Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research focuses on health promotion among underserved and at-risk groups with specific interest in healthy lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity and diet. My other related work includes leading nursing scientist on Nursing During COVID-19 and Black Girls Move (2023-2025). My research experience is collaborative that includes a strong foundation in quantitative, qualitative, and systematic review research methodologies as well as rigorous development, implementation, and evaluation of digital surveys.
Honors and Awards
- 2023 Recipient of the DePaul University Provost's Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion awarded to the "Nursing During COVID-19" Research Team
- 2022 Feleta Wilson Award, American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section
- DePaul Woman of Spirit and Action Award
- Nominated for the Mary Opal Wolanin Award for research pertaining to vulnerable populations
Professional Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA) and ANA-Illinois, Member and Student Nursing Association of Illinois (SNAI) Faculty Consultant
- Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation (ABNFF) Research Committee Active Member
- American Heart Association Public Health Nursing Section Councilor
- American Heart Association: Research Mentoring Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Member
- Journal of Community Health Nursing Editorial Board Member
Related documents
Research Interests
- Childhood obesity prevention
- Physical Activity Promotion
- Health Disparities
- COVID-19
- Topics in Nursing Education
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Exploring Patient Knowledge and Perspectives to Inform the Development of a Prediabetes Education Toolkit: A cross-Sectional Survey
Basaka, L., Palmisano, C. & Webber-Ritchey, K. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of community health nursing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Bedside to Classroom: An Autoethnography of the Mentoring Experiences of BIPOC Nurse Faculty from Transition to Tenure and Promotion
Iheduru-Anderson, K. C., Alexander, K. E., Mathews, N., Ugorji, J. U., Ramdin, V. A., Akanegbu, C., McCoy, K., McCamey, D., Okoro, F., Calvert, W. J. & Webber-Ritchey, K. J., Jan 1 2025, In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 12, 23333936251369439.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying Fraudulent Responses and Imposters in Research Recruitment of Subjects Through Social Media
Webber-Ritchey, K. J., Ally, F., Galura, S., Buck, J., Brockway, C., Chipps, E., Ponder, T., Simonovich, S. D., Spurlark, R. S., Vancil, B. & Monturo, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: The Journal of nursing administration. 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rationale and design of a race-conscious, school-linked, pilot randomized controlled trial to improve physical activity and dietary behaviors of Black adolescent daughter/mother dyads
Reed, M., Banks, T., Halloway, S., Julion, K., Kitsiou, S., Schoeny, M., Swanson, B., Tangney, C., Webber-Ritchey, K., Wilbur, J. E., Wilhelm, K., Yeager, C. & Julion, W., Sep 2025, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 156, 107996.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruitment Strategies to Optimize Participation by Diverse Populations (Reprinted with Permission)
Webber-Ritchey, K. J., Aquino, E., Ponder, T. N., Lattner, C., Soco, C., Spurlark, R. & Simonovich, S. D., Oct 1 2025, In: Nursing Science Quarterly. 38, 4, p. 355-363 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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IBHE Announces Recipients of 76 Nurse Educator Fellowships across Illinois
5/2/24
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Op-Ed: Why It’s Still Important To Listen To The Black Community’s Concerns Around Vaccine Hesitancy And Misinformation
1/15/23
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Minority Nurses Describe Struggles with Moral Distress on Covid Frontlines
4/27/22
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Overwhelming Hardship Wrought by the Pandemic Created 'Moral Distress' in Frontline Nurses
4/25/22
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Nurses on the frontlines faced psychological and physical demands during COVID-19 pandemic
4/20/22
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