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This Hickey Lectureship will feature four community leaders: Sevonna Brown, Madeline 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. The title of their 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.
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 was focused on cardiogenetics, clinical care and management of atrial and ventricular arrythmias, and prevention of 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 both a family and adult nurse practitioner. The lectures is held every February and is free and open to the public. This is the first endowed lectureship at Columbia University honoring a nurse scientist.
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. NMPPaddresses 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.
