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Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Dr. Dawn Yeomans joined GOJO Industries in 2020, having spent more than 15 years supporting product development and advancing science and technology at leading FMCG companies including Procter & Gamble and Unilever. In her role at GOJO, Dr. Yeomans is responsible for new product innovation – ensuring GOJO continues to deliver market-leading, superior hygiene solutions to uniquely meet our customers’ needs. Dr. Yeomans holds a BSc. degree in Biochemistry, MSc. degree in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences. Her areas of technical expertise are in skin health and hygiene science. For information on her research, visit her ORCiD.
What to Look Out for on a Hand Sanitizer Label
8/14/2023
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Have you ever wondered what all those ingredients are on the label of a hand sanitizer bottle? It’s easy to see that the main “active” ingredient (the ingredient that kills germs) in alcohol-based hand sanitizers is alcohol (like ethanol or ethyl alcohol). And, since it’s the main ingredient, it is the majority of what is in the bottle. (Effective hand sanitizers have an alcohol content between 60% and 95%.)
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Back-to-School Shopping? 6 Things to Look for in Hand Sanitizer
8/1/2023
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
As summer winds down, parents are digging out their children's supply lists for back-to-school shopping, and teachers are stocking up their classrooms. But back to school also means back to germs. As students and staff gather indoors, touching germy shared surfaces all day, it's important they're cleaning their hands throughout the day. An easy and convenient way to help keep hands clean is to ensure students have access to hand sanitizer at school.
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New Study Shows Sanitizer May Help Get Kids’ Hands Cleaner
2/24/2023
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Schools are full of germs. With large numbers of children in close contact with each other, sharing supplies or equipment, campuses often become germ breeding grounds. If you think about all the different objects and surfaces that kids touch daily, handwashing is, without a doubt, one of the easiest and most important ways to help reduce germs that may cause illness in schools.
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Top 5 Moments for Students to Clean Their Hands
8/9/2022
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Back to school often means back to germs. All the hard surfaces that students touch every school day – like door handles, railings, shared electronic devices, water fountains, sports equipment, and other common high-touch surfaces – are potential sources of contamination. So, it’s vital that students clean their hands at key moments throughout their school day.
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Keeping Outdoor Germs Outside of Your Facility
5/4/2022
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
It’s no surprise that as the weather improves, students and staff are spending more time outdoors taking advantage of playgrounds, outdoor seating, dining areas, and athletic and sports fields. Many campuses, additionally, have begun to utilize temporary or even permanent outdoor learning spaces. While the outdoors is a great place to play and learn, unfortunately, it can also be a major source of illness-causing germs.
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Interactive Hand Hygiene Experiments for K-12 Students
8/10/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Schools are germy settings. As students go about their day at school, they touch shared objects like computer mice, water fountains, gym equipment, or the lunch checkout keypad, which contains thousands of germs. Some of those germs will hang out on their hands and can be introduced into their bodies when they touch their eyes, nose, and mouth.
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Is Your School’s Hand Sanitizer Safe? Is It Being Used?
6/1/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Also By Amanda Kaye
Market Development Director, GOJO Industries
Is your school sitting on a glut of hand sanitizer purchased at the height of the pandemic? If you answered “yes” to this question, you are not alone. Most school districts have stocks of hand sanitizer, so believe they’re covered for a safe return to in-person learning. This may be true, however many of the products that schools stocked up on during the pandemic are not safe or effective. Additionally, many schools are “topping off containers” of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which according to the CDC, poses a potential safety risk, such as inadvertent contamination or reduced efficacy due to alcohol evaporation.
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