Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, FAAN

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Associate Professor Family and Community Health
- Location:
- Room 525B, School of Nursing Building
- Phone:
- 410-706-4397
- Email:
I am currently accepting new PhD students.
Education
- BSN, Nursing, Boston College, 1997
- MSN, Pediatric Oncology Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2005
- PhD, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research
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- Date:
- 2023 - 2025
- Title:
- Family partnership and community engagement to support AYA adaptation in serious pediatric illness
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Institutes of Health
- Role:
- Principal
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- Date:
- 2017 - 2020
- Title:
- New Nursing Faculty Fellowship KIM MOONEY-DOYLE
- Sponsoring Organization:
- MHEC
- Role:
- Principal
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- Date:
- 2017 - 2019
- Title:
- How Parent Constructs Affect Parent and Family Well-Being after a Child's Death
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
Research Interests
- Dr. Mooney-Doyle's program of research advances family science in the context of serious pediatric illness, medical complexity, and pediatric palliative care. Her recent work has focused on sibling well-being, family belonging, ethical dimensions of caregiving, participation in cancer research, and pediatric-to-adult health care transitions. Through NIH-funded, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged research, she develops evidence that informs equitable, family-centered interventions and policies supporting children and families across the illness trajectory.
Current areas of scholarship include:
Family science and family health
Serious pediatric illness and medical complexity
Pediatric-to-adult health care transitions
Sibling well-being
Parenting and caregiving
Pediatric palliative care
Ethics and moral distress
Community-engaged and qualitative research
Research Activity
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- Duration:
- 2019 - Current
- Title:
- Sibling Perception's of Family Belonging in Advanced Pediatric Cancer and Palliative Care
- Description:
- Started analysis of over 100 interviews from children with cancer, their parents, and siblings to understand descriptions of family belonging. For presentation at American Psychological Association, focusing on siblings' descriptions of family belonging.
- Status:
- Writing Results
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- Duration:
- 2018 - Current
- Title:
- Nation-wide Survey of Children's Hospitals on Sibling Support Activities
- Description:
- Currently conducting analysis and manuscript preparation.
- Status:
- Complete
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- Duration:
- 2017 - Current
- Title:
- Parental constructs of good-parent beliefs after child death
- Status:
- On-Going
Publications
- Mendola, A., Naumann, W. C., Mooney-Doyle, K. & Lindley, L. C. (2021, August 1). Social Determinants of Comfort: A New Term for End-of-Life Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 24 (8), 1130-1131. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0209
- Keim-Malpass, J.. Perspectives on Access to Novel Therapeutics Through Clinical Trials Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Cancer: Implications for Patient-Centered Clinical Trials. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology.
- Mooney-Doyle, K. & Ulrich, C. M. (2020, May). Parent moral distress in serious pediatric illness: A dimensional analysis. Nursing Ethics, 27 (3), 821-837. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0969733019878838
- Mooney-Doyle, K. & Lindley, L. C. (2020, January (1st Quarter/Winter)). Family and Child Characteristics Associated With Caregiver Challenges for Medically Complex Children. Family & Community Health, 43 (1), 74-81. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/fch.0000000000000245
- , Sabone, M., Mazonde, P., Cainelli, F., Maitshoko, M., Joseph, R., et al. (2019, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 23). Everyday ethical challenged of the physician-nurse work environment and collaboration in African hospitals.. Nursing Ethics. Sage Journals.
- Weaver, M. S., Mooney-Doyle, K., Kelly, K. P., Montgomery, K., Newman, A., Fortney, C., et al. (2019, March 05). Benefits and Burdens of Research Participation in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.. Journal of Palliative Medicine. New Rochelle, NY, USA: Mary Ann Liebert, Ic.
- Mooney-Doyle, K. (2018, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 15). The ethics of concurrent care for children: A social justice perspective.. Nursing Ethics. Sage. doi:doi: 10.1177/0969733018765308
- Weaver, M. S., Bell, C. J., Diver, J. L., Jacobs, S. L., Lyon, M., Mooney-Doyle, K., et al. (2018, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 15). Surprised by Benefit in Pediatric Palliative Care Research. Cancer Nursing, 41 (1), 86. Wolters Kluwer.
- Mooney-Doyle, K.. Daddy I love you, but you drive me crazy. Handbook of Palliative Care in Oncology.
- Ulrich, C. M., Mooney-Doyle, K. & Grady, C. (2018, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2). Communicating With Pediatric Families at End-of-Life Is Not a Fantasy. The American Journal of Bioethics, 18 (1), 14-16. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/15265161.2017.1401175
Presentations
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- Year:
- 2019
- Title:
- Innovation in Family Nursing Research: Moving Everyday Research Processes Toward Extraordinary Heights
- Conference/Meeting Name:
- Annual Research Meeting
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Japanese Association of Family Research in Nursing
- Location:
- Tokyo Japan
Areas of Specialization
- pediatric oncology and acute care
Primary Teaching Areas
- My primary teaching areas include philosophy of nursing science, qualitative research methods, and end-of-life care.
Honors/Awards
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- Name:
- Rising Star in Family Nursing Award
- Sponsoring organization:
- International Family Nursing Association
- Date:
- August 2019
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- Name:
- Suzanne Feetham Family Nurse Scientist Award for Junior Investigators
- Sponsoring organization:
- Eastern Nursing Research Society
- Date:
- March 2021
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- Name:
- Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
- Sponsoring organization:
- AAN
- Date:
- November 2024
Academic and Professional Activities
University
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- Organization:
- Institute for Clinical and translational Research
- Role:
- ICTR grant reviewer
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- Role:
- Advising/recruiting to PhD program
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- Organization:
- Conway Scholars
- Role:
- Conway Scholar Mentor
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- Organization:
- Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Role:
- Associate Member, Program in Populaiton Science
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- Date:
- 2024 - 2024
- Role:
- MPower faculty advisor
Professional
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- Date:
- 2017 - Current
- Organization:
- International Family Nursing Association
- Role:
- Committee Chair
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- Date:
- 2011 - Current
- Organization:
- Cancer Nursing
- Role:
- Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
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- Date:
- 2012 - Current
- Organization:
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Role:
- Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
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- Date:
- 2014 - Current
- Organization:
- Journal of Pediatric Nursing
- Role:
- Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
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- Date:
- 2015 - Current
- Organization:
- Health Psychology
- Role:
- Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
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- Date:
- 2021 - Current
- Organization:
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Associaiton
- Role:
- Task Force Member