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This Hickey Lectureship will feature four community leaders: Sevonna Brown, Madeleine Dorval-Moller, Emilie Rodriguez, and Victoria St. Clair. This event will be held in person on Thursday, February 6th, 2025, from 4 PM to 6:30 PM at the CU School of Nursing 7th Floor Event Space. The title of this talk is "Centering Community as a Form of Research Justice: The Importance of CBOs in Leadership in Research and Medical Institutions to Address Maternal Inequity." Light refreshments will be served. This event is open to the public.
The annual Kathleen Hickey Endowed Lectureship in Science of Cardiovascular Care, hosted by the Center for Research on People of Color at Columbia University School of Nursing, memorializes Kathleen Hickey, EdD, a Columbia Nursing professor who conducted innovative, interdisciplinary research to improve cardiovascular health. Her research and clinical practice focused on cardiogenetics, clinical care and management of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and preventing sudden cardiac death. Hickey was also co-director of the Precision in Symptom Self-Management Center and held a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiology (electrophysiology) as a family and adult nurse practitioner. The lectures are held every February and are free and open to the public. This is the first endowed lectureship at Columbia University honoring a nurse scientist. If you would like to support this lectureship by making a tax-deductible donation, see here.
Sevonna Brown is Co-Executive Director of Black Women’s Blueprint. BWB equips individuals, organizations, and institutions with the knowledge and specific tools to achieve true inclusion along each individual or institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) journey while building culture and building the capacity of leaders and managers to lead long-term sustainability.
Madeleine Dorval-Moller is the Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership. NMPP addresses maternal and child health and wellness issues, especially within low-income communities and high-risk populations. They provide participant-focused, culturally sensitive services to improve birth outcomes and reduce disparities by taking care of women before, during, and after pregnancy.
Emilie Rodriguez is the Founder of The Bridge Directory and owner of Ashe Birthing Services (Ashe). The Bridge Directory is a platform for perinatal health professionals of color and a community for the families they serve. Their mission is to heal the disparities in healthcare from within by training institutions and providers, redefining expectations in care, and closing the access gap.
Victoria St. Clair is a full-spectrum doula and manages the doula program at the Caribbean Women’s Health Association. CWHA aims to address the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes by undertaking a community-based approach to our work. CWHA is the largest no-cost community-based doula provider in New York City's five boroughs and boasts the most extensive and diverse group of active doulas. These doulas, rooted in their respective communities, offer comprehensive and culturally sensitive prenatal, birth, and postpartum care and support.
If you need help registering for the event or have questions, please email son_crpc@cumc.columbia.edu.
