Contact Information:

Office: UUG 214A
Phone: 901-759-0029 ext. 106
E-mail: shickey@uu.edu
Snail Mail: 2745 Hacks Cross Road, Germantown, TN 38138-3815

Bio:

Dr. Hickey is a native of North Little Rock, AR. She earned a BSN and MNSc from The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Her nursing specialty is psychiatric/mental health nursing. She also earned an Ed.D. with a major in counseling from The University of Memphis in Memphis, TN.

Dr. Hickey worked as a staff nurse, nursing supervisor, and clinical nurse specialist (psych) at the Veterans Administration Hospital in North Little Rock for ten years prior to becoming a nurse educator.

Dr. Hickey has a special interest in clients with cancer. She has been a member of research teams focusing on oncology nursing stress at St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital.

Dr. Hickey currently teaches the following courses in the BSN and MSN tracks at UUSON:
NUR 330 Introduction to Research in Nursing
NUR 452 Intercultural Issues
NUR 430 Leadership and Management in Nursing
MSN Thesis Chair and Committee
MSN Scholarly Project Chair

Education:

• Ed.D., University of Memphis
  
• M.N.Sc., University of Arkansas
  
• B.S.N., University of Arkansas
  

Credentials:

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Professional Affiliations & Awards:

• American Nurses Association
• STTI, Nu Lambda Chapter
• Who's Who Among America's teachers

Scholarly Activities:

• Publications  1998
  Hinds, P.S., Sanders,C.B., Srivastava, D.K., Hickey, S., Jayawardene, D., Milligan, M., et al (1998). Testing the stress-response sequence model in pediatric oncology nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28, 1146-1157.
• Publication  1994
  Hinds,P., Quargnenti, A., & Hickey, S. (1994). The stress-response sequence in pediatric oncology nurses: A comparison of new and experienced nurses. Cancer Nursing, 17(1), 61-71.
• Publication  1990
  Hickey, S. (1990. Hope as a key element in cancer survivorship. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 7(4), 133-137.
• Publication  1986
  Hickey, S. (1986). Enabling hope. Cancer Nursing, 9(3), 133-137.