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 in order to develop a model system for understanding how viruses like influenza are spread via hands. Role: PI

ARC 09-5771 Sobsey (PI) 8/1/09-5/30/10 American Red Cross: A post-implementation evaluation of ceramic filters distributed by the American and Sri Lankan Red Cross The goal of this project is to determine whether ceramic filters distributed for water treatment as part of a disaster relief effort in Sri Lanka are still in use, and the factors determining continued use/disuse. Role: Co-PI EPA #SU834753 Sobsey (PI) 3/1/09-3/1/12 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity, and the Planet Competition, Phase 1: Evaluation of Chitosan Coagulation as a Sustainable Method for Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment in Developing Countries The goal of this work was to evaluate a novel water treatment chemical, chitosan, for the purification of unsafe water in countries lacking clean water infrastructure. Role: Co-investigator Teaching Activities Introduction to Risk Assessment (PH7345) Spring 2013-present Institute of Public Health, Master’s in Public Health program, Georgia State University

Epidemiologic Methods I (PH7021) Spring 2013-present Institute of Public Health, Master’s in Public Health program, Georgia State University

Introduction to Epidemiology (PH7011) Spring 2012-present Institute of Public Health, Master’s in Public Health program, Georgia State University

Sampling of the Environment (PH7299) Fall 2011 Institute of Public Health, Master’s in Public Health program, Georgia State University

Introduction to Environmental Health (PH7150) Fall 2010-present Institute of Public Health, Master’s in Public Health program, Georgia State University

Environmental Health Microbiology (ENVR 421) Spring 2010 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill. Casanova, page 5 Student Mentoring MPH student (Travis Brown) 2015 “Disinfection of an Enveloped Surrogate Virus On Tyvek Suits” (Defended December 2015)

MPH student (Jessica Wilson) 2015 “Efficacy of Chitosan as an antiviral agent for water treatment” (Defended April 2015)

M.S. in Biology student (Richard Bearden) 2015 “Survival and Recovery of Bacteriophage Φ6 on children’s toys” (Defended April 2015)

MPH student (Dominique Smith) 2015 “Spatial and temporal variation in water quality along an Urban Stretch of the Chattahoochee River” (Defended April 2015)

MPH student (Charity Perkins) 2014 “Spatial and temporal variation in water quality along an Urban Stretch of the Chattahoochee River” (Defended March 2014)

Doctoral research advisor and committee member (Ampai Soros) 2015 Ms. Soros, a PhD student from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, completed her dissertation research on chitosans as novel water coagulants under my supervision at GSU (defended July 2015.

MPH thesis committee member (Candace Miller) 2013 “Evaluation of the compartment bag test for the detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water” (defended April 2013).

MPH thesis committee member (Brittany Cantrell) 2013 “An evaluation of Samaritan’s Purse Canada’s water, sanitation, and hygiene program in rural communites outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti” (defended April 2013).

MPH thesis committee chair (Anaam Mohammed) 2013 “Assessment of Rotavirus Vaccine Type and Number of Doses on Severity of Disease” (defended April 2013).

MPH thesis committee chair (Lalini Pillay) 2011 “A Systematic Review: Examining the Relationship Between Coffee Consumption and Breast Cancer”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended April 2013).

MPH thesis committee chair (Betelhem Waka) 2012 “An examination of survivability and inactivation of bacteriophage Φ6 on N95 respirator masks”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended December 2012).

MPH capstone committee chair (Nurez Madhany) 2012 “Empowerment Though Community Based Monitoring”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended April 2012). Casanova, page 6 MPH thesis committee chair (Zirka Thompson) 2012 “Comparison of Risk Factors for Clostridium Difficile Infection Among Community Associated Cases and Healthcare Facility Associated Cases, September 2009- April 2011”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended April 2012).

MPH thesis committee member (John Duke) 2011 “Land Use and Urbanization Patterns in an Established Enzootic Raccoon Rabies Area”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended March 2012).

MPH capstone committee chair (Kendralyn Jeffrys) 2011 “A Survey of Non-Electrical Point of Use Household Water Treatment Options for Rural South India”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended November 2011)

MPH thesis committee member (Katherine Kroell) 2011 “A Comparison of Indicators of Female Empowerment and Selected Socioeconomic Indicators in India from the 1998-1999 and the 2005-2006 Demographic and Health Surveys”. Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University (defended November 2011).

Master’s thesis committee member (Seyi Obidapo) 2010 “Pilot Study to Quantify Contamination of Drinking Water and Assess Water Collection and Treatment Practices Among Students in Lagos State Model College Boarding Houses”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Undergraduate honors thesis committee chair (Grant Ligon) 2010 “Analyzing Long Term Ceramic Filter Usage and the Associations Between User Characteristics and Water Quality in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Master’s thesis committee member (Katherine Pierson) 2010 “A Low-Cost Test for Waterborne Fecal Contamination in Developing Countries”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Master’s thesis committee member (Amanda Kaufman) 2010 “Efficacy of CrystalPur™ Household Water Filter for Removal of Pathogenic Microorganisms: Lifespan volume test”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Doctoral dissertation research mentor (Ku McMahan) 2010

“Evaluation of the H 2S Test As An Indicator of Waterborne Fecal Contamination”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Master’s thesis research mentor (Joseph Hatch) 2009 “Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Gyms: Evaluation of Swabbing-Based Sampling Methodologies and the Levels of MSSA/MRSA on Environmental Surfaces within Recreational Exercise Facilities”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill

Doctoral dissertation research mentor (Heesuk Lee) 2009 “Improved Methods to Detect Human Enteric Viruses and Coliphages in Water”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill. Casanova, page 7 Master’s thesis research mentor (Stephanie Kuhn) 2009 “Household Drinking Water Filtration Technologies Used to Improve Microbiological Water Quality and Reduce Diarrhea in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Master’s thesis research mentor (Kari Sholtes) 2009 “Comparative Efficacy of Ultraviolet Radiation from Light Emitting Diodes and Low-Pressure Mercury-Arc Lamps for Water Disinfection”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Master’s thesis research mentor (Rachel Hulkower) 2008 “Inactivation of Surrogate Coronaviruses on Hard Surfaces by Healthcare Disinfectants”. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill.

Professional service Scientific peer reviewer: National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health Scientific Reviewer (2013) Grant reviewer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 (September 2011) Ad hoc reviewer: Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development Journal of Food Protection Journal of Water and Health American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal of the American Water Works Association Environmental Science and Technology Journal of Biological Engineering

Invited Talks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foodborne Disease Group 2013 “Writing a publishable scientific paper”. Workshop at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Waterborne Disease Group 2012 “Writing a publishable scientific paper”. Workshop at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 2010, 2011, 2012 “Writing a publishable scientific paper”. Workshop at Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy Conference. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Harvard Partnership for Asian and International Relations 2012 “Water and Health: Asia and the Safe Water Challenge”. HPAIR 2012. Harvard University.

Emory University 2011 “Follow that Microbe! Human health risks and the fate of microorganisms in the environment”. Global Health Seminar Series, Rollins School of Public Health. Casanova, page 8 North Carolina Department of Public Health 2008 “Assessing the Risk of Viral Transfer from Contaminated PPE to Skin and Clothing During Removal.” Public Health Preparedness and Response Program.

Oral Presentations Smith, D., Perkins, C., and L.M. Casanova. Bacterial and Viral Indicators of Water Quality in an Urbanized River. Water Microbiology 2014. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Perkins, C., and L.M. Casanova. 2013. Spatial and temporal variations in water quality along an urban stretch of the Chattahoochee River. Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Casanova, L.M., A. Walters, A. Nagahawatte, and M.D. Sobsey. 2011. Factors influencing ceramic water purifier user satisfaction and water production in tsunami-affected Sri Lankan communities. Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Casanova, L.M., A. Walters, G. Ligon, A. Nagahawatte, and M.D. Sobsey. 2010. Post-Implementation Assessment of Ceramic Water Filters Distributed to Tsunami-Affected Households in Sri Lanka, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Casanova, L.M. 2010. How Well Do We Know How Well We’re Doing? Post Implementation Studies of WASH Interventions. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. 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. Annual Scientific Meeting, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Orlando, Florida. Casanova, L.M., W. A. Rutala, D. J. Weber, and M.D. Sobsey. 2007. Survival of Surrogate Coronaviruses in Water. International Water Association Health Related Water Microbiology Conference, Tokyo, Japan. Casanova, L.M., and M.D. Sobsey. 2003. Using POUs to Reclaim Contaminated Drinking Water in the Developing World. Water Reuse Association Conference, San Francisco, California. Casanova, L., V. Little, R. Frye, and C. Gerba. 2000. A Survey of the Microbial Quality of Recycled Household Graywater. National Science Foundation Small Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona.