Voting Member (SGE): Elaine L. Larson, PhD, RN

Elaine L. Larson, PhD, RN; Anna C. Maxwell Professor, Emerita and Special Lecturer, School of Nursing; Professor Emerita of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health; Columbia University; New York, NY.

Dr. Larson is currently the Anna C. Maxwell Professor, Columbia University School of Nursing and Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University School of Public Health. She was formerly Dean, Georgetown University School of Nursing. Dr. Larson has been Editor of the American Journal of Infection control since 1995. She has published approximately 400 journal articles, four books and numerous book chapters in the areas of infection prevention, epidemiology, and clinical research, and has served as a consultant in infection control and nursing in international settings including Kuwait, Jordan, Singapore, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana, Peru, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, France, Israel, Egypt and The World Health Organization.

Dr. Larson earned a B.A. degree in Nursing from the University of Washington, an M.A. in Nursing and Microbiology from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Washington.