Victoria Scheer

Dr. Victoria Scheer has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation since 2021. Since May 2022, she has been serving as the Director of Master's Entry and Accelerated Prelicensure Nursing Programs. Prior to coming to Edson College, Dr. Scheer taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), where she had earned her BSN and PhD. During her time as an undergraduate student at UWM, she studied abroad in Malawi, Africa, and served as an undergraduate research assistant in Kenya. Faculty mentorship during these experiences motivated her to pursue her PhD studies. As a doctoral student, she worked as a program assistant, coordinating students studying abroad in Malawi in 2018 and 2019; as a teaching assistant in various courses including professionalism, growth and development, gerontology, leadership, and community health; and as a research assistant on Striving to be Strong (R01NR013913-01), focused on self-management and osteoporosis prevention. Her nursing experience includes long-term care and rehabilitation, home care, hospice, and psychiatric and behavioral care in the areas of dementia, substance use, mental health, and eating disorders. In 2020, Dr. Scheer earned her PhD after completing her dissertation research focused on the concept of empowerment among women living with HIV in Malawi. Across nursing practice, research, and education, her areas of interest include eliminating health disparities; promoting health equity; mental health advocacy; global health and international development; and the application of feminist and grounded theory methodologies.