Patients

Academic Publications

1. Dell, C., Pavelich, A., Stempien, J. (2024). Therapy dogs contribute to a more ‘caring’ emergency department environment for patients with mental health and substance use challenges”. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.  DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00786-1 
2. Carey, B., Dell, C., Stempien, J., Tupper, S., Rohr, B., Carr, E., Cruz, M., Acoose, S., Butt, L., Broberg, L., Collard, L., Fele-Slaferek, L., Fornssler, C., Goodridge, D., Gunderson, J., McKenzie, H., Rubin, J., Shand, J., Smith, J., Trask, J., Ukrainetz, K. (2022). “Outcomes of a Controlled Trial with Visiting Therapy Dog Teams on Pain in Adults in an Emergency Department". PLOS ONE. 1-24.
3. Pavelich, A., Dell, C., Stempien, J., McKenzie, H., Hozack, H., Rowsell, A., Smith, J., Roswell, A., Gunderson, J., Pease, E. (2025). “Better Than Any Medicine:” Understanding How Therapy Dogs Support Patients Presenting with Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns in an Emergency Department Setting”. Patient Experience Journal. 12(3). DOI:10.35680/2372-0247.2046 pp. 75-85.  
4. Brooks, C., Dell, C., Chalmers, D., Carey, B. (2024). Witnessing Self-Affirming Moments in Persons with Dementia While Interacting with Therapy Dogs: A Care Report. Animals. 14(24). DOI: 10.3390/ani14243620 
5. Daschuk, M., Dell, C., Morgan, A., Chalmers, D., Schwann, L., Laliberte, L., Acoose, S. (2025). Guidance for Canada’s Wildfire Emergency Response Efforts: Learning from Volunteer Therapy Dog Program Support During Saskatchewan Crises. In Wu, H., Breen, K., DeYoung, S. (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook on Human-Animal Interactions in the Global Context of Climate Change, Disasters and Other Crises. Palgrave Macmillan. DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-00313-3_14 pp. 389-424.   
6. Dell, C., Gibson, M., Carey, B., McKenzie, H., Peachy, S., Williamson, L., Chalmers, D. (2022). “How Therapy Dogs are Helping to Reduce Needle Fear at a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic”. Canadian Nurse. Practice Article. (French)
7. Dell, C, (2021). “Dogs as Co-researchers”. In L. Kogan and P. Erdman (Eds.). Career Paths in Human-Animal Interaction for Social and Behavioural Scientists. pp. 14-17. Taylor & Francis Group. 
8. Stempien, J.,Broberg, L., Husband, A., Jurke, L., Rohr, B., Smith, J., Rubin, J., Tupper, S., Goodridge, D., Fornssler, C., Fele-Slaferek, L., Dell, C. 2019. “A Case Study of the Patient Experience of Emergency Department Wait Times”. Patient Experience Journal. 6(1):115-126.  
9. Reddekopp, J, Dell, C., Rohr, B., Fornssler, B., Gibson, M., Carey, B., Stempien, J. 2020. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32344788/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">“Patient
   Opinion of Visiting Therapy Dogs in a Hospital Emergency Department”. International Journal of
   Environmental Research and Public Health. Special Issue: Companion Animals. 17(8): 2968 

Other Publications

1. Dell, C., Petryk, C., Chalmers, D., Sillers, L. 2018. Integrating Therapy Dogs into Saskatchewan’s Coordinated Trauma Response: Essential Actions.  The Humanitarian, SPCA. 
2. The PAWSitive Effect of Therapy Dogs in a Hospital Emergency Department. The Science Breaker.

Fact Sheet

1. Visentini, J., Penz, E., Dell, C., Cruz, M. (2023). Animal-Assisted Interventions in COPD. COPD Canada.
2. Penz, E., Marciniuk, D., Dell, C., Maier, G., Sullivan, B., Nelson, J., Schmidt, D., Gittings, F., Visentini, J. 2021. Animal Assisted Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): An Exploratory Study. University of Saskatchewan.

Presentations

1. Patient Partners, Wallace, S., Haffner, R.,Williamson, L., Dell, CA. (2025). Paws and Patients: Therapy Dogs Guiding Patient Oriented Forensic Research. Custody & Caring Conference. Saskatoon, SK.
2. Pavelich, A., Dell, C.,McKenzie, H., Stempien, J., Hozack, A., Roswell, L., Gunderson, J., & Smith, J.
   (2024). “Integrating Animal-Assisted Intervention into Emergency Medicine Practice: The Value of
   Therapy Dog Teams for Improved Patient & Staff Experience”. Canadian Association of Emergency
   Physicians. Saskatoon, SK.
3. Dell, C. (2025). Animal-Assisted Support Programs and Canadian Wildfire Emergency Response. Emergency Preparedness Symposium. Halifax, NS.  
4. Dell, C., Williamson, L., Molly the therapy Dog (2024). Patient-Oriented Research in Practice: The SK RPC Experience. Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care Forum. Penetanguishene, ON.
5. Dell, C. and Williamson, L. (2024). Patient Oriented Research in a Forensic Mental Health Setting. SK Centre for Patient Oriented Research Speaker Series. Saskatoon, SK.
6. Carey, B., Dell, C.,Stempien, J., Tupper, S., Rohr, B., Carr, E., Cruz, M., Acoose, S., Butt, P., Broberg, L., Collard, L., Fele-Slaferek, L., Fornssler, C., Goodridge, D., Gunderson, J., McKenzie, H., Rubin, J., Shand, J., Smith, J., Trask, J., Ukrainetz, K. (2020). “A Study of the PAWSitive Impacts of Visiting Therapy Dogs on Pain in Adults in the Emergency Department”. SK Health Research Showcase, Virtual Platform. 
7. Broberg, L., Stempien, J., Dell, C., Smith, J., Steeves, M. & Jurke, L. 2017. P021: A ‘Pawsitive’ Addition to the ER Patient Experience: A Pilot Evaluation of the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program in a Canadian Hospital. Canadian Journal of Emergency Department. 19(S1), S84-S85. 
8. Stempien, J., Broberg, L., Blue, G., Dell, C., Smith, J., Steeves, M. 2016. Update: A ‘Pawsitive’ Addition
   to the ER Patient Experience. A Pilot Evaluation of the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program in
   a Canadian Hospital. Global Health Conference. Saskatoon, SK. 

• Practicum student Megan Steeves was a recipient of the Poster Competition award. 

Webinar

• D. Gunn-More, C. Dell,  F. Henriquez-Mui 2020. Facilitating Multi-species Dementia Care in the Time of CoVID-19. Academic Explorations of the Human Animal Bond. United Kingdom.