Dr. Quin Denfeld is an Associate Professor in the OHSU School of Nursing with a secondary appointment in the School of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Denfeld’s program of research focuses on the biobehavioral mechanisms of symptoms and frailty among adults with heart failure, with a particular focus on women and older adults. She is currently funded by the NIH/NINR to lead a R01 study that focuses on the biological and physiological mechanisms of symptom clusters in heart failure. She also recently received funding from the NIH/NINR to lead a R21 study that focuses on how physical frailty is related to self-care behaviors in heart failure. She is the Next Generation Research Co-Director for the K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program at OHSU and teaches in the PhD program at the School of Nursing. She is involved in numerous professional organizations, including leading several scientific statements on symptoms, falls, and frailty, and she serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and an Editorial Board member for the Journal of Cardiac Failure and Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Dr. Denfeld is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America.