Recognition
The iOUCH Pain Lab has received extensive recognitions on the ongoing projects in the lab.
University of Toronto – U of T Celebrates, Research & Innovation, Jennifer Stinson receives 2023 Barer-Flood Prize from CIHR – April 2024
The IASP Pain Research Forum Podcasts: Power Over Pain Portal – September 2023
The Toronto Star – Pain, pain go away: Tips on how to manage your child’s aches and pains – April 2022
Arthritis Society Canada – Can an App Help Teens Manage Arthritis Pain? – April 2021
Faculty of Dentistry-University of Toronto – International Research Collaboration to Hunt for a Biological Signature of Chronic Pain in Adolescents: NIH awards $9 million to a two-phase team project with the University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Stanford University and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital – January 2020
University of Toronto News – U of T, international researchers focus on ‘surprisingly high’ incidence of chronic pain in adolescents – January 2020
UCL and the University of Toronto team up to understand chronic pain in children – March 2019
CTV News – MEDi Robot at SickKids – December 2018
Healio Rheumatology – Internet-based education tool improved self-management, QoL in teens with JIA – November 2017
Rheumatology Advisor (ACR 2017 Coverage) – Internet Intervention Improves Pain, QoL in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – November 2017
MedPage Today – Technology Helps Keep Arthritis Patients on Track – Juvenile and adult patients benefit from digital tools – November 2017
Medicine Matters Rheumatology – Internet-based educational tool improves juvenile idiopathic arthritis QoL – November 2017
Medicine Matters Rheumatology – Online self-management program boosts JIA HRQoL – November 2017
TogiNet Radio (USA), Childhood Cancer Talk Radio, #KidsCancerPain Campaign and the Cancer Knowledge Network – October 2016
CTV News – Childhood Cancer Awareness and Alex’s Lemonade Stand – September 2016
TVO – Living with Chronic Pain Panel – January 2016
TVO – Pain Squad App: The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Gaming Cancer – January 2015
Dr. Jennifer Stinson has been inaugurated into the Sigma Nursing International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame – 2025
Canadian Pain Society (CPS) 2025 Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award – 2025
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), 2024 Elected Fellow – 2024
University of Western Ontario, School of Nursing, 2024 Nursing Alumni of Distinction Award – 2024
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Fall 2023 Project Grant competition (“Empowering youth with sickle cell pain: National clinical implementation of an effective mHealth innovation”), Barer-Flood Senior Career Prize in Health Services and Policy Research (Highest-ranked), $25,000 – 2024
Anthony SJ, Ahola Kohut S, Stinson JN, Gold A, Seifert-Hansen M, Urschel S, Soto S, Lin J, Boucher S. Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video – Special Commendation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuyTPrwrMYc. (Video Production: Storyboard Communications) – 2024
The Power over Pain Portal for Youth with Chronic Pain. CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Prize, $500 – 2023
St. John’s Ambulance Lifesaving Community Member Award, Toronto Police Service Board – 2023
Birnie KA, Campbell F, Stinson JN (SickKids Hub). Pain Awareness Award to Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), Canadian Pain Society – 2023
AMS Healthcare Fellowships in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence – 2021
Visiting Professorship, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, $8000 – 2019
The iPeer2Peer Program for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2016 Knowledge Translation in Practice Award, Arthritis Alliance of Canada, $750 – 2016
Stinson JN, Beran T, Jibb LA, Nathan P. Using a Humanoid Robot to Reduce Procedural Pain and Distress in Children with Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Prize, $750 – 2016
Jibb LA, Stinson JN, Cafazzo J, Dupuis A, Johnston D, Nathan P, Seto, E, Stevens, B. Feasibility Testing of a Smartphone App to Support Real-time Pain Management for Adolescents with Cancer. CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Prize, $750 – 2016
Chambers C, Goldman R, Barwick M, Campbell-Yeo M, Whiteman H, Bender J, Taddio A, Stinson JN, O’Hara K, Stevens B, Mogil J.”#It Doesn’t Have to Hurt” video. Winner, CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition, $5000 – 2016
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, Leadership Award in Nursing Research – 2016
Chambers C, Goldman R, Barwick M, Campbell-Yeo M, Witteman H, Bender J, Taddio A, Stinson JN, O’Hara K, Stevens B, Mogil J. ”#It Doesn’t Have to Hurt”. Best Online Campaign, Canadian Online Publishers Awards – 2016
James H. Flaherty Visiting Professorship, Ireland Canada University Foundation, $13,900 – 2015
Dr. Harold Merskey Award, The Pulsus Group: Stinson JN, Lalloo C, Harris L, Isaac L, Campbell F, Brown S, Ruskin D, Gordon A, Galonski M, Pink L, Buckley N, Henry J, White M, Karim A. iCanCope with Pain™: User-centred design of a web- and mobile-based self-management program for youth with chronic pain based on identified health care needs. 2014; 19 (5): 257-265, $1,000 – 2015
Chambers C, Goldman R, Barwick M, Campbell-Yeo M, Whiteman H, Bender J, Taddio A, Stinson JN, O’Hara K, Stevens B, Mogil J.”#It Doesn’t Have to Hurt” launch video. Runner-up prize, CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition, $3000 – 2015
Pain Squad: Development and Testing of a Multidimensional Electronic Pain Diary for Youths with Cancer. Runner-up prize, CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition, $3000 – 2015
Early Career Award, IASP Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood – 2015