American Heart Association Honors Turchioe, Kang

Columbia Nursing faculty and students presented their research and received major honors at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2025, held November 7-10 in New Orleans. 

The AHA’s Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing presented Assistant Professor Meghan Turchioe, PhD ’18, with the Marie Cowan Promising Early Career Investigator Award, given annually to a junior investigator who demonstrates the scientific excellence and spirit of innovation exemplified by Cowan’s work.  

Turchioe also participated in a panel discussion, “Leveraging the GWTG Database for Research Innovation,” and presented “AI Applications to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Disparities,” “Community Paramedic Home Visits for Heart Failure: Per-Protocol Analysis of the MIGHTy-Heart Trial,” and “Changes in Decisional Conflict Among Adults with Atrial Fibrillation Viewing a Rhythm Management Decision Aid: Results from a Single-Arm Feasibility Trial” at the meeting. 

Postdoctoral research fellow Chloe Kang, PhD ’24, received an AHA Travel Award, and presented on “Frailty Tailored Mobile Integrated Health After Hospital Discharge: A Secondary Analysis of the MIGHTy Heart Randomized Clinical Trial.”   

PhD student Diego Redondo Saenz  presented a moderated poster titled "Communicating Cognitive Health Results to Patients: Effects of Visualization and Labeling Strategies."   

Professor Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, presented “Harnessing Implementation Science for Heart Health Impact,” “Engaging with Patients, Caregivers, and Research Stakeholders in Comparative Effectiveness Research,” and “Effectiveness of a Mobile Integrated Health vs Transitions of Care Coordinator in Heart Failure: Results from the MIGHTy-Heart Trial.”