Martha Mooneyham, MSN, RN

Professional Experience

Homeschooled my sons from pre-school through 12^th grade

Taught Bible studies at church and unofficially in Bible institute of my then local church

Expertise and Topics of Interest

• Psychiatric care and mental illness/health
• Treatment of addiction for the person with substance use disorder and their families as a system
• Health and fitness (diet, nutrition, supplementation)

Courses Taught at UNW in the past 3-5 years

Psychiatric Mental Health Services for the School of Nursing

Personal

Church involvement or community service

Eagle Brook church

Personal teaching philosophy

Laying a foundation for every new concept we need to communicate/teach is absolutely crucial for the learner in order to understand what we are trying to teach/communicate.

I also believe that to flow and move from one concept onto the next level of understanding, we need to create a transition between concepts. That will create the connection between point A and point B.

I also believe that most people are reasonable, if we lay a good foundation of knowledge and education, and build on that, most people will reach understanding, and hopefully that will lead to the wisdom of knowledge applied…

Hobbies

Decorating my home for all the seasons and working keeping the yard in the summer with simple but beautiful plants

Learning about fitness and nutrition

Teaching others about anything I have learned (ANY topic)

Family

Grateful and happily married for 36 years, two sons, one married with a granddaughter

Why do you love your discipline?

Because I love helping others grow and be healthier in spirit, soul and body. I love to see what happens when people understand a concept.

Why do you work at Northwestern?

Because I want to be able to share my faith while preparing/equipping other Christians to be excellent professionals

When your students graduate, what do you hope they take away from your course?

Humility, compassion and empathy as a human being and as a medical professional. I want them to understand that nobody is perfect, that we all need help, that every patient can be considered as a mental health patient because every person that comes to our care has emotional issues and struggles that they are facing at that given moment.