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Lisa M. Casanova Georgia State University Institute of Public Health P.O. Box 3984 Atlanta, GA Phone: 404-413-1136 Email: [email protected] Professional experience Assistant Professor August 2010–Present School of Public Health, Georgia State University Affiliate Faculty, Partnership for Urban Health Research Visiting Scientist May 2015-May 2016 Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases School of Medicine University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Postdoctoral research associate July 2008–July 2010 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Graduate research assistant August 2000–June 2008 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Doctor of Philosophy, August 2008 Environmental Health Sciences Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health Dissertation: Survival and Transmission of Coronaviruses in the Healthcare Environment Advisor: Dr. Mark Sobsey Master of Science, August 2004 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health Minor in infectious disease epidemiology Thesis: Antibiotic Resistance in Enteric Bacteria from North Carolina Swine Farms and Environmental Waters Advisor: Dr. Mark Sobsey University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Bachelor of Science with honors, May 2000 Major: Microbiology Minor: Chemistry Advisor: Dr. Charles Gerba Casanova, page 2 Peer-Reviewed Publications 1. *Bearden, R. and L.M. Casanova . 2016. Survival of an Enveloped Virus on Toys. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, accepted for publication. 2. *Brown, T., *W. Chen, and L.M. Casanova . 2016. Survival and Disinfection of an Enveloped Surrogate Virus on Tyvek Suits Used for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment. American Journal of Infection Control, in press. 3. *Sholtes, K., K. Lowe, G. Walters, K. Linden, M.D. Sobsey, and L.M. Casanova . 2016. Comparison of Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes and Low-Pressure Mercury-Arc Lamps for Disinfection of Water. Environmental Technology, DOI:10.1080/09593330.2016.1144798 4. Casanova, L.M. and M.D. Sobsey. 2015. Reduction of Acid-Fast and Non-Acid-Fast Bacteria by Point of Use Coagulation-Flocculation-Disinfection. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 12(11):14420-14428; doi: 10.3390/ijerph121114420. 5. *Armstrong, A., M.D. Sobsey and L.M. Casanova. 2015. Disinfection of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by copper in water. Journal of Water and Health, accepted for publication. 6. Casanova, L.M. , and S.R. Weaver. 2015. Inactivation of an Enveloped Surrogate Virus in Human Sewage. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 2(3):76–78 7. Casanova, L.M. , and S.R. Weaver. 2015. Evaluation of eluents for the recovery of an enveloped virus from hands by whole-hand sampling. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 118(5):1210-1216. 8. *Waka, B., and L.M. Casanova . 2013. Survival of a surrogate virus on N95 respirator material. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 34(12): 1334-1335. 9. Casanova, L.M ., A. Walters, A. Nagahawatte, and M.D. Sobsey. 2013. Ceramic pot filter user satisfaction and water quantity production in tsunami-affected Sri Lankan communities. Journal of Water Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development, 3(4):646-648. 10. Casanova, L.M ., A. Walters, A. Nagahawatte, and M.D. Sobsey. 2012. Factors affecting continued use of ceramic water purifiers distributed to tsunami-affected communities in Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 17:1361-68. 11. Casanova, L.M ., A. Walters, A. Nagahawatte, and M.D. Sobsey. 2012. A post-implementation evaluation of ceramic water purifiers distributed to tsunami-affected communities in Sri Lanka. Journal of Water and Health, 10(2):209-20. 12. Casanova, L.M ., W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2011. Effect of Single vs. Double Gloving on Virus Transfer to Healthcare Workers' Skin and Clothing During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment. American Journal of Infection Control, 40(4):369-374. 13. *Kaufman, A., Casanova, L.M ., and M.D. Sobsey. 2011. Efficacy of Ceramic Siphon Household Water Filter for Removal of Pathogenic Microorganisms: Lifespan Volume Test. Journal of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Development, 1(2):102–111. 14. *Hulkower, R., Casanova, L.M ., W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2011. Inactivation of Surrogate Coronaviruses by Healthcare Germicides. American Journal of Infection Control, 39(5):401-7. 15. Casanova, L.M ., S. Jeon, W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2010. Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(9): 2712-2717. 16. Casanova, L.M ., W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2009. Coronavirus Survival on Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 31(5):560-1. 17. Casanova, L.M ., W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2009. Survival of Surrogate Coronaviruses in Water. Water Research, 43(7):1893-8. 18. Friedman, S.D., E.M. Cooper, L.M. Casanova, M.D. Sobsey, and F.J. Genthner. 2009. A Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay to Distinguish the Four Genogroups of Male-Specific (F+) RNA Coliphages. Journal of Virological Methods, 159(1):47-52. 19. Casanova, L.M ., W.A. Rutala, D.J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2009. Methods for the Recovery of a Model Virus from Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 106(4):1244-51. Casanova, page 3 20. Casanova, L.M ., E. Alfano-Sobsey, W.A. Rutala, D. J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2008. Assessing the Risk of Viral Transfer from Contaminated Personal Protective Equipment to Employees’ Skin and Clothing in the Healthcare Setting. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(8):1291-3. 21. Sobsey, M.D., C.E. Stauber, L.M. Casanova , J.M. Brown, and M.A. Elliott. 2008. Point of Use Household Drinking Water Filtration: A Practical, Effective Solution for Providing Sustained Access to Safe Drinking Water in the Developing World. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42:4261-4267. 22. Casanova, L.M ., V. Little, R. Frye, and C. Gerba. 2001. A Survey of the Microbial Quality of Recycled Household Graywater. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 37:1313-1319. 23. Casanova, L.M ., C. Gerba, and M. Karpiscak. 2001. Chemical and Microbial Characterization of Household Graywater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 36:395-401. * Graduate student Grants Funded Ongoing Research Support 1K01OH010757 Casanova (PI) 9/1/2015-8/31/2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Protecting Healthcare Providers from Occupational Infections Using Risk Models The goal of this mentored career development award is to develop laboratory and mathematical models of infectious occupational respiratory exposures for healthcare providers. Role: PI 1UK54CK000453-01 Jacob (PI) 10/1/2015-9/30/2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention Epicenter of Atlanta Consortium Hospitals (PEACH) The goal of this Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Epicenter is to develop and test methods for using PPE to protect healthcare providers from serious occupational infectious disease risks. Role: co-investigator ACTSI Casanova (co-PI) 6/1/2014-6/1/2016 Atlanta Clinical and Translational Sciences Pilot Grant: An Assessment of the Feasibility of Call Center Data for Syndromic Surveillance The goal of this research is to evaluate the use of call center data from a large healthcare organization to identify illness trends in the community. Role: co-PI 2015CPS07 Bright (PI) 1/1/2015/12/31/2016 Center for Produce Safety Enteric Viruses as New Indicators of Human and Cattle Fecal Contamination of Irrigation Waters The goal of this research is to evaluate enteric viruses as indicators of fecal contamination in a geographically diverse range of agricultural irrigation waters. Role: co-I Completed Research Support 3P20MD004806-02S1 Eriksen (PI) 9/30/10-7/31/15 National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities Center of Excellence (P20): Environmental Health Disparities Core. The goal of this project is to partner with communities in research to understand and mitigate environmental health disparities and hazards in urban Atlanta. Role: Key personnel. Georgia State University Casanova (co-PI) 6/1/2012-6/1/2014 CDC/GSU Seed Grant: Communicating the Risks and Benefits of Raw Produce: Research with Consumers. Casanova, page 4 The goal of this research is to evaluate consumer attitudes toward information and messages about foodborne disease risks. Role: co-PI Georgia State University Casanova (PI) 3/2011-3/2013 Research Initiation Grant: Assessing the Risk of Infectious Virus Transmission to Healthcare Professionals from Reuse of N95 Respirators in Outbreak Situations. The goal of this research is to evaluate the survival of a surrogate virus, Ф6, on N95 respirators and subsequent transfer to hands during handling to assess the risk of reusing respirators in outbreaks. Role: PI Tracs #2kR20816 Casanova (PI) 3/1/09-3/1/10 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute Pilot Grant: Development of a Model System for Measuring Transfer of Viruses via Healthcare Workers’ Hands The goal of this research was to develop methods for recovering a surrogate virus, Ф6, from healthcare workers’ hands