S. Lee Ridner, PhD, FNP-BC

S. Lee Ridner, PhD, FNP-BC

Professor
Adult Health Nursing

Education

  • PhD, University of Kentucky, 2004
  • MSN, University of Kentucky, 1995
  • BSN, University of Kentucky, 1988

Research Interest

  • Tobacco Use and Cessation
  • Electronic Cigarette Use
  • College Health
  • Well-being

Completed Research Support

  • Training Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Using the Social Determinants of Health. Investigator: Ridner, S.L., Hall, L., & Hines-Martin, V. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program. 2014-2016. Project Director.

  • Enhancing Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Between Nursing and Dental Students Via a Technology Enhanced IPE Model Focused on the Oral-Systemic Health Connection. Investigators: Nash, W., Ridner, L., Mayfield, T., Hupp, W., Hall, L., Firriolo, J., & Hines-Martin, V. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2012-2015. Co-Investigator.


Selected Publications

  • Owens, H., Polivka, B., Christian, B.J., King, K., & Ridner, S.L. (2019). The mediating effect of sleep behaviors when predicting weight-related behaviors in nursing students. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 31(5): 309-318. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000151.

  • Ridner, S.L., Keith, R.J., Walker, K.L., Hart, J.L., Newton, K.S., & Crawford, T.N. (2018). Differences in quality of life among college student electronic cigarette users. AIMS Public Health, 5(4): 454-462. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.454

  • Hart, J. L., Walker, K. L., Sears, C. G., Lee, A. S., Ridner, S.L., & Keith, R. J. (2018). E-Cigarette use and perceived health change: Better health through vaping? Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16(October). doi.org/10.18332/tid/95218

  • Crawford, T.N., & Ridner, S.L. (2018). Differences in well-being between sexual minority and heterosexual college students. Journal of LGBT Youth, 15(3) 243-255. doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2018.1470954

  • Nash, W.A., Hall, L.A., Ridner, S.L., Hayden, D., Mayfield, T., Firriolo, J., Hupp, W., Weathers, C., & Crawford, T.N. (2018). Evaluation of an interprofessional education program for advanced practice nursing and dental students: The oral-systemic health connection. Nurse Education Today, (Jul),66, 25-32. doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.03.021

  • Jorayeva, A., Ridner, S.L., Hall, L.A., Staten, R.R., & Walker, K.L. (2017). A Novel Text Message-based Motivational Interviewing Intervention for College Students Who Smoke Cigarettes. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 3(November). doi.org/10.18332/tpc/78509

  • Ridner, S.L., Keith, R.J., Walker, K.L., Hart, J.L., & Robertson, S.E. (2017). Primary care nurse practitioners’ perceptions of the use of e-cigarettes. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13(6), e283–e286. doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.01.019.

  • Yang, I., Hall, L.A., Ashford, K., Paul, S., Polivka, B., & Ridner, S.L. (2017). Pathways from socioeconomic status to prenatal smoking. Nursing Research, 66(1), 2-11. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000191


Teaching

  • Family Primary Care Nursing I
  • Family Primary Care Nursing I Practicum
  • DNP Project Planning & Development