Dr. McDonald is building a program of research aimed at promoting health and reducing injury in youth. Her clinical background is in Pediatric Nursing, and she received her BSN from Villanova University, her MSN from Monmouth University, and her PhD in Nursing from PENN. Her previous research training at PENN included a predoctoral fellow on a T32 (T32NR007100), an individual NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship (F31NR011107), and a postdoctoral fellowship (T32NR007100).