Ashley Darcy Mahoney
@adarcymahoney.bsky.social
Miami Native. Infant & early childhood researcher. Professor @GWNursing. Neonatal Nurse practitioner @pediatrix . Futballer. Hoya & Penn. Opinions=mine
An inspiring night at the 32nd #FNINR NightinGala celebrating nursing & @NINR’s impact! Great to see mentors, friends & @gwnursing.bsky.social colleagues! @drpaulejoseph.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
An inspiring night at the 32nd #FNINR NightinGala celebrating nursing & @NINR’s impact! Great to see mentors, friends & @gwnursing.bsky.social colleagues! @drpaulejoseph.bsky.social
Big week! Honored to be inducted as an NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow (ANEF) & to celebrate nursing science at the National Institute for Nursing Research’s 40th Anniversary. Grateful for colleagues, students & mentors who make this work possible. #NLNSummit25 @gwnursing.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Big week! Honored to be inducted as an NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow (ANEF) & to celebrate nursing science at the National Institute for Nursing Research’s 40th Anniversary. Grateful for colleagues, students & mentors who make this work possible. #NLNSummit25 @gwnursing.bsky.social
Advocacy works. The Senate Appropriations Committee has preserved $197.7M in funding for NINR! The work continues. NINR’s 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Advancing Nursing Science to Improve Health for All! Register here #Nursingscience
www.ninr.nih.gov/newsandevent...
NINR's 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium - Advancing Nursing Science to Improve Health for All: NINR’s Impact | National Institute of Nursing Research
The symposium will celebrate four decades of excellence in nursing research.
www.ninr.nih.gov
August 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Advocacy works. The Senate Appropriations Committee has preserved $197.7M in funding for NINR! The work continues. NINR’s 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Advancing Nursing Science to Improve Health for All! Register here #Nursingscience
www.ninr.nih.gov/newsandevent...
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"This proposal sends a troubling message: that nursing science is expendable."
--> Editorial by @adarcymahoney.bsky.social on the proposed elimination of NINR. Nurse-led research shapes policy & improves care. "Don’t fold nursing science—fund it!"
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--> Editorial by @adarcymahoney.bsky.social on the proposed elimination of NINR. Nurse-led research shapes policy & improves care. "Don’t fold nursing science—fund it!"
journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/...
Don't Fold Nursing Science—Fund It! | Journal of Nursing Education
journals.healio.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"This proposal sends a troubling message: that nursing science is expendable."
--> Editorial by @adarcymahoney.bsky.social on the proposed elimination of NINR. Nurse-led research shapes policy & improves care. "Don’t fold nursing science—fund it!"
journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/...
--> Editorial by @adarcymahoney.bsky.social on the proposed elimination of NINR. Nurse-led research shapes policy & improves care. "Don’t fold nursing science—fund it!"
journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/...
"“In just one quarter of the year, we are approaching last year’s total— an unmistakable sign that measles is spreading at a dangerous pace,” --Me. today.com/health/disea... via
@todayshow.com
@todayshow.com
These are the most common measles complications as outbreaks grow in the US
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has led to two deaths and many more hospitalizations.
today.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"“In just one quarter of the year, we are approaching last year’s total— an unmistakable sign that measles is spreading at a dangerous pace,” --Me. today.com/health/disea... via
@todayshow.com
@todayshow.com
Celebrating teaching excellence @gwu1821.bsky.social ! Proud of our @gwNURSING team for leading the way with AI integration, helping students harness technology to enhance learning and improve outcomes.
February 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Celebrating teaching excellence @gwu1821.bsky.social ! Proud of our @gwNURSING team for leading the way with AI integration, helping students harness technology to enhance learning and improve outcomes.
That feeling when the R01 that basically had to be re-written in the last two weeks is in! Hooray!!! @melissabaralt.bsky.social @britobabylab.bsky.social @fiu.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
That feeling when the R01 that basically had to be re-written in the last two weeks is in! Hooray!!! @melissabaralt.bsky.social @britobabylab.bsky.social @fiu.bsky.social
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“We cannot protect children from politics with more research, policy papers, and earnest scientific explanations… we must engage in politics for kids.”
— @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
— @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
It Is Time to Get Political for Children
To the Editor I must begin this letter by expressing my deep admiration for the authors of the Editorial entitled “Promoting Child Health by Protecting the Patient-Clinician Relationship from Politics...
jamanetwork.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM
“We cannot protect children from politics with more research, policy papers, and earnest scientific explanations… we must engage in politics for kids.”
— @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
— @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Nominate a @upenn.edu Nursing alum who inspires! Celebrate their impact in care, advocacy, or leadership. Submit your nomination for the Penn Nursing Alumni Awards today! 🌟 www.nursing.upenn.edu/alumni/event... #Nurse
Penn Nursing Alumni Awards
www.nursing.upenn.edu
December 21, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Nominate a @upenn.edu Nursing alum who inspires! Celebrate their impact in care, advocacy, or leadership. Submit your nomination for the Penn Nursing Alumni Awards today! 🌟 www.nursing.upenn.edu/alumni/event... #Nurse
Reposted by Ashley Darcy Mahoney
We published these results in @jama.com Health Forum.
Children are unifying. It's not one party or the other. It's not parents vs. non-parents, democrats vs. republicans, we care all care about kids.
#putkids1st #medsky #pedsky #kids #childhealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Children are unifying. It's not one party or the other. It's not parents vs. non-parents, democrats vs. republicans, we care all care about kids.
#putkids1st #medsky #pedsky #kids #childhealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Voter Support for Policies Associated With Child Health as National Campaign Priorities
This survey study examines US voter support for candidates regarding policies that are associated with child health.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM
We published these results in @jama.com Health Forum.
Children are unifying. It's not one party or the other. It's not parents vs. non-parents, democrats vs. republicans, we care all care about kids.
#putkids1st #medsky #pedsky #kids #childhealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Children are unifying. It's not one party or the other. It's not parents vs. non-parents, democrats vs. republicans, we care all care about kids.
#putkids1st #medsky #pedsky #kids #childhealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Nice piece in the #Atlanta Journal Constitution.
But I would go a step further, we have found that a pro-child policy agenda is bipartisan.
In our national poll of child health, we found near consensus on several child policies across party lines.
www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...
But I would go a step further, we have found that a pro-child policy agenda is bipartisan.
In our national poll of child health, we found near consensus on several child policies across party lines.
www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Democrats should turn their focus to protecting children
This can have immediate tangible benefits and address the core problem of inequality while appealing to a broad constituency.
www.ajc.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Nice piece in the #Atlanta Journal Constitution.
But I would go a step further, we have found that a pro-child policy agenda is bipartisan.
In our national poll of child health, we found near consensus on several child policies across party lines.
www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...
But I would go a step further, we have found that a pro-child policy agenda is bipartisan.
In our national poll of child health, we found near consensus on several child policies across party lines.
www.ajc.com/opinion/opin...
Reposted by Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a great review from @kff.org Re what a new Sec of HHS can/can’t do about vaccines - to inform your debates over the turkey.
One certainty is that HHS Sec has a bully pulpit - & could decimate public confidence in (safe, effective) vaccines.
www.kff.org/policy-watch...
One certainty is that HHS Sec has a bully pulpit - & could decimate public confidence in (safe, effective) vaccines.
www.kff.org/policy-watch...
How HHS, FDA, and CDC Can Influence U.S. Vaccine Policy | KFF
This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, whi...
www.kff.org
November 28, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a great review from @kff.org Re what a new Sec of HHS can/can’t do about vaccines - to inform your debates over the turkey.
One certainty is that HHS Sec has a bully pulpit - & could decimate public confidence in (safe, effective) vaccines.
www.kff.org/policy-watch...
One certainty is that HHS Sec has a bully pulpit - & could decimate public confidence in (safe, effective) vaccines.
www.kff.org/policy-watch...
Grateful and hopeful.
November 30, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Grateful and hopeful.
Grateful to be a finalist for the @vanurses researcher award! Always wonderful to be with @gwNURSING faculty!
November 24, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Grateful to be a finalist for the @vanurses researcher award! Always wonderful to be with @gwNURSING faculty!
Reposted by Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Are you a Spirit fan/soccer fan/sports fan/general human in DC today and looking for a place to watch the NWSL final
@fritzhahn.bsky.social has a list for @washingtonpost.com of 10+ (!!!) places around the area where you can catch the game. (Which is on Big CBS at 8!)
@fritzhahn.bsky.social has a list for @washingtonpost.com of 10+ (!!!) places around the area where you can catch the game. (Which is on Big CBS at 8!)
Where to watch the Washington Spirit in the NWSL championship
Cheer on the Spirit with big screens, drink specials and special appearances at these D.C. viewing parties.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Are you a Spirit fan/soccer fan/sports fan/general human in DC today and looking for a place to watch the NWSL final
@fritzhahn.bsky.social has a list for @washingtonpost.com of 10+ (!!!) places around the area where you can catch the game. (Which is on Big CBS at 8!)
@fritzhahn.bsky.social has a list for @washingtonpost.com of 10+ (!!!) places around the area where you can catch the game. (Which is on Big CBS at 8!)
An independent @NINR drives nurse-led research that addresses real-world challenges—maternal health disparities, chronic illness, mental health—focusing on whole-person care. NIH restructuring risks losing this vital work. My latest- www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Preserve the National Institute of Nursing Research's Independence
Folding NINR into a larger institute risks diminishing research targeting whole-person health
www.medpagetoday.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:31 PM
An independent @NINR drives nurse-led research that addresses real-world challenges—maternal health disparities, chronic illness, mental health—focusing on whole-person care. NIH restructuring risks losing this vital work. My latest- www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...