Angela Clark, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN

President, Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

Angela Clark, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, joined Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing in May 2022, as the new Maxine Clark and Bob Fox President. With a legacy beginning in 1902, Goldfarb School of Nursing has a strong tradition of educating health care professionals and leading evidence-based research. Students can pursue advancement through a variety of accredited undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate nursing programs. The School has nationally recognized educational facilities with state-of-the-art classrooms, lecture halls and sophisticated Clinical Simulation Institute labs with patient simulation manikins and exam rooms that provide high-tech, advanced nursing care experiences.

Previously, Dr. Clark was the interim Associate Dean and Executive Director of Undergraduate and Prelicensure Programs at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing. She earned her undergraduate and master’s nursing degrees from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and PhD in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati.

During her tenure at the University of Cincinnati, she was recognized for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, Faculty-to-Faculty Mentoring, and as the University’s E-learning Champion. Dr. Clark also held faculty positions at the University of Tennessee and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She completed residencies with the National Institutes of Health, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and is a recognized Apple Distinguished Educator, actively participating in Apple educational initiatives and think tanks.

Dr. Clark’s research has included the development of multiple educational interventions to support harm reduction efforts related to the opioid epidemic, reduce stigma against people with substance use disorders, and increase knowledge and implementation of evidence-based best practices for substance abuse treatment — all in an effort to save lives and turn the tide on the epidemic.

In 2020, Dr. Clark was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing as a Fellow and was also awarded the 2020 Ohio Nurse of the Year by the March of Dimes.

She is an active public health advocate and has been a strong supporter for policy and practice change within nursing and across health care professions.

A driven, authentic and enthusiastic leader, Dr. Clark is always ready and willing to listen and to share her insights, vision and personal philosophy to build relationships and trust to move the nursing profession forward.