Lindsay Visnovsky

Lindsay Visnovsky, PhD, MS

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Epidemiology

Academic Office Information

lindsay.visnovsky@hsc.utah.edu

Education History

Undergraduate Washington State University
 BS
Graduate Training University of Iowa
 MS
Doctoral Training University of Maryland, Baltimore
 PhD
Research Fellow University of Maryland, Baltimore
 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Mayer J, Slager S, Taber P, Visnovsky L, Weir (2018). Forming a successful public health collaborative: A qualitative study.LID - S0196-6553(18)31029-0 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.10.015 [doi]. American journal of infection control, 47(6), 628-632.
  2. Mulvey D, Mayer J, Visnovsky L, Samore M, Drews F (2019). Frequent and unexpected deviations from personal protective equipment guidelines increase contamination risks. American journal of infection control, 47(9), 1146-7.
  3. Croft LD, Harris AD, Pineles L, Langenberg P, Shardell M, Fink JC, Simoni-Wastila L, Morgan D (2015). The Effect of Universal Glove and Gown Use on Adverse Events in Intensive Care Unit Patients. Clinical infectious diseases, 61(4), 545-53.
  4. Drews FA, Visnovsky LC, Mayer (2019). Human Factors Engineering Contributions to Infection Prevention and Control. Human factors, 61, 18720819833214.
  5. Morgan DJ, Croft LD, Deloney V, Popovich KJ, Crnich C, Srinivasan A, Fishman NO, Bryant K, Cosgrove SE, Leekha (2016). Choosing Wisely in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 37(7), 755-60.
  6. Visnovsky LD, Zhang Y, Leecaster M, Safdar N, Barko L, Haroldsen C, Mulvey D, Nevers M, Shaughnessy C, Stratford K, Drews F, Samore M, Mayer J (2019). Effectiveness of a multisite personal protective equipment (PPE)-free zone intervention in acute care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(7), 761-66.
  7. Croft LD, Pottinger JM, Chiang HY, Ziebold CS, Weinstein SL, Herwaldt L (2015). Risk factors for surgical site infections after pediatric spine operations. Spine, 40(2), E112-9.
  8. Thom KA, Heil EL, Croft LD, Duffy A, Morgan DJ, Johantgen (2016). Advancing interprofessional patient safety education for medical, nursing, and pharmacy learners during clinical rotations. Journal of interprofessional care, 30(6), 819-822.
  9. Visnovsky LD, Zhang Y, Leecaster MK, Safdar N, Barko L, Haroldsen C, Mulvey DL, Nevers M, Shaughnessy C, Stratford KM, Drews FA, Samore MH, Mayer (2019). Effectiveness of a multisite personal protective equipment (PPE)-free zone intervention in acute care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(7), 761-766.
  10. Nelson Chang NC, Leecaster M, Fridkin S, Dube W, Katz M, Polgreen P, Roghmann MC, Khader K, Li L, Dumyati G, Tsay R, Lynfield R, Mahoehney JP, Nadle J, Hutson J, Pierce R, Zhang A, Wilson C, Haroldsen C, Mulvey D, Reddy SC, Stone ND, Slayton RB, Thompson ND, Stratford K, Samore M, Visnovsky L (2023). Assessing Pathogen Transmission Opportunities: Variation in Nursing Home Staff-Resident Interactions. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24(5), 735.e1-735.e9.
  11. Dorsan E, Drews FA, Visnovsky LD, Leecaster M, Jamu SM, Stratford K, Huber T, Higgs H, Samore M (2025). A qualitative study of health care professionals' attitudes and practices of mobile equipment cleaning. American journal of infection control, 53(12), 1245-1251.
  12. Drews FA, Mayer J, Leecaster M, Visonvsky L, Huber T, Samore M (2025). Infection prevention behaviors and perceptions of nurses in a medical intensive care unit. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology, 5(1), e315.

Review

  1. Duong KNC, Nguyen DT, Kategeaw W, Liang X, Khaing W, Visnovsky LD, Veettil SK, McFarland MM, Nelson RE, Jones BE, Pavia AT, Coates E, Khader K, Love J, Vega Yon GG, Zhang Y, Willson T, Dorsan E, Toth DJA, Jones MM, Samore MH, Chaiyakunapruk (2024). Incorporating social determinants of health into transmission modeling of COVID-19 vaccine in the US: a scoping review. Lancet regional health. Americas, 35, 100806.

Other

  1. Khader K, Thomas A, Stevens V, Visnovsky L, Nevers M, Toth D, Keegan LT, Jones M, Rubin M, Samore M (2021). Association Between Contact Precautions and Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Veterans Affairs Hospitals. JAMA network open, 4(3), e210971.
  2. Tanner WD, Leecaster MK, Zhang Y, Stratford KM, Mayer J, Visnovsky LD, Alhmidi H, Cadnum JL, Jencson AL, Koganti S, Bennett CP, Donskey CJ, Noble-Wang J, Reddy SC, Rose LJ, Watson L, Ide E, Wipperfurth T, Safdar N, Arasim M, Macke C, Roman P, Krein SL, Loc-Carrillo C, Samore M (2021). Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(Suppl 1), S8-S16.
  3. Khader K, Thomas A, Huskins WC, Stevens V, Keegan LT, Visnovsky L, Samore M (2021). Effectiveness of Contact Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Intensive Care Units. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(Suppl 1), S42-S49.