Tieghan Killackey, RN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. She holds the RBC Financial Group Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto. Dr. Killackey is a Certified Cardiovascular Nurse, and her research program uses qualitative and mixed-methods to improve patient and family experiences within chronic illness care, with specific emphasis on enhancing patient autonomy and supporting self-management using technology. Dr. Killackey’s research has been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research and the Hospital for Sick Children’s Labatt Family Heart Centre.