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Martin Schiavenato serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at Gonzaga University, where he leverages his background as a former newborn intensive care unit nurse to educate future nurses and advanced practice clinicians. His teaching portfolio spans foundational to graduate-level courses including Nursing Perspectives, Determinants of Health, Research & Information Management, Evidence-Based Practice for Quality & Safety, and Inferential Statistics, reflecting his commitment to developing innovative, compassionate healthcare professionals equipped for modern system challenges.
His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Central Florida, an M.S. in Sociology from Florida State University, and a B.S.N. from Florida State University. This interdisciplinary foundation informs his research at the intersection of clinical practice, technology, and social justice.
Dr. Schiavenato's research centers on three interconnected domains: pain assessment methodologies (particularly in neonatal and pediatric contexts), healthcare technology innovation, and social justice in nursing. His work examines procedural distress in NICU settings, facial expression analysis for pain detection, and the development of medical devices for physiological monitoring. He approaches these areas through a lens of pragmatic innovation—what he terms the nursing tradition of 'making do'—to address systemic healthcare gaps with creative, implementable solutions.
His publication history reveals a consistent trajectory from foundational pain expression studies (2006-2012) toward technology-integrated clinical applications (2013-2017), culminating in pandemic-era educational innovation (2021-2022). Key thematic threads include virtual simulation efficacy, heart rate variability analysis for pain assessment, and critical examinations of evidence-based practice frameworks like PICO.
His scientific recognition includes membership in two prestigious programs:
- Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholars Program (national faculty development initiative)
- Pain in Child Health program (Canadian Institute of Health Research collaboration)
As a medical device inventor, Dr. Schiavenato has developed systems for NICU heart rate variability assessment and contributed to pain measurement methodologies. His collaborative approach is evident in publications spanning nursing, biomedical engineering, and sociology, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary solutions for complex healthcare challenges. Current work focuses on virtual simulation tools and expanding inclusion frameworks within nursing education and practice.
