoming. Wyoming Nurse, 36(1), 6.

 

9. Stephens, J. (2023). Exploring the history of nursing in Wyoming. The Paintbrush: Wyoming State Board of Nursing Newsletter, 3(3), 2.

 

10. Leslie, K., Myles, S., Stahlke, S., Shelley, J. J., Cook, K., Stephens, J., & Nelson, S. (2023). Regulating during crisis: A qualitative comparative case study of nursing regulatory responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 14(1). https://www.journalofnursingregulation.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2155-8256%2823%2900066-2

 

11. Stephens, J. & Thorne, S. (2022). When cancer is the self: An interpretive description of the experience of identity by hematology cancer patients. Cancer Nursing, 45(2), E504-E513.DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000984

 

12. Stephens, J. & Tano, R. (2021). Hemoglobin matters: Perioperative blood management for oncology patients. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 31(4), 399-404. DOI: 10.5737/23688076314399404

 

 

Conference Presentation (2022 to present)

 

1. Stephens, J. (2024, February 21). Humenick and Wald grant presentations: Lunchbox series of the FWWSON Scholarship and Learning Committee. Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

 

2. Stephens, J. & Williams, C. (accepted, 2024, April 18). The Wyoming oncology patient experience: Current status of a pilot project. Wyoming INBRE conference, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

 

3. Stephens, J. & Williams, C. (accepted, 2024, April 10). Brief review of the ocular melanoma patient experience for those who developed a second primary cancer. [poster]. University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing Scholarship Day, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
   
   
4. Stephens, J. and Carron, R. (abstract submitted, 2024 conference). Shared curriculum model: Addressing the nursing faculty shortage in rural Wyoming. [poster presentation]. Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) 2024 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
   
   
5. Stephens, J. (accepted, 2024 conference). Exploring the status of rural Wyoming oncology research. [poster presentation]. Oncology Nursing Society 49^th Annual Congress, Washington, D.C., USA.
   
   
6. Stephens, J. & Williams, C. (accepted, 2024 conference). Struck again: Patient experience of a second primary cancer after an ocular melanoma diagnosis. [virtual oral presentation]. Oncology Nursing Society 49^th Annual Congress, Washington, D.C., USA.

 

7. Stephens, J. (abstract submitted, 2024 conference). Born in Colorado, called to serve: The China nurse missionary experience of Margaret May Prentice. American Association of the History of Nursing (AAHN) 2024 Annual Conference, Milwaukie, Wisconsin, USA. https://www.aahn.org/2024-annual-conference

 

8. Henderson, J., Stephens, J., Thirsk, L. (2023, 19 October). Practice supports to facilitate therapeutic nurse-patient relationships with patients seeking Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). [poster presentation]. Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, Ottawa, Canada.

 

9. Stephens, J. (2023, 28-29 September). Early history of nursing in Wyoming. [poster presentation]. Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) Annual Conference, Cheyenne Wyoming.
   
   
10. Stephens, J. (2023, 28-29 September). The Wyoming Oncology Patient Experience: Research Update. [poster presentation]. Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) Annual Conference, Cheyenne Wyoming.
    
    
11. Stephens, J. (28-29, 2023, September). Nursing schism: The humanism and post-humanism dividing lines. [Oral Presentation, virtual]. 26th International Nursing Philosophy Conference, Sydney, Australia.
    
    
12. Stephens, J. (2023, 5 September). Wyoming rural oncology patient update. [Virtual]. Rocky Mountain Region, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Monthly On-line Meeting.
    
    
13. Stephens, J. (2023, 18 April). Nursing schism: The humanism and posthumanism dividing lines. Student Conference for the Center for Nursing Philosophy, University of California-Irvine. [virtual]
    
    
14. Stephens, J. & Jones, S. (2023, 18 April). Cancer in Wyoming- the current landscape of needs and what's on the horizon. Wyoming Primary Care Association 2023 Power of Rural Healthcare Conference, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
    
    
15. Stephens, J. (2023, 12 April). Exploring the early history of nursing in Wyoming. University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing Scholarship Day, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
    
    
16. Leslie, K., Nelson, S., Myles, S., Stephens, J., Cook, K., & Schiller, C. (2023, 1-5 July). Regulating during crisis: Examining nursing regulatory responses. International Council of Nurses Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada.

 

17. Maynard, J., Cook, K., & Stephens, J. (2022, October 22). Anticipatory grief in parents who have a child with a non-malignant life-limiting condition. 23rd International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
    
    
18. Maynard, J., Cook, K., & Stephens, J. (2022, October 15-16). Anticipatory grief in parents who have a child with a non-malignant life-limiting condition. Athabasca University Graduate Student Research (online) Conference.
    
    
19. Henderson, J., Stephens, J., & Thirsk, L. (2022, October 15-16). Accessing medical assistance in dying: A narrative review of nursing and patient perspectives. Athabasca University Graduate Student Research (online) Conference.
    
    
20. Stephens, J., Parker, N., & Petrovic, K. (2022, September 21 to 23). Quality improvement template for undergraduate nursing education curriculum review and analysis. International Research Health and Nursing Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 

21. J. (2022, August 17-19). Transhumanism and nursing: Hints of where we are headed [oral presentation]. International Nursing Philosophy Conference for the International Philosophy of Nursing Society (IPONS), University of California, Irvine, USA.
    
    

Current Research Projects:

 

 

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