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  1. A Systematic Review of Psycho-Spiritual Interventions in the NICU

    Article • Advances in Neonatal Care, March 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  2. Relationship Satisfaction, Co-Parenting, Spiritual Disclosure, and Religious/Spiritual Coping: Exploring Links to Parents’ Mental Health following a Neonatal Intensive Care Experience

    Article • Spiritual Psychology and Counseling, February 2024, Association for Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  3. Relationship Satisfaction, Co-Parenting, Spiritual Disclosure, and Religious/Spiritual Coping: Exploring Links to Parents’ Mental Health following a Neonatal Intensive Care Experience

    Article • Spiritual Psychology and Counseling, February 2024, Association for Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  4. Family-Integrated Neonatal Music Therapy: A Descriptive Pilot Study of Parental Perceptions on Music Therapy Participation and Long-Term Influences

    Article • Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, May 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  5. Autonomic measures identify stress, pain, and instability associated with retinopathy of prematurity ophthalmologic examinations

    Article • Frontiers in Pain Research, November 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  6. Parents’ spiritual struggles and stress: Associations with mental health and cognitive well-being following a neonatal intensive care unit experience.

    Article • Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, February 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  7. Editorial: Neonatal Procedural Pain Management

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, October 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  8. Vagal Tone and Proinflammatory Cytokines Predict Feeding Intolerance and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk

    Article • Advances in Neonatal Care, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  9. Fathers' Heightened Stress Responses to Recounting their NICU Experiences Months after Discharge: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, June 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  10. Necrotizing enterocolitis: It’s not all in the gut

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  11. Ghrelin ameliorates the phenotype of newborn rats induced with mild necrotizing enterocolitis

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  12. Parents’ post-traumatic growth and spirituality post-neonatal intensive care unit discharge

    Article • Journal of Psychology and Theology, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  13. Increased early enteral zinc intake improves weight gain in hospitalised preterm infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  14. Correlation between the motility of the proximal antrum and the high‐frequency power of heart rate variability in freely moving rats

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  15. Prenatal opioid exposure heightens sympathetic arousal and facial expressions of pain/distress in term neonates at 24–48 hours post birth

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Christiana Oji-Mmuo, Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  16. Necrotizing enterocolitis attenuates developmental heart rate variability increases in newborn rats

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  17. Stress Adaptation Upregulates Oxytocin within Hypothalamo-Vagal Neurocircuits

    Article • Neuroscience, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  18. Increased Frequency of Skin-to-Skin Contact Is Associated with Enhanced Vagal Tone and Improved Health Outcomes in Preterm Neonates

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, September 2018, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  19. Su1642 - Vagal Maturation and Stress are Important Determinants of Nec-Risk in Preterm Neonates

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  20. Heightened sympathetic arousal is demonstrated by skin conductance responsivity to auditory stimuli in a small cohort of neonates with opiate withdrawal

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  21. Preterm Stress Behaviors, Autonomic Indices, and Maternal Perceptions of Infant Colic

    Article • Advances in Neonatal Care, February 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  22. Addictive Disorders in Women: The Impact of Maternal Substance Use on the Fetus and Newborn

    Article • NeoReviews, October 2017, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  23. Oropharyngeal Administration of Colostrum Increases Salivary Secretory IgA Levels in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, June 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  24. Physiological functioning moderates infants’ sensory sensitivity in higher conflict families

    Article • Developmental Psychobiology, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  25. Vagal Dysregulation in the First Week of Life is Associated with Markedly Increased Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Late Onset Sepsis or Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  26. Exploring Preterm Mothers' Personal Narratives

    Article • Advances in Nursing Science, April 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  27. Electrical Grounding Improves Vagal Tone in Preterm Infants

    Article • Neonatology, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  28. Long-Term Consequences of Pain and Stress in Neonates

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  29. Implementing and Sustaining Evidence Based Practice Through a Nursing Journal Club

    Article • Applied Nursing Research, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  30. Sacred Spaces

    Article • Advances in Neonatal Care, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  31. 517 Vagal Dysregulation and Female Sex Are Risk Factors for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  32. Skin conductance at baseline and postheel lance reflects sympathetic activation in neonatal opiate withdrawal

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  33. Religious and Spiritual Journeys: Brief Reflections from Mothers and Fathers in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

    Article • Pastoral Psychology, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  34. Preterm infants’ behaviors and skin conductance responses to nurse handling in the NICU

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  35. Mo1178 Stress Behaviors and Heart Rate Variability Measures During the First Week of Life Predict Preterm Infants' Vulnerability for Later Colic Symptoms

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  36. Sa2011 Vagal Tone Is a Non-Invasive Predictor of Feeding Intolerance and NEC-Risk in Preterm Infants

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  37. Sa2026 GABA and Glycine Synapses in the Developing Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus of the Rat

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  38. PO-0724 Autonomic And Behavioural Stress Responses In Low Weight Preterm Infants During Nurse Handling In The Nicu: Abstract PO-0724 Table 1

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2014, BMJ

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  39. Diminished vagal tone is a predictive biomarker of necrotizing enterocolitis-risk in preterm infants

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, April 2014, Wiley

    Charles Palmer, Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  40. Coping and Family Relationships in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  41. Analysis of acute pain scores and skin conductance measurements in infants

    Article • Early Human Development, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  42. Parents' Religiousness and Spirituality in the Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit and Links to Well-Being

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny

  43. 193 Correlation Between Decreased Vagal Activity and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Kim Kopenhaver Doheny