
PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Areas
Biography
As a nurse, Dr. Henneghan's clinical experience has focused on reducing symptoms and optimizing wellness for persons with chronic diseases including cancer. She received her BSN from Pennsylvania State University in 2008, and her MSN (2014) and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing in 2017. She also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Neuroimaging Lab in the Department of Neuro-Oncology.
The substantive, sustained impact of her work focuses on identifying and improving cognitive functioning of cancer survivors. Cognitive changes can emerge during or after cancer treatment and are one of the most distressing complications of cancer and cancer treatment. Her research is aimed at defining, treating, and improving cognitive and associated psychosocial symptoms in cancer survivors. This is a critically important area given that cancer affects in 1 in 2 adults during the lifetime and increasingly more of these individuals are living beyond cancer treatment. She applies biobehavioral and precision health methods and leverages technologies to advance knowledge and develop targeted integrative interventions to optimize functioning and quality of life following cancer treatment.
Dr. Henneghan is passionate about investing in the future of nursing through education and mentoring students. She provides training experiences and prioritizes the development of future leaders in nursing. She teaches in the undergraduate nursing program (Nursing Research, N264 and N264H) and the nursing PhD program (Doctoral Seminars I & II; Quantitative Research Methods).