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Allison Aiello

Allison E. Aiello, Ph.D., M.S.

John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
1415 Washington Heights, Room 3659
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029

Office: 734-615-9213; Fax: 734-763-5706

E-mail: aielloa@umich.edu

Website(s): The M-FLU Study; Aiello Research Group

Curriculum Vitae (PDF, 509,220 KB)

Professional Summary

2005- present: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health

2003-2005: Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar in the Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health at the University of Michigan

2002-2003: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) training fellow in the Center for Infectious Disease and Epidemiological Research at Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health

1998-1999: Emerging Infectious Disease fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Courses Taught

EPID672: Social Determinants of Infectious Disease Seminar
EPID880: The Epidemiological Links between Infection and Chronic Disease

Education

Ph.D., Columbia University, 2003
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-School of Public Health, 1998
B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1995

Research Interest & Projects

Hand hygiene interventions in the community setting

Social and life course determinants of infectious diseases

Antibacterial soap use and antimicrobial resistance

The link between infections and chronic diseases

Efficacy of hand hygiene and mask use for reducing influenza transmission in the community setting (The M-FLU Study)

Selected Publications

Dowd, J.B., Haan, M.N., Moore, K.A., Blythe, L., Aiello, A.E. (2008). Socioeconomic Gradients in Immune Response to Latent Infection. American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(1), 112-20.

Aiello, A.E., Larson, E.L., Levy, S.B. (2007). Consumer antibacterial soaps: effective or just risky? Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45 Suppl 2, S137-47. .

Cohen, J., Wilson, M., Aiello, A.E. (2007). Analysis of social epidemiology research on infectious diseases: historical patterns and future opportunities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(12), 1021-7.

Aiello, A.E., King, N.B., Foxman, B. (2006). Antimicrobial Resistance and the Ethics of Drug Development American Journal of Public Health, 96(11), 1910-14.

Aiello, A.E., Haan, M.N., Moore, K.A., Blythe, L., Gonzalez, J.K., Jagust, W. (2006). The influence of latent viral infection on rate cognitive decline over four years. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 54(7), 1046-54.

Aiello, A.E., Lowy, F. L., Wright, L.N., Larson, E.L. (2006). Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among US prisoners and military personnel: A review and recommendations for future studies. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 6(6), 335-41.

Aiello, A.E., Marshall, B., Levy, S.B, Della-Latta, P., Larson, E. (2005). Antibacterial cleaning products and drug resistance. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(10), 1565-70.

Diez-Roux, A. & Aiello, A.E. (2005). Multilevel analysis in infectious diseases. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 191, S25-S33.

Aiello, A.E. & Larson, E.L. (2003). Antibiotic resistance in the community setting: an assessment of antibacterial cleaning and hygiene products as an emerging risk factor. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 3(8), 501-6.

Aiello, A.E. & Larson, E.L. (2002). What is the evidence for a causal link between hygiene and infections? Lancet Infectious Diseases., 2(2), 103-110.

Professional Affiliations

Infectious Disease Society of America
American Society for Microbiology
Society for Epidemiological Research
International Society of Neurovirology
American Public Health Association
Latino Faculty and Staff Association
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
American College of Epidemiology Minority Affairs Committee