Rachel L. Stricof Assistant Professor School of Public Health, SUNY Research Scientist VI (Epidemiologist), Director, Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting Program NYS Department of Health Address: New York State Department of Health Empire State Plaza Room 859 Corning Tower Albany, NY 12237 Phone:(518) 474-7000 Fax: (518) 473-6164 E-mail:rls01@health.state.ny.us

Education:

• Ph.D. (Epidemiology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.S. (Epidemiology), University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Courses Taught:
EPI 605 Infectious Disease Epidemiology
EPI 615 Healthcare/Hospital Epidemiology

Research intrests
Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis, HIV infection and hospital/long- term care facility-associated infections.

Selected Publications:

Stricof R, Lillquist P, Thomas N, Belay E, Schonberger L, Morse D. An investigation of potential neurosurgical transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: challenges and lessons learned. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27,(3)302-304.

Stricof R. Endoscopy. In Carrico, R editor, APIC Test of Infection Control and Epidemiology, 2nd ed. Washington DC, 2005, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.

Driver R, Stricof R, Granville K, Munsiff S, Savranskaya G, Kearns C, Christie A, Oxtoby M. Tuberculosis in health care workers during declining tuberculosis incidence in New York State. Am J Infect Control 2005;33,(9):519-26.

Larson J, Lambert L, Stricof R, Driscoll J, MCGarry M, Ridzon R. Potential Nosocomial exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a bronchoscope. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24,(11):825-30.

Nelson D, Jarvis W, Rutala W, Foxx-Orenstein A, Isenberg G, Dash Georgia, Ball M, Petersen
C, Henderson J, Stricof R. Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24,(7):532-537.

Pavelchak N, Carlson K, Stricof R, Marshall E, Oxtoby M, London M. Negative pressure monitoring of tuberculosis isolation rooms within New York State hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001;22(8):518-519.

Taylor Z, Marks SM, Ríos Burrows NM, Weis SE, Stricof RL, Miller B. Causes and costs of hospitalization of tuberculosis patients in the United States. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2000;4(10):931-939.

Pavelchak N, DePersis RP, London M, Stricof R, Oxtoby M, DiFerdinando G, Marshall E. Identification of Factors That Disrupt Negative Air Pressurization of Respiratory Isolation Rooms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000;21:191-195.

Stricof RL, DiFerdinando GT, Osten WM, Novick LF. Tuberculosis control in New York City hospitals. Am J Infect Control 1998;26;3:270-276.

Novick LF, MD, Berns DS, PhD, Stricof RL, MPH, Stevens R, PhD, Pass K, PhD, Wethers J, MS. HIV seroprevalence in newborns in New York State. JAMA 1989;261:1765-1750.