Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN

Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN is Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Home Care Policy & Research at VNS Health in New York. Her research interests are in self-care broadly defined to include treatment adherence, condition monitoring, and self-management of symptoms associated with chronic illness. She has developed theory and self-report measures of self-care that are used worldwide. Dr. Riegel has received numerous honors and awards, including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, and the Barbara J. Lowery Award from the Doctoral Student Organization at the University of Pennsylvania.