Ronald L. Hickman, Jr. | University Marketing and Communications

Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Associate Dean for Research,
Center for Research and Scholarship and
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Ruth M. Anderson Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

Medical-Surgical Nursing
Acute and Critical Care Nursing
Advanced Pathophysiology
Simulation and use of innovative educational technology

Research Information

Research Interests

Decision making with uncertainty and risk
Chronic illness self-management among health disparate populations
Family and patient-centered critical care

Research Projects

Research

Community-Engaged Transdiagnostic Sleep Intervention for School-Age Children with Autism
MPI: Megan Wenzell, PhD, RN
Grant number: N/A
Funding agency: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Junior Investigator Focused Project Grant
Role: Co-investigator
Funding period: 5/7/2025-5/7/2026
Sleep Intervention for School-Age Children with Autism
PI: Megan Wenzell, PhD, RN (contact) and M. Wiznitzer, MD
Grant number: N/A
Funding agency: Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio
Role: Co-investigator
Funding period: 6/2025-5/2026
Advancing Sleep Health Equity for African American Family Caregivers
PI: Elliane Irani, PhD, MBE, RN
Grant number: N/A
Funding agency: Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio
Role: Co-investigator
Funding period: 4/2025-3/2026
A Usability and Validation Study of RE-ASSIST–an Artificially Intelligent Care Coordination Technology
PI: Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Grant number: N/A
Funding agency: Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio
Funding period: 5/2024-6/2025
Intensive Summer Education Program in Translational Research for Underrepresented Students (INSPIRE-US)
MPI: Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC [contact] and Daryl Thornton, MD
Grant number: R25TR004517
Funding agency: NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Funding period: 7/2023-6/2028
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio, Catalyzing Linkages to Equity in Health (CLE Health)
PI: Grace McComsey, MD
Grant number: UM1TR004528
Funding agency: NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Funding period: 8/2023-6/2030
Role: Co-investigator; Undergraduate POD Lead

Training

Clinical Research Loan Repayment. Hickman, R. (2011-2013). Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award. NIH, National Center for Research Resources. Role: Recipient
Postdoctoral Career Development and Training. Davis, P., & Rudick, R. (2008-2012). Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program
(MCRTP-KL2), a component of the Clinical and Translational Collaborative. NIH, National Center for Research Resources, (1KL2RR024990). Role: Clinical Research Scholar
Predoctoral Career Development and Training. Daly, B., & Hickman, R. (2006-2008). Promoting Diversity in Health Related Research Supplement. NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research, (NR08941). Role: Co-Investigator

Publications

All publications

Irani, E., Aldossary, H., Dasari, U., Brewster, G., Thornton, JD., Still, C., Miller, D., Hickman, R., and Griggs, S. (in press). Sleep Health Barriers and Facilitators Among African American Family Caregivers. Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Aldossary, H., Dolansky, M., & Hickman, R. (in press). The Effectiveness of Psychological Resilience Interventions to Improve Adult Cardiac Patients’ Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Griggs, S., Howard, Q., Armentrout, B. L., Pignatiello, G. A., Strohl, K. P., Crawford, S. L., Li, C. R., Leuchtag, M., & Hickman, RL. (2025). A Randomized Pilot Cognitive Behavioral Sleep Health Trial for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2025.2522680
Pignatiello, G. A., Tuschman, P. J., Griggs, S., Schiltz, N. K., Hoffer, A., & Hickman, RL. (2025). Rethinking Regret: Reappraisal Tendencies Buffer Regret for ICU Surrogates Following Patient Death. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1939459251344205. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459251344205
O'Brien, J. A., McGill, L. S., Burant, C. J., Jonassaint, C. R., & Hickman, RL. (2024). Validity and Reliability of the Sickle Cell Self-Efficacy Scale in an Online, Anonymous Sample of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Nursing Measurement, JNM-2024-0077.R1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2024-0077
Pignatiello, G., Griggs, S., Hoffer, S., Hickman, R. (2024). Multidimensional Sleep Health in Surrogate Decision-Makers of Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Critical Care; 33(6): 468–472. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2024174
Horvat Davey, C., Griggs, S., Duwadi, D., Martin, S., & Hickman, R. (2024). Mental Health, Substance Use, and a Composite of Sleep Health in Adults, 2018 Ohio Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Sleep Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.09.010
Irani, E., Nguyen, A., Dasari, U., Jennings, A., Wang, F., & Hickman, R. (2024). African American family caregivers’ experiences and mental health: A convergent mixed-methods study. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 46(11), 928-940. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459241278453; [2024 WJNR/MNRS Sage Best Faculty Paper Award].
Griggs S, Armentrout BL, Horvat Davey C, & Hickman R. (2024) A sleep health composite and diabetes symptom burden in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Jitdorn, J., Somprasert, C., & Hickman Jr., R. (2024). Participatory Action Research for Developing a Wellness-Promoting Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Thailand. The Journal of Behavioral Science, 19(1), 33–50.
Hur Y, Hickman RL. Use and Impact of Simulation in Family Caregiver Education: A Systematic Review. (2024). Western Journal of Nursing Research; 46(2):143-151. doi:10.1177/01939459231218956
Pignatiello, G., Griggs, S., Irani, E., Hoffer, S., & Hickman Jr., R. (2023). Longitudinal associations among symptoms of family intensive care unit syndrome. American Journal of Critical Care, 32(4), 309-313. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2023443
Irani, E., Wang, F., Griggs, S., & Hickman, R. (2023). Resilience as a Moderator of Role Overload and Sleep Disturbance Among Caregivers of Persons with Dementia. Geriatric Nursing, 51, 49-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.02.014
*Pignatiello G., Griggs S, & Hickman R. (2022). Sociocultural Moderators of Emotion Regulation in Family Members of the Critically Ill. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/01939459221124652; PMID: 36154536; PMCID: PMC9854268 [2022 Best Faculty Paper Award, MNRS/Western Journal of Nursing Research]
*O’Brien, JA., Hickman, R., Burant, C., Dolansky, M., & Padrino, S. (2022). Associations Among Self-Efficacy and Health Related Quality of Life in Persons with Sickle Cell Disease. Western Journal of Nursing Research. doi.org/10.1177/019394592211353
†Nikpour, J., Hickman, R. Clayton-Jones, D., Gonzalez-Guarda, R., & Broome, M. (2022). Inclusive leadership guiding nursing’s response to improving health equity. Nursing Outlook. Nov-Dec;70(6 Suppl 1):S10-S19. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.02.006. Epub 2022 Apr 20.
*Griggs, S. Harper, A., Pignatiello, G., & Hickman, R. (2022). Feeling anxious about catching COVID: Facilitators and Barriers of Sleep Health Among Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 20:3, 357-367, doi: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2032711
*Posri, N., Srisatidnarakul, B., & Hickman, R. (2022). Development of a readiness for hospital discharge assessment tool for stroke patients. Beitlung Nursing Journal. 8(1), 75–83. https:/doi.org/10.33546/bnj.1968
*Griggs, S., Barbato, E., Hernandez, E., Gupta, D., Margevicius S, Grey, M., & Hickman R. (2022). Glucose and unstructured physical activity coupling during sleep and wake in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Scientific Reports. Apr 6;12(1):5790. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09728-2. PMID: 35388088; PMCID: PMC8986774.
*Griggs, S, Pignatiello, G., Hickman, R. (2022). A composite measure of sleep health is associated with glycaemic target achievement in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Sleep Research. Nov 13:e13784. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13784. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36372966.
*Griggs, S., Grey, M., Ash, G., Li, CR., Crawford, SL., & Hickman, R. (2022). Objective Sleep-Wake Characteristics Are Associated with Diabetes Symptoms in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Sci Diabetes Self-Management Care. Jun;48(3):149-156. doi: 10.1177/26350106221094521. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35446182; PMCID: PMC9157415.
*Griggs S., Blanchette, JE., Hickman R., Magny-Normilus, C, Baskin, RG, Margevicius, S, & Hatipoglu, B. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Cardiometabolic Risk Disparities in the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Clinic Registry Cohort. Endocrine Practice. Dec;28(12):1237-1243. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.003. Epub 2022 Oct 22. PMID: 36280025.