Dr. Stevenson served as Professor and Chair, West Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, for 35 years, the longest-standing such tenure for a school of medicine in the United States. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was named an Exemplary Psychiatrist by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
Dr. Stevenson is the author or co-author of numerous books, chapters and professional publications, and has served as Principal Investigator for federally funded and private research studies and clinical trials.