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Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor, Simmons University
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Forum on Home Hygiene
Dr. Elizabeth Scott is an Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Natural, Behavioral and Health Sciences at Simmons University. She received her Master's and her PhD from King's College, London University. She is an applied microbiologist with expertise in hygiene and infection control issues in home and community settings. She is a master teacher, devoted to the rigorous preparation of students for graduate programs and careers in science and public health. Dr. Scott has an ongoing program of research with a focus on characterizing Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA and MRSA) carriage in healthy individuals. She has published numerous peer reviewed articles and consumer guides and consults to major international companies providing thought leadership, research expertise and promotion of consumer hygiene practices.
Widely quoted in the press, Dr. Scott is a Scientific Advisory Board member of the International Forum on Home Hygiene and the Global Hygiene Council. She has served as a scientific advisor on responsible consumer hygiene practices to the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics and to WHO Europe on housing and health.
In her professional work, Dr. Scott is committed to developing and communicating smart, targeted hygiene and infection control strategies that can be deployed to protect against community-based infections and reduce antibiotic resistance. This includes informing the general public on hygiene and infection control practices that impact our daily lives e.g. surface disinfection, hand hygiene, targeted hygiene practices, food safety and controlling the chain of infection, at the same time, recognizing the importance of the human microbiome and exposure to the normal microbial flora of the human environment.