Masterson Creber, Tark Honored for Research, Faculty Practice

Two Columbia Nursing faculty received major honors at professional meetings this spring. 

Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, the Mary Crawford Professor of Nursing, received the Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award, presented annually by the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) to honor a senior investigator for sustained and outstanding contributions to nursing research. ENRS presented Masterson Creber with the award at its 36th annual meeting April 4-5, 2024, in Philadelphia. Masterson Creber’s research focuses on improving quality of life for patients with cardiac conditions across the disease continuum and developing innovative interventions for health care delivery.  

Aluem Tark, PhD, an associate professor and director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, received the Outstanding Faculty Practice Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) on April 20, 2024, at NONPF’s 50th annual meeting and awards gala in Baltimore. The award, given annually, honors innovative practice that links with teaching and scholarship. Tark practices as a family nurse practitioner in Hematology/Oncology. Her research interests include end-of-life care, advance directives, palliative/hospice care, and the care of individuals with advanced and/or life-threatening illnesses.