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

Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, FAAN
  • Associate Professor
    Family and Community Health
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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

  • 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
  • Date:
    2017 - 2020
    Title:
    New Nursing Faculty Fellowship KIM MOONEY-DOYLE
    Sponsoring Organization:
    MHEC
    Role:
    Principal
  • 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

  • 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
  • Duration:
    2018 - Current
    Title:
    Nation-wide Survey of Children's Hospitals on Sibling Support Activities
    Description:
    Currently conducting analysis and manuscript preparation.
    Status:
    Complete
  • 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

See a full list of published work.

Presentations

  • 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

  • Name:
    Rising Star in Family Nursing Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    International Family Nursing Association
    Date:
    August 2019
  • Name:
    Suzanne Feetham Family Nurse Scientist Award for Junior Investigators
    Sponsoring organization:
    Eastern Nursing Research Society
    Date:
    March 2021
  • Name:
    Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
    Sponsoring organization:
    AAN
    Date:
    November 2024

Academic and Professional Activities

University

  • Organization:
    Institute for Clinical and translational Research
    Role:
    ICTR grant reviewer
  • Role:
    Advising/recruiting to PhD program
  • Organization:
    Conway Scholars
    Role:
    Conway Scholar Mentor
  • Organization:
    Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Role:
    Associate Member, Program in Populaiton Science
  • Date:
    2024 - 2024
    Role:
    MPower faculty advisor

Professional

  • Date:
    2017 - Current
    Organization:
    International Family Nursing Association
    Role:
    Committee Chair
  • Date:
    2011 - Current
    Organization:
    Cancer Nursing
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2012 - Current
    Organization:
    Journal of Palliative Medicine
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2014 - Current
    Organization:
    Journal of Pediatric Nursing
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2015 - Current
    Organization:
    Health Psychology
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2021 - Current
    Organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Associaiton
    Role:
    Task Force Member