Lauren G. Johansen is an epidemiologist with experience applying epidemiological principles and analytical methods to investigate human health outcomes related to infectious disease exposures and stewardship efforts. She received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health with minors in Biology and History from East Carolina University in 2023. After receiving her undergraduate degree, she obtained her Master of Public Health with an Epidemiology concentration from Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Ms. Johansen has focused her research efforts on infectious diseases and antibiotic stewardship efforts. Ms. Johansen worked in the antimicrobial stewardship space conducting large data set analyses on outpatient prescribing habits of antibiotics for urinary track infections at a large university health system. Additionally, she has contributed to international public health work, which involved contributions to a randomized clinical trial in South Africa focused on improving community health through increased HIV testing. This research involved training of trusted traditional healthcare practitioner partners for the mission to improve healthcare awareness of impacted South African communities. Ms. Johansen has worked on data acquisition, analysis, and surveillance of infectious disease through her work as a surveillance officer at the Emerging Infections Program. Through her research efforts she conducted field testing in university HVAC systems for the detection of SARS-Cov-2 and was published regarding using air sampling techniques to determine if dorm inhabitants were positive for SARS-Cov-2. She continues to be passionate about Public Health concerns and disseminating health findings with her aims to protect and inform the community.

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