Faculty Profile

630 W. 168th St Room 330
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-0723
Fax: 212-305-0722

ell23@columbia.edu

Education and Training

PhD Univ of Washington
MA Univ of Washington
BSN Univ of Washington

Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC
Associate Dean for Research


Research/Clinical Interests

Infectious Diseases; Antimicrobial Resistance; Infection Prevention and Control; Research Ethics

Selected Publications

Larson EL, Ferng Y, Wong-McLoughlin J, Wang S. Retention and protocol adherence of Hispanic volunteers in a longitudinal trial. Am J Health Behav 2009; 33:435-444.Aug;160:832-836.
Bakken S, Stone PW, Larson EL. A nursing informatics research agenda for 2008-18: Contextual influences and key components. Nurs Outlook 2008; 56:206-214.
Aiello AE, Larson EL, Sedlak R. Against disease: the impact of hygiene and cleanliness on health. Am J Infec Contr (Suppl) 2008; S109-S166
Larson EL, Quiros D, Lin XL. Dissemination of CDC's Hand Hygiene Guideline and impact on infection rates. Am J Infec Contr 2007; 35:666-675.
Cohn E, Larson E. Improving participant comprehension in the informed consent process. J Nurs Scholar 2007; 39:273-380.
Sym D, Brennan CW, Hart AM, Larson E. Characteristics of nurse practitioner curricula in the United States related to antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2007; 19:477-485.
Lowy FD, Aiello AE, Bhat M, Johnson-Lawrence VD, Lee MH, Burrell E, Wright LN, Vasquez G, Larson EL. Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisons. J Infect Dis 2007; 196:911-918.
Aboelela SW, Stone PW, Larson EL. Effectiveness of bundled behavioral interventions to control healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infect 2007; 66:101-108.
Larson EL, Quiros D, Giblin T, Lin S. Relationship of antimicrobial control policies and hospital and infection control characteristics to antimicrobial resistance rates. Am J Crit Care 2007; 16:110-120.
Larson E. Community factors in the development of antibiotic resistance. Annu Rev Pub Health. 2007; 28:435-447.

Honors & Awards

2006 Society of Scholars, Johns Hopkins University
2004 Distinguished Research Award, University of Washington School of Nursing
2004 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Fellow
2003 Pathfinder Award, National Institute of Nursing Research
2002 Elaine Larson Lectureship (endowed, named annual lectureship), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
1998 Infectious Diseases Society of America, Fellow
1998 National Academies of Practice, Distinguished Practitioner
1986 Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Fellow
1983 American Academy of Nursing, Fellow

Committees

2006 Steering Committee, National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infection Data, The National Quality Forum, Washington DC
2003-present Conflict of Interest Committee, Columbia University Medical Center
2002-present Institutional Review Board, Columbia University Medical Center
2001-present Committee on Appointments and Promotion, Columbia University Medical Center
2001-2007 Report Review Committee, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
2000-2005 Clinical Research Roundtable, Institute of Medicine
1999-2000 Committee for Physician/Nurse Collaboration, Macy Foundation
1996 Future of Academic Health Centers Task Force, Institute of Medicine
1994-1995 Chair, Interdisciplinary Education Task Force, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Nursing
American Nurses' Association
Sigma Theta Tau
Institute of Medicine
Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America
Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Eastern Nursing Research Society