Area of research
Food Science · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Food Safety and Hygiene, Infection Control in Healthcare, Infection Control and Ventilation, and Antimicrobial agents and applications.
The role of public hygiene behaviour in tackling antibiotic resistance.
Developing better understanding of hygiene is key to developing hygiene behaviour change in home and everyday life settings.
Developing resilience against the threat of infectious diseases and anti-microbial resistance: Putting targeted hygiene into practice in home and everyday lives.
Microbial exposures that establish immunoregulation are compatible with targeted hygiene
Reducing antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper
Modeling COVID-19 infection risks for a single hand-to-fomite scenario and potential risk reductions offered by surface disinfection
The Washing Machine as a Reservoir for Transmission of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase (CTX-M-15)-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca ST201 to Newborns
RSPH and IFH call for a clean-up of public understanding and attitudes to hygiene
A unified framework for developing effective hygiene procedures for hands, environmental surfaces and laundry in healthcare, domestic, food handling and other settings
Time to abandon the hygiene hypothesis: new perspectives on allergic disease, the human microbiome, infectious disease prevention and the role of targeted hygiene
Microbicidal Action of Heat, Detergents and Active Oxygen Bleach as Components of Laundry Hygiene
Lesser-known or hidden reservoirs of infection and implications for adequate prevention strategies: Where to look and what to look for
The effects of different hygiene procedures in reducing bacterial contamination in a model domestic kitchen
Does Microbicide Use in Consumer Products Promote Antimicrobial Resistance? A Critical Review and Recommendations for a Cohesive Approach to Risk Assessment
A risk assessment approach to use of antimicrobials in the home to prevent spread of infection