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Amy Greer

Amy Greer is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She is an associate professor in the Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph.[1][2] Greer is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Population Disease Modeling.[1][3]

Biography

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Greer completed her PhD in infectious disease ecology at Arizona State University, and postdoctoral training at the Hospital for Sick Children.[1][2] Previously, she was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School Of Public Health, and held a Senior Mathematician role in the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control at the Public Health Agency of Canada.[1][2]

Greer's research involves developing computer simulation models to identify the effective surveillance and control strategies for preventing infectious disease outbreaks.[3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Greer led various research efforts, including a survey of 4,981 Canadians in May 2020 to understand attitudes and behaviours towards the Canadian COVID-19 public health response, which found that more than half were unable to self-isolate and stay home from work when necessary.[4][5] Greer has spoken about different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including COVID-19 testing, in-person learning in schools, and public health practices, for multiple media outlets.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

In October 2020, Greer received a Minister of Colleges and Universities Award of Excellence by Minister Ross Romano.[12][13] This award recognizes Greer's dedication to the local community, post-secondary students and the post-secondary sector during the pandemic.[12][13]

Greer has published over 100 academic publications, which have been cited over 2,000 times, resulting in an h-index and i10-index of 23 and 36 respectively.[14]

Selected academic publications

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  • Mathematical modelling of COVID-19 transmission and mitigation strategies in the population of Ontario, Canada. Ashleigh R Tuite, David N Fisman, Amy L Greer. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2020.
  • Estimated epidemiologic parameters and morbidity associated with pandemic H1N1 influenza. Ashleigh R Tuite, Amy L Greer, Michael Whelan, Anne-Luise Winter, Brenda Lee, Ping Yan, Jianhong Wu, Seyed Moghadas, David Buckeridge, Babak Pourbohloul, David N Fisman. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2010.
  • Climate change and infectious diseases in North America: the road ahead. Amy Greer, Victoria Ng, David Fisman. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2008.
  • Five amphibian mortality events associated with ranavirus infection in south central Ontario, Canada. Amy L Greer, Michael Berrill, Paul J Wilson. Diseases of aquatic organisms. 2005.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Greer, Amy". Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. ^ a b c "agreer | Population Medicine". ovc.uoguelph.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ a b Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  4. ^ Brankston, Gabrielle; Merkley, Eric; Fisman, David N.; Tuite, Ashleigh R.; Poljak, Zvonimir; Loewen, Peter J.; Greer, Amy L. (2021-06-01). "Socio-demographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada". Canadian Journal of Public Health. 112 (3): 363–375. doi:10.17269/s41997-021-00501-y. ISSN 1920-7476. PMC 7989685. PMID 33761109.
  5. ^ a b "Many Canadian employees unable to self-isolate when necessary: survey". Coronavirus. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. ^ "'Reckless and dangerous:' U of G expert critical of plan to return children to school Monday". GuelphToday.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  7. ^ "What Ontario can learn from elsewhere about making schools safer from COVID-19". CBC News. 2020-07-17.
  8. ^ "Eat, drink and be wary". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  9. ^ "Coronavirus testing ramps up as Ontario searches for missed cases". thestar.com. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  10. ^ "Should JK to Grade 3 students wear masks? York Region sticks to its guidelines". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  11. ^ "U of G's Amy Greer Featured on CBC's Quirks and Quarks". U of G News. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  12. ^ a b "University of Guelph - U of G Infectious Disease Modeller Recognized With Minister's Award of Excellence". Education News Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  13. ^ a b "U of G Infectious Disease Modeller Recognized With Minister's Award of Excellence". U of G News. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  14. ^ "Amy L. Greer". scholar.google.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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