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Sherry Doney

 

Sherry Doney, MSN, APRN, BC
Adjunct Lecturer

Contact Information:
223 Nursing Administration Building
College of Nursing, South Campus
Email: doneys@umsl.edu
Phone: 314-516-6606
Fax:  314-516-7082

Teaching Areas:

  • Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Education:

  • LPN: Lansing Community College, Lansing MI, 1974
  • BSN: Michigan State University, E. Lansing MI, 1981 
  • MSN: Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 2001

Research Interests:

  • 2001-Research Synthesis for Master's Degree titled Codependency in Nurses: A Real Phenomenon?
  • 2002-2005- Clinical Research Study Coordinator for multi site, NIH funded, clinical trial titled "Optimization of Electroconvulsive Therapy" at Washington University School of Medicine. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of concurrent use of antidepressant medications and Electroconvulsive Therapy in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.
  • 2003-2005-Alternate Study Coordinator and treatment provider for a research study sponsored by Neuronetics, Inc., the manufacturer of a NEW experimental device used for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). The goal was to obtain FDA approval for the treatment after verifying effectiveness of the device.

Publications/Presentations:

  • Presentation entitled “Quality Assurance and Patient Safety/Satisfaction in the ECT Treatment Process” given at conference sponsored by Washington Univ. School of  Medicine,  Dept. of Psychiatry on April 8, 2005.