Janine Jagger (born 1950) is an American

epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

, Becton Dickinson Professor of Research of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and director of the International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

School of Medicine.

Life

She graduated from

Moravian College Moravian University is a private university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The institution traces its founding to 1742 by Moravians, descendants of followers of the Bohemian Reformation under John Amos Comenius. Founded in 1742, Moravian University ...

with a Bachelor of Arts, ''cum laude'', in Psychology in 1972, and from the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...

with a Master of Public Health in 1974, and from

with a Ph.D. in 1987. She has been devoted to reducing needle stick injuries.''While We Were Sleeping: Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention''
David Hemenway, University of California Press, 2009,

Awards

*2002 MacArthur Fellows Program

Works

*''Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections'', Editor Richard P Wenzel, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth Edition (December 15, 2002), *''Preventing occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens: articles from advances in exposures prevention, 1994-2003'', Editors Janine Jagger, Jane L. Perry, International Healthcare Worker Safety Center, University of Virginia, 2004,
"Progress in Preventing Sharps Injuries in the United States"
''Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety'', Second Edition, CRC Press, 2009,

References

1950 births Living people Moravian University alumni University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health alumni University of Virginia School of Medicine alumni University of Virginia School of Medicine faculty MacArthur Fellows American women epidemiologists American epidemiologists 21st-century American women {{Academic-bio-stub