Cynthia Cockerham, RN

Cynthia holds degrees in Nursing, Human Nutrition and Family Sciences from the University of Kentucky. She has worked in field of maternal child health since 2016. Currently, Cynthia is employed with the University of Kentucky Department of OBGYN Maternal Fetal Medicine as the Community Program and Research Director. In this role, she was selected to be Operations Director of the new State Maternal Health Innovation Program award from HRSA that funds the Kentucky Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (KyMMM) Task Force. She has worked to enhance Kentucky’s capacity to develop and implement goals in critical areas to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality. One of the many products of her work, has been the establishment of the Perinatal Community Health Work Program, which she is currently serving as interim Director. Cynthia’s passion is to help pregnant/recently pregnant persons thrive through empowerment and education of systems supported by safe, quality, collaborative, and equitable communities.