School of Nursing Faculty and Staff

Kim Link is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at WKU. Dr. Link obtained a Masters of Science in Nursing degree from Vanderbilt University in 2006 and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from WKU in 2016. Dr. Link obtained a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from WKU.  Dr. Link teaches mental health nursing in the BSN program.

Dr. Link is certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Link is currently in clinical practice at Medical Center Psychiatry. Prior to teaching, Dr. Link worked as a nurse practitioner at a community mental health center in West Tennessee, at Vanderbilt University Student Health Center, and at WKU Health Services.