Jennifer SonneyPhD, ARNP, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
she/her/hers
Associate Professor
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Centers for Research Excellence
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management
Profile
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs
Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professor
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor, UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Core Faculty, UW Pediatric Pulmonary Center
My research program focuses on improving the health outcomes of children with chronic conditions, particularly those with asthma. As a scientist-clinician, I draw on my experience as a primary care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to develop innovative strategies that reduce asthma symptoms and help children establish lifelong self-management skills.
Currently, my research centers on assessing children's cognitive capacity to take responsibility for asthma management and developing family-centered health technologies that support shared asthma management between parents and children. My interdisciplinary approach incorporates human-centered design, family informatics, behavior change theory, and dyadic methodology.
Areas of Interest
- Research Interests: Pediatric chronic conditions, asthma, parent-child shared management, cognitive capacity for self-management, dyadic methodology, family informatics, human centered design
- Teaching Interests: Pediatrics, advanced practice, nursing theory
- Service Interests: Student mentoring, nurse practitioner role, advanced practice, policy and advocacy
Research Interests
- Health Equity
- Innovative Interventions
- Lifespan Health
- Symptom Science
Degrees & Education
- Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Arizona, 2015
- M.N., University of Washington, 2006
- B.S.N., University of Washington, 2003
Professional Licensures & Certifications
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), 2006, Washington
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (PPCNP-BC), 2006, Washington
- Registered Nurse, 2003, Washington
Awards, Honors, & Badges
- Elizabeth C. Giblin Endowed Professorship in Symptom Science 2021-2023, 2021/06, UW School of Nursing
- President’s Award , 2021/06, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- Inducted Fellow (FAANP), 2020/06, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Nominee, 2020/06, National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
Joint nomination by AACN/ANA, AANP, AONL, NAPNAP, NLN, NONPF
- Nominee, Protégé Award , 2020/06, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR)
Nominated by UW School of Nursing
- Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Symptom Science 2020-2021, 2020/06, University of Washington School of Nursing
- Nominee, Protégé Award, 2019/06, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR)
Nominated by UW School of Nursing
- Distinguished Member Award, 2018/03, Washington State Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- Duck-Hee Kang Memorial Mentored Workshop award, 2018/06, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)
- Nominee, Award for Outstanding Dissertation., 2016/06, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- Nominee, Distinguished Teaching Award, 2015/06, University of Washington
- National Connect & Recruit Award, 2015/06, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- Alice Wondra Scholarship, 2015/06, University of Arizona
- Arthur Zuber Scholarship, 2014/06, University of Arizona
- Inducted member , 2013/06, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Mu Chapter
- Nominee, Sandra Eyres Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2013/06, University of Washington School of Nursing
- Recipient, Nurse Faculty Loan Program, 2012/06, University of Arizona
- Agnes Aamodt Memorial Scholarship, 2012/06, University of Arizona
- Mary Alexander Memorial Scholarship, 2012/06, University of Arizona
- Inducted member, 2003/06, Sigma Theta Tau, Psi-at-Large Chapter
- Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professorship, 2023/07, UW School of Nursing
- President's Choice Article, 2023/11, Journal of Pediatric Health Care
- Inducted Fellow (FAAN), 2022/09, American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
- Author/Scholar Hall of Fame, 2021/12, International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE)
- Best article of the year award, 2021/12, Journal of Pediatric Health Care
- Nominee, 2020/09, National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
Joint nomination by AACN/ANA, AANP, AONL, NAPNAP, NLN, NONPF
Publications
- Wang, Z, McHale, Jenna, Belza, Basia, Sonney, Jennifer. "Eating experiences in people living with dementia: A concept analysis using Rodgers's methodology." Journal of Advanced Nursing (2024).Wiley.
https://openalex.org/W4393990420 - Courtwright, Suzanne, Turi, Eleanor, Barr, Emily, Burns, Jade, Gigli, Kristin, Bennett, Claire, Sonney, Jennifer, Francis, Lucine, Poghosyan, Lusine. "Facilitators and barriers to pediatric nurse practitioner practice in the United States: A systematic review." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 38 (2024): 520-543. : .
https://openalex.org/W4391326206 - Lee, Rachel, Oxford, Monica, Sonney, Jennifer, Enquobahrie, Andinet, Cato, Kenrick. "Relationships between recent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and somatic symptoms in adolescence." Journal of Child and Family Studies 33 (2024): 1015-1028. : .
https://openalex.org/W4392388702 - Stabile, A, Iribarren, Sarah, Sonney, Jennifer, Demiris, George, Schnall, Rebecca. "Usability testing of a mobile health application to support individuals with active tuberculosis: A mixed methods study." Informatics for Health and Social Care 49 (2024): 136-148. : .
https://openalex.org/W4393194139 - Sonney, Jennifer. "Using virtual reality to reduce stress in adolescents: A mixed-methods usability study." JMIR XR and Spatial Computing 1:e49171 (2024): . : .
- Steidl, Aymee, Sonney, Jennifer. "The pediatric self-management model in asthma: A theory analysis and evaluation." Journal of Pediatric Nursing (2024): . : .
- Zhai, Shumenghui, Hash, Jonika, Ward, Teresa, Yuwen, Weichao, Sonney, Jennifer. "Analysis, evaluation, and reformulation of social cognitive theory: Toward parent-child shared management in sleep health." Journal of Pediatric Nursing 37 (2023): e65-e74. : .
https://openalex.org/W4384938111 - Sonney, Jennifer. "Our Collective Progress." Journal of Pediatric Health Care (2023): . : .
https://openalex.org/W4367603559 - Sunny, Cijy, Peck, Jessica, Sonney, Jennifer. "Pediatric nurse practitioner knowledge of and attitudes toward human trafficking: A psychometric evaluation." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 37 (2023): e6-e15. : .
https://openalex.org/W4323353258 - Sonney, Jennifer. "TechQuity and the Future of Pediatric Healthcare." Journal of Pediatric Health Care (2023): . : .
https://openalex.org/W4322491014 - Sonney, Jennifer, Peck, Jessica. "The cost of caring during COVID-19: A clarion call to action to support the pediatric advanced practice nursing workforce." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 658-672 (2023): . 6: 37.
https://openalex.org/W4386816218 - NAPNAP, , Heuer, Beth, Zeno, R, Woosley, C, Bartlett, H, Hueckel, R, Sonney, Jennifer. "NAPNAP Position Statement: Incentivizing APRN preceptors." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 37 (2023): 85-89. : .
- Björling, Elin, Sonney, Jennifer, Rodriguez, Sofia, Carr, Nora, Zade, Himanshu, Moon, Songchun. "Exploring the effect of a nature-based virtual reality environment on stress in adolescents." Frontiers in Virtual Reality 3:831026 (2022): . : .
https://openalex.org/W4226164626 - Sonney, Jennifer, Ward, Teresa, Thompson, Hilaire, Kientz, Julie, Segrin, Chris. "Improving Asthma Care Together (IMPACT) mobile health intervention for school-age children with asthma and their parents: A pilot randomised controlled trial study protocol." BMJ Open 12 (2022): e059791. : .
https://openalex.org/W4211146752 - Sonney, Jennifer, Cho*, Emily, Zheng*, Qiming, Kientz, Julie. "Refinement of a parent–child shared asthma management mobile health app: Human-centered design study." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 5 (2022): e34117. : .
https://openalex.org/W4205443422 - Lee, Rachel, Oxford, Monica, Sonney, Jennifer, Enquobahrie, Andinet, Cato, Kenrick. "The mediating role of anxiety/depression symptoms between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and somatic symptoms in adolescents." Journal of Adolescence 94 (2022): 133-147. : Wiley.
https://openalex.org/W4214854880 - NAPNAP, , Gigli, Kirsten, Sonney, Jennifer, McRae, E.M, Reyes, Imelda, Peck, Jessica. "NAPNAP Position Statement: Resilience and the post-pandemic pediatric nurse practitioner workforce. ." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 36 (2022): 205-209. : .
- NAPNAP, , Gigli, Kristen, Sonney, Jennifer, Lee, A, Sheehan, A, Hunter, J, Peck, Jessica. "NAPNAP Position Statement: Promoting the pediatric nurse practitioner workforce pipeline." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 36 (2022): 295-299. : .
- Ni, Yu, Szpiro, Adam, Loftus, Christine, Tylavsky, Frances, Kratz, Mario, Bush, Nicole, LeWinn, Kaja, Sathyanarayana, Sheela, Enquobahrie, Daniel, Davis, Robert, Fitzpatrick, Annette, Sonney, Jennifer, Zhao, Qi, Karr, Catherine. "Associations between maternal nutrition in pregnancy and child blood pressure at 4–6 years: A prospective study in a community-based pregnancy cohort." The Journal of Nutrition 151 (2021): 949-961. : .
https://openalex.org/W3127879893 - Ni, Yu, Szpiro, Adam, Young, Michael, Loftus, Christine, Bush, Nicole, LeWinn, Kaja, Sathyanarayana, Sheela, Enquobahrie, Daniel, Davis, Robert, Kratz, Mario, Fitzpatrick, Annette, Sonney, Jennifer, Tylavsky, Frances, Karr, Catherine. "Associations of pre- and postnatal air pollution exposures with child blood pressure and modification by maternal nutrition: A prospective study in the CANDLE cohort." Environmental Health Perspectives 129 (2021): 47004. : .
https://openalex.org/W3148335435 - Peck, Jessica, Sonney, Jennifer. "Exhausted and burned out: COVID-19 Emerging impacts threaten the health of the pediatric advanced practice registered nursing workforce." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 35 (2021): 414-424. : .
https://openalex.org/W3160407736 - Sonney, Jennifer, Björling, Elin, Rodriguez, Sofia, Carr, Nora. "Pivoting to “no contact”: A protocol for conducting a virtual reality relaxation home study for teens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 35 (2021): 552-558. : .
https://openalex.org/W3137483199 - McFadden, SarahAnn M, Sonney, Jennifer, Bekemeier, Betty. "A model for systems‐level influences on toddler immunization completion." Public Health Nursing 38 (2020): 406-411. : Wiley.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12854 - Pratt, Keeley, Sonney, Jennifer. "Family science and family-based research in integrated and health care contexts: Future considerations for Families, Systems, & Health.." Families, Systems & Health 38 (2020): 1-5. : .
https://openalex.org/W3012670905 - Ni, Yu, Loftus, Christine, Tylavsky, Frances, Szpiro, Adam, Kratz, Mario, Fitzpatrick, A, Sonney, Jennifer, LeWinn, Kaja, Bush, Nicole, Sathyanarayana, Sheela, Davis, Robert, Karr, Catherine. "Maternal Diet in Pregnancy and Child Blood Pressure: Results from the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood (CANDLE) Study." (2020).
https://openalex.org/W3169932359 - Ordway, Monica, Bahorski, Jessica, Spratling, Regena, Sonney, Jennifer, Danford, Cynthia, Lestishock, Lisa. "NAPNAP Position Statement on Protection of Children Involved in Research Studies." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 34 (2020): 510-513. : .
https://openalex.org/W4243222400 - Sonney, Jennifer, Thompson, Hilaire, Landis, Clark, Pike, Kenneth, Chen, Maida, Garrison, Michelle, Ward, Teresa. "Sleep intervention for children with asthma and their parents (SKIP Study): A novel web-based shared management pilot study." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 16 (2020): 925-936. : American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
https://openalex.org/W3006453144 - Sonney, Jennifer, Duffy, Morgan, Hoogerheyde, Lulu, Langhauser, Erika, Teska, Danielle. "Applying human-centered design to the development of an asthma essentials kit for school-aged children and their parents." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 33 (2019): 169-177. : .
https://openalex.org/W2890518428 - Sonney, Jennifer, Segrin, Chris, Kolstad, Tessa. "Parent- and child-reported asthma responsibility in school-age children: Examining agreement, disagreement, and family functioning." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 33 (2019): 386-393. : .
https://openalex.org/W2910339840 - Sonney, Jennifer, Willgerodt, Mayumi, Lindhorst, Taryn, Brock, Dan. "Elizabeth: Typical or troubled teen? A training case for health professionals to recognize and report child maltreatment." MedEdPORTAL 14:10712 (2018): . : .
https://openalex.org/W2800748441 - Sonney, Jennifer, Insel, Kathleen. "Exploring the intersection of executive function and medication adherence in school-age children with asthma." Journal of Asthma 56 (2018): 179-189. : Informa UK Limited.
https://openalex.org/W2793282768 - Willgerodt, Mayumi, Sonney, Jennifer, Liner, Debra, Barchet, Laurel. "The power of a team: Using unfolding video cases in interprofessional education for advanced health trainees." MedEdPORTAL 14:10707 (2018): . : Association of American Medical Colleges.
https://openalex.org/W2800186117 - Sonney, Jennifer, Insel, Kathleen, Segrin, Chris, Gerald, Lynn, Moore, Ida. "Association of asthma illness representations and reported controller medication adherence among school-aged children and their parents." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 31 (2017): 703-712. : .
https://openalex.org/W2738853843 - Sonney, Jennifer, Segrin, Chris, Ward, Teresa. "Associations among behavioral sleep disturbance, family functioning, and controller medication adherence in children with asthma." Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 38 (2017): 208-214. : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health).
https://openalex.org/W2601195863 - Sonney, Jennifer, Gerald, Lynn, Insel, Kathleen. "Parent and child asthma illness representations: A systematic review." Journal of Asthma 53 (2016): 510-516. : .
https://openalex.org/W2283339799 - Sonney, Jennifer, Insel, Kathleen. "Reformulating the common sense model of self-regulation." Nursing Science Quarterly 29 (2016): 154-159. : SAGE Publications.
https://openalex.org/W2298888838 - Willgerodt, Mayumi, Sonney, Jennifer, Brock, Dan, Liner, Debra, Velan, Elizabeth. "i-TEETH: Interprofessional teams engaged in education and training for optimal health." MedEdPORTAL (2015): . : Association of American Medical Colleges.
https://openalex.org/W2758719414 - Lu, Sophie, Sonney, Jennifer, Kieckhefer, Gail. "Asthma management in children with autism spectrum disorders: Pearls for a Successful clinical encounter." Journal of Pediatric Health Care 28 (2014): 559-564. : .
https://openalex.org/W2062932211 - Ward, Teresa, Sonney, Jennifer, Ringold, Sarah, Stockfish, Shellie, Wallace, Carol, Landis, Clark. "Sleep disturbances and behavior problems in children with and without arthritis." Journal of Pediatric Nursing 39 (2014): 321-328. : .
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Classes
- NMETH 499: Undergraduate Research
- NURS 517: PEDIATRIC PULMONARY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
- NURS 589: Theoretical Perspectives in Nursing
- NURS 610: Teaching Practicum
Grants
- Improving Asthma Care Together (IMPACT): A Shared Management Pilot Study, National Institute of Nursing Research
- Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management (CISSM), National Institute of Nursing Research
- Genetic Disorders of Mucocilliary Clearance (GDMCC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Nursing Simulation Lab Modernization Grant, Washington Student Achievement Council
- Preparing Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Minority Students for Advanced Primary Care Nursing Practice in Medically Underserved Communities, Health Resources and Services Administration
- Expanding The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce To Care For Rural And Medically Underserved Communities In Washington (ANEW-WA), Health Resources and Services Administration
- , National Institute of Nursing Research
- , Washington Student Achievement Council
- , Cure JM Foundation
- , Health Resources and Services Administration
- STOP PEDS RCT (Streamlined Treatment of Pulmonary Exacerbations in Pediatrics Randomized Controlled Trial), Cure JM Foundation
- , National Institute of Nursing Research
- , National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- , Health Resources and Services Administration
- , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill