Karen J. Radke is a nurse, physiologist, educator, researcher, author, and administrator. She was acting chairman, West Indies College Department of Nursing Education (now Northern Caribbean University Department of Nursing) in Jamaica from 1972 to1973. Her degrees in nursing are from Loma Linda University (BSc), Boston University (MSc), and Texas Woman's University (MSc-Family Nurse Clinician). After working as a public health nurse and nurse practitioner, Radke earned a PhD in physiology from Indiana University School of Medicine and then did a research fellowship in the College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Radke taught in schools of nursing and medicine for twenty-five years. Besides teaching, Radke conducted research on hormones that influence renal function and blood pressure at the University of Rochester, New York. She presented her work at scientific conferences and has been published in scholarly journals. Later, Radke was associate dean for academic affairs, director of graduate studies, and professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, The State University of New York. She has garnered several honours and awards. Dr. Radke is retired.
