Mary McDonough

Mary McDonough serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department at Framingham State University while maintaining active clinical practice as a labor and delivery nurse. Her dual expertise bridges academic instruction with frontline patient care.

Research interests focus on:

• Dyadic relationship dynamics in perinatal contexts
• Family coping mechanisms after perinatal loss
• Operationalizing Watson's Caring Theory in clinical practice
• Evidence-based interventions for postpartum mood disorders
• Culturally competent family-centered nursing models

Dr. McDonough teaches the Family Focused Nursing course using simulation-based pedagogy, emphasizing therapeutic communication and trauma-informed care. She prepares students to provide holistic support during reproductive health crises through structured clinical experiences that build emotional resilience and clinical competence in high-stakes perinatal scenarios.