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Kathleen Aithinne
Kathleen A. N. Aithinne, PhD, GSP, CPH
Assistant Professor
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Phone:
(405) 271-8001, ext 46718
Office:
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
801 Northeast 13th Street, Room 419
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Email:
Kathleen-Aithinne@ouhsc.edu
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Ph.D., Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2020.
M.S., Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Health Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2017.
BS, Biology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, 2014.
AA, Psychology, Rose State College, Midwest City, OK, 2010
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS:
2020 – Present:
Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC
2017 – 2020:
Graduate Research Assistant/Hudson Fellow in Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC
2016 – 2017:
NIOSH Trainee, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC
2014 – 2015:
Microbiology Laboratory Student Employee, Department of Biology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Select Publications:
Cooper, CW,
Aithinne, KAN
, Black, JE, Stevenson, BS, Johnson, DL. “
Comparison and Evaluation of a High Volume Air Sampling System for the collection of Clostridium difficile Endospore Aerosol in Healthcare Environments
”. (2020). American Journal of Infection Control.
Cooper, CW,
Aithinne, KAN
, Floyd, EL, Stevenson, BS, Johnson, DL. “
A comparison of air sampling methods for Clostridium difficile endospore aerosol
”. (2019). Aerobiologia.
Aithinne, KAN
, Cooper, CW, Lynch, RA, Johnson, DL. “
Toilet plume aerosol generation rate and environmental contamination following bowl water inoculation with Clostridium difficile spores.
” (Online 2018, in print 2019). American Journal of Infection Control.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Process improvement of bioaerosol sampling for infectious bacteria and viruses (filters, impactors, impingers)
Source reduction (air and environmental) of reservoirs for infectious bacteria and viruses
Occupational and environmental risk assessment