Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN, is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Pless Center for Nursing Research in the Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is recognized as an international expert in qualitative research techniques and mixed methods research and has conducted training to interdisciplinary teams locally, nationally, and internationally. With extensive clinical and research experience in cardiovascular nursing, her research program focuses on investigating the bio-behavioral influences on self-care in patients with cardiovascular disease including heart failure and multiple comorbidity; and evaluating the effectiveness of self-care interventions on health outcomes. Her work has led to an improved understanding of the sociocultural influences of self-care among vulnerable populations, including older workers, women, and ethnic minority groups and the development. Dr. Dickson is co-editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.