University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Recent Funded Research
2008-2013. Pathways Linking Poverty, Food Insecurity, and HIV in Rural Malawi. (Co-Investigator) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development #R01HD 055868 (Weinhardt) $2,532,250.

2008-2009. Violence in the Lives of HIV-Infected Women in Malawi: A Critical Ethnography. (Co-Principal Investigator) Funded by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award Program (Mkandawire-Valhmu), $86,549.

2007-2009. Piloting a Community Based Participatory Research Approach to Investigate the Health Issues and Resource Needs of Latinas Living with HIV. (Principal Investigator) Funded by Center for Urban Population Health Scientist Development Award Program, $50,000.

2007-2009. Feasibility Study Involving Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Hispanic Women Living with HIV. (Principal Investigator) Funded by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award Program, $84,837.

2007-2009. Longitudinal Narrative Study of Women Who Were Unsuccessful in Work-based Welfare. (Co-Investigator) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development #R01 HD054961 (Hildebrandt), $750,000.

2007-2012. Center for Enhancement of Self-Management in Individuals and Families. (Core Faculty & Methods Expert) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research #P20 NR010674 (Marek), $1,499,795.

2006-2008. Individual and Community Environment Effects on HIV Stigma. (Co-Investigator) Funded by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Growth Initiative (RGI) Award Program (Buseh), $105,199.

Recently Completed

2000-2005. In-Depth Longitudinal Study of HIV-Infected Women. (Principal Investigator) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research & National Institute of Drug Abuse #R01 NR04840, $1,580,322.

2006-2007. Health Needs of HIV-Infected Women in Kenya. (Faculty Sponsor) Funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research #F31 NR009628 (Kako), $31,665.

Publications (last 4 years): 

Stevens, P. E. & Keigher, S. M. (in review). Systemic barriers to health care access for US women with HIV: The role of cost and insurance. International Journal of Health Services.

Keigher, S. M. & Stevens, P. E. (in review). HIV-Infected Mothers Experience Wisconsin’s TANF Program: A Qualitative Analysis. Social Service Review.

Stevens, P. E. & Hildebrandt, E. (in press). Pill-taking from the perspective of individuals who are vulnerable to antiretroviral treatment failure: HIV-infected women tell their stories. Qualitative Health Research.

Hildebrandt, E. & Stevens, P. E. (in press). Impoverished women with children and no subsistence safety net: The urgency of investigating the experiences of families for whom TANF has failed. American Journal of Public Health.

Buseh, A. G., Kelber, S. T., Stevens, P. E &. Park, G. G. (2008). Impact of symptoms, perceived health, and stigma on quality of life among urban HIV-infected African American men. Public Health Nursing, 25(5), 409-419.

Morgan, S. W. & Stevens, P. E. (2008). Transgender identity development as represented by a group of female-to-male transgendered adults. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 29(6), 585-599.

Stevens, P. E. & Galvao, L. (2007). "He won't use condoms": HIV-infected women's struggles in serodiscordant primary partnerships. American Journal of Public Health, 97 (6), 1015-1022.

Stevens, P. E. & Hildebrandt, E. (2007). A diagnosis of HIV infection evoked strong and long lasting emotional reactions in women. Evidence Based Nursing,10 (3), 95.

Mkandawire-Valhmu, L. & Stevens, P. E. (2007). Applying a feminist approach to health and human rights research in Malawi : A study of violence in the lives of female domestic workers. Advances in Nursing Science 30(4), 278-289 .

Simpson, M. R., Stevens, P. E. & Kovach, C. R. (2007). Nurses' experience with the clinical application of a research-based nursing protocol in a long-term care setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16 (6), 1021-1028.

Stevens, P. E. & Hildebrandt, E. (2006). Life changing words: Women's responses to being diagnosed with HIV infection. Advances in Nursing Science, 29 (3), 207-221.

Buseh, A. G. & Stevens, P. E. (2006). Constrained but not determined by stigma: Resistance by African American women living with HIV. Women & Health, 44 (3), 1-18.

Plach, S. K., Stevens, P. E. & Heidrich, S. M. (2006). Social roles and health in women living with HIV/AIDS: A pilot study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17 (2), 58-64.

Buseh, A. G., Kelber, S. T., Hewitt, J. B., Stevens, P. E. & Park, C. G. (2006). Perceived stigma and life satisfaction: Experiences of urban African American men living with HIV/AIDS. International Journal of Men's Health, 5 (1), 35-51.

Buseh, A.G., Stevens, P. E. , McManus, P., Addison, J., Morgan, S. & Millon-Underwood, S. (2006). Challenges and opportunities for HIV prevention and care: Insights from focus groups of HIV-infected African American men. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17 (4), 3-15.

Buseh, A. G., Kelber, S. T., Park, G. G. & Stevens, P. E. (2006). Impact of personal and structural factors on health related quality of life in urban HIV-infected African American Males . Challenge: Journal of Research on African American Men, 12 (2), 15-29 .

Buseh, A. G., Park, C. G., Stevens, P. E. , McElmurray, B. & Kelber, S. T. (2006). HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitudes among young people in Swaziland : Individual and environmental determinants. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education for Adolescents and Children, 7 (1), 97-120.

Stevens, P. E. (2006). Stigma associated with Ghanaian caregivers of AIDS patients: Commentary by Stevens. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28 (4), 383-384.

Plach, S. K., Stevens, P. E. & Keigher, S. M. (2005). "Self" care of women growing older with HIV/AIDS. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 27 (5), 534-553.

Keigher, S., Zabler, B., Robinson, N., Fernandez, A. & Stevens, P. E. (2005). Young caregivers of mothers with HIV: Need for supports. Children and Youth Services Review, 27 , 881-904.

Fernandez, A. R., Keigher, S. M. & Stevens, P. E. (2005). Risk factors for HIV/AIDS among American Indian/Alaska Native women: One woman's story. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 4 (3), 63-86.

Keigher, S. M., Stevens, P. E. & Plach, S. K. (2004). Midlife women with HIV: Health, social and economic factors shaping their futures. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 3 (1), 43-58.

Yen, W. J. & Stevens, P. E. (2004). Taiwanese students' perspectives on their educational experiences in the United States . International Education Journal, 5 (3), 294-307.

Plach, S. K., Stevens, P. E. & Moss, V. (2004). Corporeality: Women's experiences of a body with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Nursing Research, 13 (2), 137-155

Plach, S. K., Stevens, P. E. & Moss, V. (2004). Social role experiences of women living with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Family Nursing, 10 (1), 33-49.

1993 Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of California, San Francisco.

1993 New Researcher Award, Western Society for Research in Nursing.

1997 Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).

1998 Consultant & International Visiting Research Fellow, Australia. Flinders University of South Australia, Health Sciences; Royal College of Nursing, Northern Territory & University of Tasmania School of Nursing, Tasmania.

1998 Winner of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Achievement Award.

2000 Award of Commendation for UWM’s Leading Researchers Who Have Attracted Significant Extramural Funding. $2,000 from the Associate Provost for Research & the UWM Graduate School.

2001 Outstanding Research Achievement Award. UWM School of Nursing,

2001-03 Research Scholar Award. UWM School of Nursing.

2006 Citation Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society.

2007 Co-authored article designated as Lead Article in the Advances in Nursing Science issue on Health, Human Rights, and Poverty (December, 2007) and nominated by the Editor as the journal's official entry in the competition for public presentation at the Release of the Global Theme "Poverty and Human Development" Event at the NIH campus co-sponsored by the Fogarty International Center, National Library of Medicine, and National Institutes of Health.

2008 Honoree at Gala Celebration of Nurses Who have Dedicated their Careers to HIV Care and Treatment. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Apr.