Quin Denfeld RN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN, FHFSA

Dr. Quin Denfeld is an Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University in the 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 received funding from the NIH/NINR to lead a R01 study that focuses on the biological and physiological mechanisms of symptom clusters in heart failure. She also 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, which is funded by the NIH’s Office of Research in Women’s Health. She is involved in numerous professional organizations, including leading several scientific statements on falls and frailty, and she serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and Frailty and Nutrition Section Editor for the Journal of Cardiac Failure. Dr. Denfeld is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America.