Nancy J. Kenney
Associate Professor of Women Studies and Graduate Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Psychology

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Background

Professor Kenney has been a member of the Women Studies faculty since 1976. She holds a joint appointment with the Department of Psychology.  She serves as Director of Graduate Training for the department.

  • Ph.D., Psychology, University of Virginia - Charlottesville, 1974
  • M.A., Psychology, University of Virginia - Charlottesville, 1972
  • B.A., Psychology, Wilkes College, Summa Cum Laude, 1970

Research Interests
Motherhood, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Egg Donation, Role of Reproduction on Women's Lives, Social Attitudes, Experiences, Bio-Ethics of Reproductive and Contraceptive Technology

Recent Publications
  • Chang, S.-R., Chao, Y.-M. & Kenney, N. J. (2006) I am a woman and I'm pregnant:  Body image of women in Taiwan during the third trimester of pregnancy.  Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 33, 147-153.
  • Kenney, N. J.  & McGowan, M. L. (in press) Looking Back:  Egg donors' retrospective evaluations of their motivations, expectations, and experiences during their first donation cycle.  Fertility & Sterility (published on line November 2008)
  • Chang, S.-R., Kenney, N. J., & Chao, Y.-M. Y. (in press, 2009)  Transformation in self-identity amongst Taiwanese women in late pregnancy: A qualitative study.  International Journal of Nursing Studies.
  • McGowan, M. L., & Kenney, N. J.  Egg donors' knowledge of donation outcomes and attitudes towards disposition of their eggs.  In preparation

Awards and Honors
  • Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington,
  • 1988Scholarly Development Award, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, 1977-1978
  • National Institutes of Health Research Fellow, 1974-1976
  • Institute of Neurological Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 1974-1976

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