2024 Distinguished Scientist Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAHA

Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAHA
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Debra K. Moser is a Professor at the University of Tennessee, and Professor and Linda C. Gill Chair of Cardiovascular Nursing, Emeritus at the University of Kentucky. She is the director of the RICH (Research and Interventions for Cardiovascular Health) Heart Program, an international research collaborative dedicated to cardiovascular research and mentorship.

In addition to her academic position, she is the Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Her research program focuses on intervention research and testing biobehavioral self-care interventions in populations with notable health disparities including rural individuals, caregivers and other vulnerable patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart failure to improve quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. She also studies CVD risk reduction in rural individuals at high risk for CVD and heart failure. Through all of her work, examination of the impact of depressive symptoms on outcomes is an underpinning.

Her work has been recognized with more than 30 awards, including the HFSA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Lembright, Dracup Mentorship and Heart Failure Research Awards from the American Heart Association. She has been recognized with the President’s Research Award from FNINR. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Heart Association, and the Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses Association.

Her funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute exceeds $40 million. She has published more than 450 data-based journal articles, 25 chapters, and 3 books.