DR. DEBORAH LEVINE NAMED WINNER OF TOP FACULTY AWARD AT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, OCTOBER 28, 2020: Providence College announced today that Dr. Deborah Levine, associate professor of health policy and management, has earned its 2019-20 Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award. This award is presented annually to the Providence College faculty member who best exhibits excellence in teaching, passion and enthusiasm for learning, along with a genuine concern for students’ academic and personal growth.
Dr. Levine, who has been a member of the PC faculty since 2009, teaches courses that include “Introduction to the American Health Care System” and “Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity in the United States.” The latter directly aligns with her areas of academic expertise.
Aside from her work in the classroom, Dr. Levine is a scholar in the areas of the history of medicine, health, patient experience, health insurance, and disease. She regularly presents at national and international conferences. In addition, her work often appears in scholarly journals, and her expertise has been sought by media outlets that include The Washington Post, The New York Times, and CBS Evening News.
Dr. Levine earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington University, where she also was an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, and her doctoral degree from Harvard University.
More about the Accinno Award
The Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award was established in 2002 as an outcome of the College’s strategic plan. John J. Accinno, C.P.A. ’46 & ’93Hon. established the award with a gift of $150,000 in memory of his brother Joseph. John Accinno served as a member of the Providence College President’s Council for 13 years. A loyal alumnus, he established more than a dozen scholarships at the College and served in virtually every volunteer fundraising leadership position. He was a three-term secretary of the National Alumni Association (NAA) Board of Governors and earned awards for his generosity and service from the NAA and the Greater Providence Chapter of the NAA, the Mal Brown Club. Mr. Accinno earned a B.S. degree in business administration and lived in Barrington, R.I. He died in 2012.
The award program is administered by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Teaching Award Selection Committee. The recipient receives a cash stipend, is formally acknowledged at Academic Convocation, and has his or her name inscribed on a plaque that is permanently displayed in Phillips Memorial Library.
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