| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Nursing |
| Office: | JH 226 |
| Phone: | 216-687-4593 |
| Email: | h.m.rice@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. JH 226, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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B.S., Biology, Wittenberg University, 2007
B.S., Nursing, Lakeview College of Nursing, 2009 M.S.N., Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, 2012 Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2017 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Heather M. Rice PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHS is a proud Cleveland native with a passion for service focusing specifically on families and children. She is an assistant professor and researcher from CSU School of Nursing. Dr. Rice also works as a pediatric nurse practitioner providing primary care and mental health services for children and adolescents at a community agency. Dr. Rice is an active member of several academic, community and professional organizations that advocate for child and maternal health, mental illness and trauma prevention. Dr. Rice is very passionate about health equity and advocates for the needs of children and families. Dr. Rice's program of research focuses on neighborhood conditions, maternal health, toxic stress and infant mortality in African American women. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Greater Cleveland Nurses Association Faces of Care Featured Honoree
Certificate of Excellence in Promoting Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Corp Program Top 100 Great Ohio Nurses Award Black Excellence in Nursing Award Featured in Cincinnati Herald "Werking Women" Campaign YWCA Distinguished Young Woman Award Featured in Women's Empowerment Campaign "Could be bitter, but I'm better" March of Dimes Finalist for Nurse of the Year in Psychiatry CWRU Civic Engagement Scholar Northeast Ohio Top 25 under 35 Movers and Shakers Award Jonas IV Nurse Leaders Scholar CWRU Legacy Fellowship | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Maternal Health Infant Mortality Chronic Stress Birth Equity Neighborhood Conditions Social Support Technology Reproductive Justice | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| Nurse Christian Fellowship
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society National Alliance of Mental Illness (N.A.M.I) Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine (SAHM) | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter (GCAC) Teen Mother Support Group
Royal Academy Medworks | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Through our Eyes: Exploring Black Mother's Beliefs about and Experiences with Pregnancy and Childbirth CSU Faculty Scholarship Initiative Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Village of Healing Center Mother to Mother Support Program Evaluation, January 2022- December 31,2023 Role: Co-Principal Investigator Survive and Thrive: Achieving Birth Equity through a Community Perinatal Support Pipeline, November 1, 2021-June 2023, Role: Principal Investigator Ideastream Racism as a Public Health Crisis, 11/1/2021-12/31/2022, Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Pregnant with Possibilities Resource Center (PPRC) Evaluation, July 2021-May 2022, Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Social Science Research Council Addressing African American Maternal and Infant Mortality Using Technology During the COVID-19 Crisis, September-May 2021, Role: Co-Principal Investigator. CR3 (Social Determinants of Health): Addressing African American Maternal and Infant Mortality Using Technology During the COVID-19 Crisis, May-Dec 2020, Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Survive and Thrive- A New Future for African American Babies funded by Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), 2020-2021, Role Co-Principal Investigator. | ||