Infection Preventionist
UPMC Mercy
Mathea Schafer, MPH, is an Infection Preventionist with UPMC Mercy Hospital. She is a recent graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, where she researched OR traffic using direct and indirect observation methods in combination with staff interviews as a part of SSI prevention. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Creighton University and has always had a special interest in the intricate interaction between pathogens and the central nervous system.