A URI College of Health Sciences Professor was recently honored for her commitment to the physical therapy profession and her impressive service to the community.

Clinical Assistant Professor Carol Petrie has received the Mary I. DuVally Distinguished Service Award from the Rhode Island chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. is presented to a member of the Rhode Island chapter that has provided excellent service to the chapter, community, and has helped advance the Physical Therapy profession.

Dr. Petrie’s expertise is in geriatric physical therapy and acute care practice. She is a board certified clinical specialist in geriatrics from the APTA and she continues her practice in both acute care and acute rehabilitiation settings. Her professional activities include serving as the Rhode Island Delegate to the American Physical Therapy Association’s House of Delegates and local continuing education programming with the Rhode Island APTA. She also serves as a U.S. Army reserve physical therapist with the 405th Combat Support Hospital in Worcester, MA.

“As director of clinical education, Dr. Petrie works extremely hard within the department to provide the best clinical education experience for each student,” said College of Health Sciences Dean Gary Liguori. “She has been particularly remarkable at navigating this for every student throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.”