Dr Martina Gooney

Dr. Gooney has taught at undergraduate and post-graduate level for over 10 years. She has lectured in both the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences and the Department of Nursing. This has included teaching of practical sessions, co-ordination of modules, supervision of Diploma and Degree students undertaking research projects and co-ordinating the Physiology and Pathophysiology modules on pre- and post-registration nursing courses.

Principle areas of teaching:

Anatomy and Physiology

Pathophysiology

Medication Management

Biopharmaceutical Science

Research Methods

Teaching Award:

2008       Waterford Institute of Technology Teaching Excellence Award

During Dr. Gooney’s time at WIT, she has been involved in a number of research projects and has been actively involved in establishing the Biomedical Research Group. This group involves staff from WIT, clinicians from University Hospital Waterford and the Royal College of Surgeons.  Her principle areas of research interest include the identification of biomarkers that are influenced by cancer and its treatment and the impact of radiotherapy on quality of life and symptom presentation.

She has supervised a number of research students to MSc and PhD level. Her research activity in WIT has led to awards of over €3 million in research funding from competitive national, EU and international funding.

Recent research projects and areas of research interest focus on:

Cancer Related Fatigue

Symptom clusters and biomarkers in women with breast cancer

Symptoms and tumour response following radiotherapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for patients receiving radiotherapy

Provision of Antenatal Care: A mixed method study

Views of Community Mental Health Nurses in Ireland to Nurse Prescribing

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Compassion fatigue and burnout in health professionals

CODMISUSED (Over the counter codeine use, misuse and dependence) - FP7 funded.

Award for research:

Irish Health Care Awards. Healthcare Department Initiative Patient Safety Community Care Services for the safe storage of Methadone (Horan, A., Gooney, M., Van Hout, MC), HSE South and Waterford Institute of Technology. 

Current and Previous Positions

Lecturer in the Department of Nursing from 2001 to present

Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Life Science from 2001 to 2006

Demonstrator in Trinity College Dublin from 1997 to 1998

Research Assistant in University College Dublin from 1997 to 1998

Advisory Bodies:

Name of Body                                                              Grade of Membership                 Dates

Research Ethics Committee, WIT                                  Standard                                      2011-Present

Department of Nursing, Research

Ethics Committee                                                            Standard                                      2011-Present

Editorial/Reviewing Panels:

Name of Body                                                              Grade of Membership                  Dates

Journal of Clinical Nursing                                             Reviewer/Panel Member               2010-Present

Peer Reviewed Publications:

Hunt, P., Gooney, M., Deniefffe, S (2016). Compassion fatigue and Burnout in Nurisng: Relationships with Empathy. Journal of Research in Nursing. (Under review).

Barrett, E., Denieffe, S., Bergin, M., Gooney, M (2016). An exploration of paediatric nurses’ views of caring for infants who have suffered non-accidental injury. Journal of Clinical Nursing. (Under review).

O'Gorman, C., Barry, A., Deniefffe, S, Sasiadek, W., Gooney, M (2016) Nursing Implications: Symptom presentation and quality of life in rectal cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 25, 1395-1404. 

Horan, A., Gooney, M., Van Hout, MC (2015). Safe storage of Methadone in the home: results from an Irish audit of service users and pharmacists. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems. Early Online.

Bennett, L., Bergin M., Gooney, M., Doherty, C.P. Synnott C. Wells JSG (2015) Epilepsy services in Ireland: ‘A survey of people with epilepsy in relation to satisfaction, preferences and information provision. Epilepsy Research. 113, 11-18.

O Gorman, C.,  S., Gooney, M., Sasiadek, W. (2014) Predicting radiotherapy related clinical toxicities in cancer: a literature review. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, doi:10.1188/cjon.

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M., Cowman, S.(2013) Symptoms, Clusters and Quality of Life Prior to Surgery for Breast Cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi:10.1111/jocn. 12430

O Gorman, C., Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2013) Preoperative Radiotherapy and Rectal Cancer - Impact on Acute Symptom Presentation and Quality of Life. Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jocn.12138

Murphy A., Gooney, M.,Chesser-Smyth P., Sheahan L (2012) Antenatal options: Developing midwife-led services in Ireland. World of Irish Nursing and Midwifery (WIN)-Journal of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation: 20 (9) 49-51

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M., Cowman, S.(2011) Symptoms and quality of life in women awaiting breast cancer surgery. European Journal of Cancer, 47 (S1): 390-390

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2011) A meta-synthesis of women’s symptoms experience and breast cancer, European Journal of Cancer, 20 (4): 424-435

Wells, J., Bergin, M., Gooney, M., Jones, A. (2009) Views on nurse prescribing: a survey of community mental health nurses in the Republic of Ireland. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.16(1):10-17.

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2008) Cancer related fatigue: A two-headed coin: A systematic review on patients and health professionals views of cancer related fatigue, Psycho-oncology, 17 (9): S184-185

Lane, P., O’Brien, U., Gooney, M.A., Reid, A.(2005)The progression of holism into postgraduate curricula in critical care nursing: A discussion paper.Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 24(3): 131-138.

Gooney, M.A., Messaoudi, E., Maher, F., Bramham, C.R., Lynch, M.A. (2004). BDNF-induced LTP in dentate gyrus is impaired with age: analysis of changes in cell signaling events. Neurobiol. Ageing 25(10): 1323-1331.

Casey, M., Maguire, C., Kelly, A., Gooney, M.A., Lynch, M.A.  (2002)  Analysis of the presynaptic signalling mechanisms underlying the inhibition of LTP in rat dentate gyrus by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein.  Hippocampus. 12(3): 377-385.

Gooney, M., Shaw, K., Kelly, A., O’Mara, S.M. Lynch, M.A. (2002)  Long-term potentiation and spatial learning are associated with increased phosphorylation of TrkB and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) in the dentate gyrus: Evidence for a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Behav Neurosci. 116(3): 455 – 463.

Gooney, M., Lynch, M.A. (2001) Long term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus is accompanied by brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced activation of TrkB.  J. Neurochem. 77(5): 1198-1207.

Shaw, K., Gooney, M., Lynch, M.A.,  O’Mara, S.M. (2000) Stress: How it affects spatial learning and BDNF expression. Eur. Neurosci. 12

Postgraduate Supervision:

I have supervised four PhD students to completion. Currently, I am involved in the supervision of three MSc students.

Peer Reviewed Publications:

Hunt, P., Gooney, M., Deniefffe, S (2016). Compassion fatigue and Burnout in Nurisng: Relationships with Empathy. Journal of Research in Nursing. (Under review).

Barrett, E., Denieffe, S., Bergin, M., Gooney, M (2016). An exploration of paediatric nurses’ views of caring for infants who have suffered non-accidental injury. Journal of Clinical Nursing. (Under review).

O'Gorman, C., Barry, A., Deniefffe, S, Sasiadek, W., Gooney, M (2016) Nursing Implications: Symptom presentation and quality of life in rectal cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 25, 1395-1404. 

Horan, A., Gooney, M., Van Hout, MC (2015). Safe storage of Methadone in the home: results from an Irish audit of service users and pharmacists. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems. Early Online.

Bennett, L., Bergin M., Gooney, M., Doherty, C.P. Synnott C. Wells JSG (2015) Epilepsy services in Ireland: ‘A survey of people with epilepsy in relation to satisfaction, preferences and information provision. Epilepsy Research. 113, 11-18.

O Gorman, C.,  S., Gooney, M., Sasiadek, W. (2014) Predicting radiotherapy related clinical toxicities in cancer: a literature review. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, doi:10.1188/cjon.

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M., Cowman, S.(2013) Symptoms, Clusters and Quality of Life Prior to Surgery for Breast Cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi:10.1111/jocn. 12430

O Gorman, C., Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2013) Preoperative Radiotherapy and Rectal Cancer - Impact on Acute Symptom Presentation and Quality of Life. Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jocn.12138

Murphy A., Gooney, M.,Chesser-Smyth P., Sheahan L (2012) Antenatal options: Developing midwife-led services in Ireland. World of Irish Nursing and Midwifery (WIN)-Journal of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation: 20 (9) 49-51

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M., Cowman, S.(2011) Symptoms and quality of life in women awaiting breast cancer surgery. European Journal of Cancer, 47 (S1): 390-390

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2011) A meta-synthesis of women’s symptoms experience and breast cancer, European Journal of Cancer, 20 (4): 424-435

Wells, J., Bergin, M., Gooney, M., Jones, A. (2009) Views on nurse prescribing: a survey of community mental health nurses in the Republic of Ireland. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.16(1):10-17.

Denieffe, S., Gooney, M. (2008) Cancer related fatigue: A two-headed coin: A systematic review on patients and health professionals views of cancer related fatigue, Psycho-oncology, 17 (9): S184-185

Lane, P., O’Brien, U., Gooney, M.A., Reid, A.(2005)The progression of holism into postgraduate curricula in critical care nursing: A discussion paper.Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 24(3): 131-138.

Gooney, M.A., Messaoudi, E., Maher, F., Bramham, C.R., Lynch, M.A. (2004). BDNF-induced LTP in dentate gyrus is impaired with age: analysis of changes in cell signaling events. Neurobiol. Ageing 25(10): 1323-1331.

Casey, M., Maguire, C., Kelly, A., Gooney, M.A., Lynch, M.A.  (2002)  Analysis of the presynaptic signalling mechanisms underlying the inhibition of LTP in rat dentate gyrus by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein.  Hippocampus. 12(3): 377-385.

Gooney, M., Shaw, K., Kelly, A., O’Mara, S.M. Lynch, M.A. (2002)  Long-term potentiation and spatial learning are associated with increased phosphorylation of TrkB and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) in the dentate gyrus: Evidence for a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Behav Neurosci. 116(3): 455 – 463.

Gooney, M., Lynch, M.A. (2001) Long term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus is accompanied by brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced activation of TrkB.  J. Neurochem. 77(5): 1198-1207.

Shaw, K., Gooney, M., Lynch, M.A.,  O’Mara, S.M. (2000) Stress: How it affects spatial learning and BDNF expression. Eur. Neurosci. 12

Postgraduate Supervision:

I have supervised four PhD students to completion. Currently, I am involved in the supervision of three MSc students.