Providence College Professor Awarded Six-Figure Grant from the National Science Foundation
(Providence, RI) – Providence College announced today that Dr. Jessica Mulligan, professor of health policy and management, is the recipient of a six-figure grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project titled Ethics of Care and Compounded Disaster.
This is the first NSF award to the School of Professional Studies, the first large-scale, federal award made to a faculty member in the Health Policy and Management Department, and the College’s first award from the cultural anthropology program within the National Science Foundation.
The award will fund a collaborative project with Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Each college was granted a separate, but linked award for this collaborative work: $173,048 was awarded to Providence College for a 36-month grant period.
The project documents how health care workers responded to the constant demand of disaster conditions, cared for patients, and worked to rebuild the health care system following a major natural disaster or reoccurring disasters. Data from the project will be disseminated to improve healthcare delivery in post-disaster conditions.
Founded in 1917, Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,000 students and offers degrees in 52 academic majors and 38 minors. Since 1997, Providence College consistently has been ranked among the top five regional universities in the North according to U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”
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