Kashica Webber-Ritchey

• ​Childhood Obesity Prevention 
• Healthy Lifestyle: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Promotion
• Public Health
• Health Disparities
• Nursing Practice​

• ​​2025 Recipient of the College of Science and Health Excellence in Research Committee, Mid-Career Excellence in Research Award
• 2024 Fellow, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Nurse Educator Fellowship
• 2024 Fellow, American Heart Association (FAHA)
• 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
• 2020 DePaul Woman of Spirit and Action Award
• 2014 Nominated for the Mary Opal Wolanin Award for research pertaining to vulnerable populations ​

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles​:​

Coauthor coding: *Denotes Student

Reed, M., Banks, T., Halloway, S., Julion, K., Kitsiou, S., Schoeny, M., Swanson, B., Tangney, C., Webber-Ritchey, K., Wilbur, J., Wilhelm, K., Yeager, C.*, & Julion, W. (2025). 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. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 156, 107996. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107996

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Habtezghi, D., Wu, Xiaoxia*, & Samek, A. (2023). Examining the association between parental factors and childhood obesity. Journal of Community Health Nursing. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 40(2), 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2022.2125809

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Muellar, M.*, & Smith Carter, J. (2021). Examining current physical activity interventions in Black school-age children and parents: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 153, 106814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106814

Reed, M., Wilbur, J., Tangney, C., Schoeny, M., Miller, A., & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2021). Development of an obesity prevention intervention for adolescent African American daughters and their mothers. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v1i2.14

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Taylor-Piliae, R., & Loescher, L.J. (2020). Recruiting African American parents of young children in a physical activity study: Lessons learned. Chronic Illness. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395320928389

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Taylor-Piliae, R., & Loescher, L.J. (2018). Physical activity in parents of young African American children: The application of Social Cognitive Theory. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 32(1), 63-81. doi: 10.1891/0000-000Y.32.1.63

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Taylor-Piliae, R., Insel, K., & Loescher, L.J. (2016). Physical activity among African American parents of young children: Personal and environmental factors. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 47(6), 523-544. doi:10.7352/IJSP.2016.47.523.

Webber, K.J. & Loescher, L.J. (2013). A systematic review of parent role modeling of healthy eating and physical activity to prevent childhood overweight among African Americans. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 173-188. doi: 10.1111/jspn.12033

Jerome, G.J., Boyer, W., Bustamante, E., Kariuki, J., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Paluch, A.E., Swift, D., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Gibbs, B.B, & on behalf the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Committee on Physical Activity, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease. (2023). Increasing equity of physical activity promotion for optimal cardiovascular health. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 147, e1-e12. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001148
 
Lane-Cordova, A.D, Jerome, G.J., Paluch, A. E., Bustamante, E.E., LaMonte, M.J., Pate, R.R., Weaver, G., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Gibbs, B.B, and on behalf of the Committee on Physical Activity of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. (2021). Supporting physical activity in patients and populations during life events and transitions: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, e1-12.  https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001035

Moxley, E., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., & Hayman, L. (2021). Global impact of physical inactivity and implications for public health nursing. Public Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/phn.12958

Basaka, L.*, Palmisano, C. & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2025). Exploring patient knowledge and perspectives to inform the development of a pre-diabetes education toolkit: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2025.2517677

Pehr-Szeliga, D*, Rutkowski, A*, Neuman, N., Amer, K., & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2024).  Strategies to guide paediatric type 1 diabetes management and transition of care: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10.1111/jan.16666. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16666
 
Farr, A.*, Smith Carter, J., & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2024). Relationships among the endorsement of superwoman schema and health outcomes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological, & Neonatal Nursing, S0884-2175(24)00259-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2024.07.005

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Spurlark, R., Lofton, S., Brown, E., R., Lattner, C., Nwafor, G.*, Ponder, T.N.*, & Simonovich, S.D. (2022, December). Exploring the experience of Black nurses practicing during COVID-19: A qualitative descriptive study. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation (ABNFF) Journal,1(5), 76-86.

Roat, C*., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Spurlark, R., & Lee, Y.M. (2022). Barriers to Black Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and effective strategies to overcome barriers: An integrative literature review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01437-w

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Simonovich, S. D., Spurlark, R. (2021). COVID-19: Conducting research with vulnerable populations. Nursing Science Quarterly, 34(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318420965225

Simonovich, S.D., Spurlark, R., Badowski, D., Krawczyk, S., Socco, C., Ponder, T.N.^*, Rhyner, D.^*, Waid, R.^*, Aquino, E., Lattner, C., Mueller Wiesemann, L., Webber-Ritchey, K.J, & Tariman, J.D. (2021). Examining effective communication in nursing practice during COVID-19: A large-scale qualitative study. International Nursing Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12690

Webber-Ritchey, K.J. & Lane-Cordova, A. (2021). COVID-19: Health disparities and COVID-19 pandemic: Increasing clinical research participation among African Americans. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice,14(2), Article 5. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol14/iss2/5

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Aquino, E., Ponder, T*., Lattner, C., Soco, C., Spurlark, R., & Simonovich, S.D. (2021). Recruitment strategies to optimize participation by diverse populations. Nursing Science Quarterly. 34(1), 235-243. doi: 10.1177/08943184211010471

Iheduru‐Anderson, K., Alexander, K., Mathews, N., Ugorji, J., Ramdin, V., Akanegbu, C., McCoy, K., Okoro, F., McCamey, D., Calvert, W., Webber-Ritchey, K. (2025). From Bedside to Classroom: An autoethnography of the mentoring experiences of BIPOC nurse faculty from transition to tenure and promotion. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 12, 23333936251369439. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936251369439

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Ally, F., Galura, S., Buck, J., Brockway, C., Chipps, E., Ponder, T., Simonovich, S. D., Spurlark, R. S., Vancil, B., & Monutro, C. (2025).  Identifying fraudulent responses and imposters in research recruitment of subjects through social media. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 55(7), 388-394. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001596

Iheduru-Anderson, K., Alexander, K., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Atkins, R., Ramdin, V.A., Calvert, W.J., Ugorji, J., McCamey, D., Okoro, F., & Johnson, V.J. (2024). Voices of resilience: An autoethnographic exploration of the contributions of Black nursing faculty in nursing education. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation (ABNFF) Journal. 1(2), 17-39.

Johnson, V., Ramdin, V.A., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Iheduru-Anderson, K., Ford, C.D., Alexander, K., White-Evans, S., Okoro, F. Whitaker-Brown, C., Broome, B., & Fletcher, A. (2023). Mentoring Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) nursing faculty toward leadership excellence: A concept analysis with historical research. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation (ABNFF) Journal, 2(1), 33-55.

Lee, Y.M., Aquino, E., Bishop-Royse, J., Spawn, N., & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2022). Predictors associated with new nursing faculty's intent to leave nursing academia: Teaching preparation in doctoral program, institutional supports, and job satisfaction. International Journal of Nursing Education,19(1). doi:10.1515/ijnes-2021-0148.

Badowski, D., Spurlark, R.S., Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Ponder, T.N.*, Simonovich, S.D. (2021). Envisioning nursing education for post COVID-19 world: Qualitative findings from the frontline. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(12), 668-673.  doi:10.3928/01484834-20211004-03.

Webber-Ritchey, K.J., Badowski, D., & Gibbons, L. (2020, November/December). An online asynchronous physical assessment lab (OAPAL) for graduate nursing students using low-fidelity simulation with peer feedback. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41(6), 378-379. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000677

Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/kashica.webber-ritchey.1/bibliography/public/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f-Zd6gQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Professional Memberships:

• National Physical Activity Society (currently known as Physical Activity Alliance), Member 2020-2021

• Research Mentoring Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Committee Member, 7/2022-6/2024; Chair Elect, 7/2025-6/2027
• Member, Council Operations Committee (COC) Mid-Career Committee Commission, 12/2024-6/30/2026
  

• Student Nursing Association of Illinois (SNAI)-Co-Consultant, February 2021-2024

• Committee Member, Physical Activity Section: Research Committee Meeting, 2022-Present
• Committee Member, Public Health Nursing (PHN) Section: Diversity and Social Justice, 2023-Present
• Committee Member, PHN Section: Awards, 2023-Present
• Section Councilor, Public Health Nursing Section (PHN), Elected for 3-year term, 2022-2025.

• Secretary for State Coordinators' Committee, 2021-2022
• Member, Research Committee, 2021-Present

• Family Health Research & Implementation Interest Group (RIIG), Member, February 2024-Present
• 2024-2025: Chair-Elect
• 2025-2026: Chair
• Health Promoting Behaviors Across the Lifespan RIIG, Member, 2024-Present

• Beta Mu Chapter: Member, 2007-2021
•  Zeta Sigma Chapter: Member, 2021-Present
  

SAGE Open Nursing, Editorial Board Member/Reviewer Board Member, January 2024-Present    

Frontiers in Public Health, Editorial Board Member/Reviewer Board Member, August 2023-Present

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