Dr. Alex Clark is Professor and Associate Dean, Research in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. In this role, he also provides leadership for the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology. His research relates to prevention and management of cardiovascular disease, drawing on complex theory and other innovative methods to understand outcomes in populations with coronary heart disease. His work has directly contributed to healthcare practice, policy and guidelines nationally an internationally. He is currently Vice-President of the International Network for Doctoral Education Scientific Officer for CIHR, and Chair of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Peer Review Committee.