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Kim Kopenhaver Doheny, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Hershey, PA

KimKopenhaver DohenyPhD, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner • Hershey, PA

Research

Professor of Pediatrics and Neural and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Clinical Research- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Director- Newborn Biobehavioral Laboratory

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Summary

  • The Newborn Biobehavioral Laboratory has a staff of research technologists trained in techniques of biological and behavioral stress measurement including: salivary hormone and buccal DNA sampling, heart rate variability, skin conductance, stress/pain behaviors, the modified Trier Social Stress Test, narrative interviews, and health/psychological inventories. Researchers and clinicians from within Penn State, from collaborating academic centers, and from industry, work together to focus on the genetic, neurological, immunological, gastrointestinal, developmental, and psychological perspectives impacting neonatal outcomes during hospitalization and beyond discharge. We investigate ways to improve the health of our infants, including improving interactions with parents and reducing adverse stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Collaborating investigators, each with their unique perspectives and areas of expertise, evaluate novel interventions that achieve these aims.

Certifications & Licensure

  • National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • NIDCAP National Training Center, Boston City HospitalCertified NIDCAP Reliability

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health
    National Institutes of HealthIntramural Fellow, NINR- Molecular Genetics in Research, Health & Society, Competitive Selection, 2006
  • Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State UniversityPhD, Biobehavioral Health, Cum Laude, 2005
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaMasters, 1989
  • University of Pennslyvania
    University of PennslyvaniaMSN, Neonatal-Perinatal, Summa Cum Laude, 1989
  • The Pennslyvania State University
    The Pennslyvania State UniversityBS, Nursing, With Distinction, 1986
  • Lancaster General School of Nursing
    Lancaster General School of NursingDiploma, Nursing, 1982
  • Franklin and Marshall College
    Franklin and Marshall CollegeAD, Biological Science, 1982

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • First Inventor, Methods for predicting and treating necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates US Patent Office, Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation, 2019
  • Outstanding Manuscript Award for EB Practice and Nursing Research Well Span Health, 2018
  • Inventor Incentive Award Penn State Research Foundation, 2015
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Professional Memberships

  • Academic Pediatric Association
    Senior Mentor for New Century Scholar's Program
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners - AANP
    Member
  • American Gastroenterology Association
    Member, Inducted 2013
  • American Psychological Association
    Member
  • National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
    Member
  • Society for Pediatric Research
    Member, Inducted 2015
  • Society for Experimental Biology in Medicine
    Member, Inducted 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Development and Testing of Baby Gentle Stick Vibrated Needle System to Reduce Stress, Pain Response, Long-Term Heel Damage and Developmental Harm from Heel Sticks in NeonatesNational Institutes of Health, Site Principal Investigator2016–2019
  • Vagal Dysregulation in Neonatal Gastrointestinal PathologyNIH-NIDDK, Travagli/Doheny MPIs2014–2019
  • Parental Stress Post NICU DischargeChildren's Miracle Network Research Award, Brelsford/Doheny Co-PIs2016–2018
  • Music and Mother's Voice as a Complement to Sedation in Critically Ill NeonatesChildren's Miracle Network Research Award, Principal Investigator2011–2014
  • Cue Directed Tactile Stimulation and the Premature, LBW InfantClinical and Translational Science Institute, Co-Investigator (Teti- PI)2009–2013
  • Autonomic and Behavioral Stress Responses in Low Birth Weight Infants, Principal InvestigatorJohnson and Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide2006–2008
  • Biobehavior Patterns of Responsiveness in VLBW Preterm Infants, Principal InvestigatorPediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society2004–2005
  • The Current Status of NICU Developmental Care Activities, Co-InvestigatorFoundation for Neonatal Research and Education1996–1997

External Links

  • Office

    Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Penn State Health & Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Mail Code H085
    Hershey, PA 17033
    Phone+1 717-531-8413
    Fax+1 717-531-1533