Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman

Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman is an author and a speaker on the move. Her book entitled: From the Lens of Daughter, Nurse, and Caregiver: A Journey of Duty and Honor can be found on Amazon. She completed a Bachelor of Nursing from Prairie View A & M University, a Master of Nursing with a specialization in education, and her Ph.D. in Health Services with a leadership specialization from Walden University. She is a nurse educator at Capella University in the Nursing and Health Sciences Department teaching RN to BSN students. She is the 2019 Walden University Social Change Fellow, completing her fellowship in March 2020. She is a member of several professional organizations: Zeta-Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National Black Nurse Association, Fort Bend County Black Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Association, Prairie View A & M University membership committee, Walden University Leadership & Social Change Committee, Walden University Ambassador and Alumni member(Texas Chapter) and Vice President of Multicultural and International Student Club at Walden University. Hickman lives in Missouri City, Texas, with her husband and fur baby, Joey.

Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman

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Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman is Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate and author of From the Lens of Daughter, Nurse, and Caregiver: A Journey of Duty and Honor, sharing her 20-years journey of caring for her mother. She also has a blog and podcast sharing real and raw personal stories that encourage others to 'just breathe.' The importance of being a caregiver advocate comes full circle since the passing of the matriarch of the family and her beloved Queen Shibbolethia B. Lewis. Now, front and center is her message and mission to share with others proactive ways to navigate and avert downfalls in the caregiving space.

Dr. Hickman is a retired registered nurse and ending her 26 ½ year career as an acute-care Case Manager in 2017. Early retirement occurred due to the need to take care of her aging mother. Her undergraduate degree is from Prairie View A & M University, a Bachelor in Nursing. She also holds a Master of Nursing with a specialization in education and her Ph.D. in Health Services with a leadership specialization from Walden University. Always wanting to be a nurse educator, Dr. Hickman is on faculty at Capella University teaching evidence-based practices to associate-degree nurses working toward their baccalaureate degree. She recently(April 2021) awarded two deserving nursing students the Cynthia J. Hickman" Pay It Forward" Nursing Scholarship for $10,000.00. Growing the next generation of nurses is engrained in her DNA. She believes nurses are caregivers, and I will always promote caring and the laying on the hands.

Other areas focus include:

• Community Advocacy Work

• Food Label Education

• Nutritional Health

• Social Justice/Community Policing

• Diabetes and Self-Management Care

• Health Promotion Education

• Nurse Mentorship

Accomplishments

• Author- from The Lens of Daughter, Nurse, and Caregiver: A Journey of Duty and Honor, rated 5-star by readers on Amazon. com

• Blogger- a regular contributor on Medium.com

• Research Fellowship-Walden University Social Change Fellow (2019)

• Community Service Award-Johnson & Johnson Health Care Leadership and $50,000 Award.

• Nursing Scholarship: The Cynthia J. Hickman "Pay It Forward" Nursing Scholarship

• Congressional Recognition for Nurse of the Year

Professional Organizations

• Walden University Multicultural and International Student Society (Vice President)

• Walden University Ambassador and Alumni member (Texas Chapter)

• Prairie View A & M University College of Nursing Mentoring Program

• National Black Nurses Association Mentoring Program