Background

Dr. Michelle Stevenson is currently Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine. She completed residency training at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2000 and fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2003. She also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the University of Cincinnati. She serves as Director of Research Development for the Department of Pediatrics.

Research Interests

• Medical education and mentorship (trainee scholarly activity and faculty development)
• Clinical research in pediatric emergency medicine (bronchiolitis, appendicitis, skin and soft tissue infections)
• Health Services Research (underserved populations)

Current Projects and Grants

• NIH UH3OD023253. Carlos Camargo, MD, DrPH (PI), 9/1/18 – 8/31/23
  Airway microbiome and age 6-year asthma phenotypes in 2 diverse multicenter cohorts.
  Role: Site PI, University of Louisville
• Kentucky Medicaid; Davis (PI), 7/1/20 – 6/30/22
  Safeguarding Medication Use and Improving Care for Children on Kentucky Medicaid.
  Role: Co-I
• NIH R01AI127507. Carlos Camargo, MD, DrPH (PI), 12/1/16 – 11/30/21
  Nasal microRNA during bronchiolitis and age 6y asthma phenotypes.
  Role: Site PI, University of Louisville

Selected Publications and Manuscripts in Progress

1. Abramson EL, Naifeh MM, Stevenson MD, Mauer E, Gerber LM, Li ST. Scholarly Activity Training During Residency: How Well Aligned Are Program Directors and Residents? Acad Pediatr. 2020 Sep-Oct;20(7):998-1006. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.02.020. Epub 2020 Feb 20.
2. Abramson EL, Weiss P, Naifeh M, Stevenson MD, Duncan JG, Rama JA, Mauer E, Gerber LM, Li ST. Scholarly Activity During Pediatric Fellowship. Pediatrics. 2020 Dec 1;. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-013953. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 33262266
3. Stevenson MD, Smigielski EM, Naifeh MM, Abramson EL, Todd C, Li ST. Increasing Scholarly Activity Productivity During Residency: A Systematic Review. Acad Med. 2017 Feb;92(2):250-266. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001169. Review. PMID: 27049539.
4. Lohr WD, Creel L, Feygin Y, Stevenson MD, Smith MJ, Myers J, Woods C, Liu GC, Davis DW. Psychotropic Polypharmacy among Children and Youth Receiving Medicaid during 2012-2015. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2018 Aug;24(8):736-744. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.8.736.
5. Stevenson MD, Dayan PS, Dudley NC, Bajaj L, Macias CG, Bachur RG, Sinclair K, Bennett J, Mittal MK, Donneyong MM, Myers JA, Kharbanda AB.  Time from Emergency Department Physician Evaluation to Operation on Appendiceal Perforation in Children. Pediatrics. 2017 May 24. pii: e20160742. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-0742

Complete list of published work

Selected Conference Presentations

1. Abramson E, Naifeh M, Stevenson MD, Rama JA, Weiss P, Duncan J, Gerber LM, Li ST. Scholarly Activity Training During Fellowship: A National Assessment, Platform at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors’ Virtual Annual Meeting, June 2020.* Winner of the APPD Research Award
2. Naifeh MM, Stevenson MD, Abramson E, Aston C, Li ST. Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Residency Programs. Platform presentation at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors’ Virtual Annual Meeting, March 2021.
3. Naifeh MM, Stevenson MD, Abramson E, Aston C, Li ST. Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Residency Programs. Platform at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Virtual Annual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
4. Lund R, Stevenson MD, Hart RJ. Pediatric Emergency Education During Pediatric Residency:  A National Survey. 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting (Poster)
5. Lehto E, Anderson B, Reed J, Stevenson MD Impact of Rapid Testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department. 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting (highlighted e-Poster).
6. Greer E, Stevenson MD, Hart RJ. Improving Influenza Vaccinations Rates in a Pediatric Emergency Department via Implementation of a Provider-Driven Best Practice Advisory. 2021 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting (Poster)