Kathy Culpepper Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor of Health Promotion in Gerontology-Clinician Educator, and Director, John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Room 311 Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4217
UNITED STATES
tel: (215) 573-5362
email: kathyr@nursing.upenn.edu
Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Acting Director of Penn's Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, and Director of the Polisher Research Institute of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life. Dr. Richards is a nationally renowned sleep and geriatrics researcher. She was previously at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, where she was the Alice Sun Professor of Nursing and Director of the College's Tailored Biobehavioral Interventions Research Center. She also helped establish and co-direct the College's John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. She was the Associate Director for Health Services Research, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. Dr. Richards received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Arizona, and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Nursing from the University of Texas. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Teaching
She mentors pre- and post-doctoral fellows and an NIH Career Development awardee. She has supervised several master's students and doctoral dissertation students. She frequently is a guest in undergraduate and graduate courses, where she teaches research methods and sleep medicine.
Research
Dr. Richards has been particularly involved in studies about sleep patterns, disorders, and improvement through nonpharmacologic interventions (such as social activities and exercise) in older adults who have dementia. She has studied tailored biobehavioral interventions and provider practice patterns in nursing home care. She was the inaugural recipient of the UAMS College of Nursing's Alice Sun Professorship in Geriatric Nursing; and was awarded the 2003 Outstanding Alumni Award for Research at UAMS College of Nursing.
• Currently Funded Grants
• Center for Integrative Science in Aging
Honors/Credentials
Professional Activities
Dr. Richards serves as a grant reviewer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Scientific Review Board; the Department of Veterans Affairs, Nursing Research Initiative Scientific Review Board; the Alzheimer's Association Scientific Review Board; and the National Institute on Aging. She is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, and Sleep.
Awards/Honors:
Dr. Richards' contributions to the profession include the following honors and awards:
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2005
Fellow, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2002
Writers Award in Aging, "Sleep Promotion in Hospitalized Elders." Medical-Surgical Nursing Journal. Nagel C., Markie M., Richards K.C., Taylor J., 2003.
College of Nursing Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship (Peer Award), 2003.
Outstanding Alumni Award for Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing, 2003.
Health Services Research and Development Advanced Career Development Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2003-2006.
Nurse Researcher of the Year, Arkansas State Nurses Association, 1997.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing Faculty Award, Outstanding Scholarship (Peer Award), 1996, 2001, 2003.
Professional Organizations/Membership/Offices:
Southern Sleep Society, 1998-Present.
American Sleep Disorders Association, 1996-Present, Education Committee, 2004-06.
Gerontological Society of America, 1996-Present.
Southern Nursing Research Society, 1994-2001. Student Poster Judge, 1997; Co-chair, Local Planning Committee, 1999-2000.
American Nurses Association, 1989 -2002, 2005-present.
Delegate to Louisiana State Nurses Association Convention, 1993; Legislative Committee Arkansas Nurses Association, 1995; District 10 Nominating Committee, 1996.
Sigma Theta Tau, 1984 - Present
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