Health Center Staff

We are here to help you develop a balanced approach to wellness during your time as a student at Gordon. The demands of these four years are unique and it is our hope that you will see the Student Health Center as an educational resource, as well as a place to come when you are ill. We hope you will view each visit as an opportunity to maintain your health and well-being, as well as to increase knowledge and awareness to prevent future illness and injury.

Lauren Becker, MA, BSN, RN
Director of Student Health Services
Eastern Nazarene College, BA
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA
Northeastern University, BSN

Directing the Health Center is Lauren’s second role at Gordon College, as she previously served in the chapel office as Associate Dean for Spiritual Formation and Adjunct Professor. After earning her BSN and becoming a Registered Nurse, Lauren worked at Boston Children’s Hospital in the Cardiac ICU where she cared for infants and children with congenital cardiac defects in the pre and post-operative period. She then returned to Gordon College to direct the Health Center, a role which beautifully combines her professional experience in psychology, mental health counseling, spiritual formation, and nursing.

Lauren enjoys working with college students, as young adulthood often brings rapid growth in individuation and identity formation. She is an advocate of students learning how to care for their bodies and their minds, and developing healthy self-care practices. Lauren and her husband have a daughter and three sons, an old house, and an endless list of projects. They find joy in it all.

Sandi Hickey MSN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Gordon College
Northeastern University BSN, MSN
University of New Hampshire, PMHNP-BC

Sandi has worked in the Health Center providing primary care and urgent care to Gordon students since 2008. Prior to coming to Gordon, she spent 15 years working in Critical Care and Interventional Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ultimately her career led to specialize in Electrophysiology treating patients with cardiac arrhythmias at MGH. There, she participated in clinical research studies both in heart failure as well as electrophysiological disorders.

Sandi's expertise in cardiology has allowed her to teach on the cardiovascular system in Gordon's impressive cadaver lab. Sandi is committed to the Gordon students and appreciates the opportunity to be part of the team that cares for them. She is married to a Gordon alumnus and they have two girls. Her family enjoys being part of the Gordon community and can be found in a wide variety of activities here on campus.