Kathleen A. Bonvicini - MPH, EdD, and Chloe

Project Director

Dr. Kathleen Bonvicini is the Associate Director for Education and Research at the Institute for Healthcare Communication. She delivers communication workshops and provides train-the-trainer programs throughout the United States, Canada, and in Europe. In addition, she is the Project Director for the Institute's Veterinary Communication Training Project which has been supported primarily by Bayer Animal Health and Partnerships including the American Veterinary Medical Association Professional Liability Insurance Trust. She designs and leads the faculty training program that has been successfully implemented in every school of veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada and has recently been introduced into Australia. She has written and presented extensively to international audiences on the importance of communication training in both human and veterinary medicine. She has also provided clinical consultation to several veterinary practices and hospitals throughout the United States.

Previous to her work with the Institute, Dr Bonvicini has fifteen years of psychiatric clinical research experience at Yale University Laboratory of Psychiatric Genetics. There she coordinated genetic family studies on anxiety disorder, alcohol and substance dependence in families. She has extensive clinical interviewing experience with highly diverse populations and has conducted training programs on interviewing techniques. Dr Bonvicini has held faculty positions with the Department of Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University and with the Department of Psychology at Albertus Magnus College for twelve years. In addition, she has held leadership and social work positions in the areas of adolescent pregnancy prevention, law enforcement, and women's health.

Publications and Proceedings

Bonvicini, K. A., Perlin, M.P., Bylund, C.L., Carroll, J.G., Rouse, R., & Goldstein, M.G. (in press). Impact of communication training on physician expression of empathy in patient encounters. Patient Education and Counseling.

Bonvicini, K. A., & Cornell, K.K. (in press). Are clients truly informed: Communication tools and risk reduction. Compendium: Small Animal.

Bonvicini, K. A., & Cornell, K. (2008 October). Difficult Veterinary-Client Communications. Florida Veterinary Medical Association Proceedings.

Bonvicini, K. A., & Cornell, K. (2008 October). Disclosing Medical Errors to Clients. Florida Veterinary Medical Association Proceedings.

Bonvicini, K. A. (2008, July). High Stakes Discussions and Risk Management. AAEP Proceedings.

Bonvicini, K. A., & O'Connell, D. (2008, January/February). Disclosing Medical Errors: Restoring Client Trust. Compendium: Equine Edition, 14-22.

Bonvicini, K. A. (2007, March/April). Are clients truly informed? Communication tools and risk reduction. Compendium: Equine Edition, 74-80.

Cornell, K., & Bonvicini, K. A. (2008 October). Healthcare Team Communication. Florida Veterinary Medical Association Proceedings.

Cornell, K., Brandt, J., & Bonvicini, K. A. (2007, January). Guest Editors. Preface, Effective communication in veterinary practice. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Small Animal Practice, 37(1), xv-xvi.

O'Connell, D., & Bonvicini, K. A. (2007, January). Addressing disappointment in veterinary practice. Veterinary Clinics Small Animal Practice, 37(1), 135-149.

Bonvicini, K. A. Communication: Translating medicalese, speaking as a professional, non-verbal communication, reflective listening, shared decision-making and delivering bad news. In L. Ackerman (Ed.). (2007). The 5-Minute Veterinary Management Consult, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Bonvicini, K. A. (2006, December). Tools for enhancing communication: An overview of risk management in equine practice. AAEP Proceedings, 52, 181-187.

Bonvicini, K. A. (2006). Enhancing Veterinary Communication - A Risk Management Tool for Equine Practitioners, Proceedings from 14th Annual Practice Management Seminar, American Association of Equine Practitioners, 43-54.

Bonvicini, K. A., & Abood, S. K. (2006, October). Communicating with the client: Enhancing compliance. Proceedings from Hill's Global Symposium on Feline Care at www.Hillsvetcom/ConferenceProceedings

Bonvicini, K. A., & Keller, V. (2006). Academic Faculty Development: The Art and Practice of Effective Communication in Veterinary Medicine, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 33(1), 50-57.

Lloyd JW, Bristol DG, Draper DD, McManus JP, Neer CA, Bonvicini KA. (2004). Models for Teaching Career Development and Practice Management. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 31(2), 168-174.

Gelernter J, Page G, Bonvicini K., Woods SW, Pauls DL, Kruger S. (2003). A Chromosome 14 Risk Locus for Simple Phobia: Results from a Genomewide Linkage Scan. Molecular Psychiatry, 8(1), 71-82.

Bonvicini K., Perlin M. (2003). Same but Different: Clinician-Patient Communication with Gay and Lesbian Patients: Considering Relationships and Families. Patient Education and Counseling, 51,115-122.

Gelernter J, Page G, Bonvicini K, Woods SW, Goddard A, Kruger S. (2001). Linkage Genome Scan for Loci Predisposing to Panic Disorder or Agoraphobia. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 105(6), 548-557.

Bonvicini K. (1998). Art of Recruitment: The Foundation of Family and Linkage Studies of Psychiatric Illness. Family Process, 37(2), 153-165.