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Kim Belcik, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE

Kim Belcik
Kim Belcik, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE

Clinical Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

CV (PDF)

Contact

Campus/location: Round Rock
3950 North A. W. Grimes Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78665
kimbelcik@tamu.edu
Phone: 512.341.4236

Education and Training

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MSN, 2023
  • University of Texas at Austin, PhD, 2011
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, BSN, 2002
  • Texas A&M University, BS, 1999

Professional Certifications

  • Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing
  • Registered Nurse, New York State Education Department-Office of the Professions
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing
  • Nurse Practitioner in Family Health, New York State Education Department-Office of the Professions
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing

Research Interests

  • Developing health and healthcare policy that impacts the health and well-being of all Texans
  • Recognition as an expert in creating Cultures of Scholarly Caring
  • Building a program of research which re-envision the relationships between and among faculty and students
  • Re-imagining nursing education using open educational practices

Teaching Interests

  • Leadership
  • Healthcare policy
  • Population health
  • Care and belonging

Awards, Recognition and Service

  • 10-Year Service Award, Texas State University, 2022
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Manor Free Clinic
  • Wells Branch Community Church

Memberships

  • American Nurses Association
  • Texas Nurses Association
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Texas Nurse Practitioners
  • The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State (The NPA)
  • Austin Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Alliance for Camp Health
  • Sigma Theta Tau

Representative Publications

Belcik, K.; Hughes, M.; Cropley, S. (2024). Nursing leadership competencies applied to population health policy advocacy: A teaching strategy. https://www.aacnnursing.org/essentials/database/kit/i/d3610-leadership

Belcik, K. (2024). Rural health immersion for nursing students. NLN Education Summit. San Antonio, TX.

Cropley, S., Hughes, M., & Belcik, K. (2024). Qualitative Analysis of an Integrated Curricular Strategy to Develop Health Policy Advocacy. Nurse educator, 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001715. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001715

Cropley, S., Hughes, M., & Belcik, K. (2022). Engaging Leadership Competencies Through Population Health Policy Advocacy: A Review of the Evidence. Policy, politics & nursing practice, 23(4), 259–271. https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544221112893

Belcik, K. Leadership and Management of Nursing Care. (K. Ernstmeyer & E. Christman, Eds.); 2022. https://pressbooks.txst.edu/nursinglm/

Belcik, K., Hughes, M., & Cropley, S. (2024). Contributor, Implementation Tool Kit: The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. Nursing Leadership Competencies Applied to Population Health Policy Advocacy; Level 1, Domain 3 – Population Health, Domain 6 – Interprofessional Partnerships, & Domain 10 – Personal, Professional, and Leadership. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington D.C. https://www.aacnnursing.org/essentials/database/kit/i/d3610-leadership