Dr. Hidalgo earned his BSN (’98) and MSN (’03) from McNeese State University and his DNP (’17) from Southeastern Louisiana University. He is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and his practice/research interests include public health and pediatric/adolescent care. In addition, he has volunteered as a pet foster for many years and has an active role biweekly in a rural food pantry stocking and distributing foods to residents of a food desert.