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Sheila H. Ridner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

  • Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of Nursing
  • Director, PhD in Nursing Science Program

Phone

615-322-0831

Email

sheila.ridner@vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
461 21st Ave.
Nashville, TN 37240

Sheila H. Ridner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

  • Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of Nursing
  • Director, PhD in Nursing Science Program

615-322-0831

sheila.ridner@vanderbilt.edu

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
461 21st Ave.
Nashville, TN 37240

Profile

Dr. Sheila Ridner is the Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of Nursing at VUSN. She received her PhD in Nursing Science from Vanderbilt University in 2003 and completed her Postdoctoral Oncology Nursing Fellowship in 2005, also at Vanderbilt.

She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University in 2000, and her Masters of Health Services Administration from the College of St. Francis Graduate School in Joliet, Illinois in 1988. Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky in 1978 and was a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Dr. Ridner has an extensive background in symptom management, oncology, psych/mental health and substance abuse, healthcare administration, and quality improvement.

Education

  • Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (2003)
  • M.S.N., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (2000)
  • M.S., College of Saint Francis, Joliet, Illinois (1988)
  • B.S.N., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (1978)
Postgraduate Training
  • Postdoctoral Oncology Fellowship, Vanderbilt University (2005)

Research Emphasis

Publications

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