School of Nursing Faculty and Staff

Dr. Kim Riddle is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at WKU. She graduated from Saint Francis College (now the University of St. Francis) in Fort Wayne, IN in May 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, obtained her Master of Science in Nursing (Educator concentration) from WKU in December 2012, and her PhD in Nursing (Occupational and Environmental Health concentration) from the University of Kentucky in May 2021. Her dissertation was titled, “Risk Factors for Workplace Sexual Harassment in Female Truck Drivers.”

Dr. Riddle began her teaching career in 2003; she taught a clinical section for Licensed Practical Nurses at Kentucky Community and Technical College Services (KCTCS) for one semester.  She returned to teaching in 2011 for WKU as a part-time clinical instructor in the pre-licensure BSN program.  She became a full-time instructor in the pre-licensure program in August 2013.  She moved to the RN to BSN program in August 2014 and returned to the pre-licensure program in Spring 2019.

Dr. Riddle has a vast array of nursing experience in acute care, community health, and long-term care. She currently holds her Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) credential, her Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) credential, and her Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic license. She continues to stay current in practice as an Ambulatory Surgery nurse. She is the current President of the local Kentucky Nurses Association Chapter (REACH). She also serves as a volunteer firefighter and is member of the local search and rescue team.

Dr. Riddle’s research interests include workplace sexual violence (i.e., sexual harassment and sexual assault), general violence, safety, and health of women in male-dominated occupations (specifically commercial truck drivers, firefighters, and EMS).