PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
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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.
She holds the Ed and Molly Smith Centennial Fellowship in Nursing and her research focuses on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in cancer patients and survivors, using ecological momentary assessment, mobile cognitive testing, and patient-reported outcomes to understand why some patients experience cognitive impairment and others don't, how to measure it in a meaningfully way, and what personalized interventions can improve it. Dr. Henneghan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society at the local and national levels, and a Deputy Associate Editor for Supportive Care in Cancer. She also co-leads an international MASCC initiative to develop global practice recommendations for assessing cancer-related cognitive impairment in clinical settings.
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 across all levels (from undergraduate students to post doctoral fellows). She teaches in the undergraduate nursing program (N264; N264H; N117H), the DNP program (NRP W395R), and the PhD program (N197C; N197D; 397L3; N397L5; N397R).
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