WVU Student Life Hall of Fame to induct five new members
Dr. Lisa Costello among those to be recognized
An innovative healthcare leader serving local communities and beyond, a long-time program manager who has worked tirelessly to enrich student learning opportunities outside the classroom and a licensed psychologist who has dedicated four decades of her career to the advancement of student mental health services are among the five new inductees to be honored for their outstanding contributions to West Virginia University.
The Division of Student Life will honor the recipients of the 2021 Hall of Fame and Outstanding Achievement Awards during an induction ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Monday (Oct. 4) at the Mountainlair Ballrooms. In accordance with WVU guidelines, all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities through Oct. 6.
Dr. Lisa Costello
Costello, of Weirton, serves as an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at WVU and a pediatric hospitalist at WVU Medicine Children’s. She is co-director of the Pediatrics Clerkship and leads a healthcare literacy and patient advocacy curriculum thread for the M.D. program, and, serves as the advisor for Student Advocates Impacting Decision on Healthcare.
Costello also serves as the president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, president-elect of the West Virginia State Medical Association and a member of the Board of Directors for the WV Children’s Health Insurance Program.
She dedicates her work to improving communication among patients, healthcare professionals and the public, and, utilizing technology and media to amplify advocacy and education among healthcare professionals.
In 2011, the WVU School of Medicine Alumni Association selected Costello as recipient of the President’s Young Alumnus Award, in 2015, she received the Advocate for Children Award from the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and in 2017, she received the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumnus Award from the WVU Alumni Association.
Costello has earned three degrees from WVU which include a bachelor’s in biology, master’s in public health and doctor of medicine.