Katherine (Kate) Ellingson

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Kate Ellingson, PhD, joined the College of Public Health in 2017 following 10 years of public service as a healthcare epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Oregon State Health Department, where she investigated the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, evaluated initiatives to prevent healthcare-associated infections, and built capacity for infection prevention in resource-limited settings. Since coming to the university of Arizona, she has built a broad research program combining infectious disease epidemiology, occupational health, infection prevention, border health, and healthy aging.

Training & Education

2006-08: Epidemic Intelligence Service – CDC

2006: PhD, Epidemiology and Public Health – Yale University

1999: BS, Biology/Psychology – University of California, Los Angeles

Environmental Health Research Interests:

• Occupational exposure to PFAS
• Heat exposure among agricultural workers
• Environmental contributors to healthcare-associated infections
• Role of the environment in antimicrobial resistance

Publications

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