I am currently working with Justin Lessler (UNC - Chapel Hill) and Lindsay Keegan (University of Utah) on early detection of infectious disease epidemics and outbreaks as a post-doctoral research associate at the Carolina Population Center (CPC) in Chapel Hill, NC. I received my PhD from Washington State University where my research focused on building infectious disease models to understand transmission dynamics in small populations with Eric Lofgren. Prior to pursuing my PhD, I worked as the HIV / STD Epidemiologist and Surveillance Coordinator at the Utah Department of Health in Salt Lake City for 8 years, after receiving my MPH at the University of Utah in 2009.
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Clancey E, Mietchen MS, McMichael C, Lofgren ET. (2025). Unexpected Transmission Dynamics in a University Town: Lessons from COVID-19. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Johnson SS, Mietchen MS, Lofgren ET. (2024). Healthcare Worker Staffing Ratios Affect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acquisition. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Mietchen MS, Clancey E, McMichael C, Lofgren ET. (2024). Estimating SARS-CoV-2 transmission parameters between coinciding outbreaks in a university population and the surrounding community. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Mietchen MS, Short CT, Samore M, Lofgren ET, . (2022). Examining the impact of ICU population interaction structure on modeled colonization dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS computational biology, 18(7)
Jackson KC, Short CT, Toman KR, Mietchen MS, Lofgren E, . (2022). Transient dynamics of infection transmission in a simulated intensive care unit. PloS one, 17(2)
Lofgren ET, Mietchen M, Dicks KV, Moehring R, Anderson D, . (2021). Estimated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization in Intensive Care Units Associated With Single-Application Chlorhexidine Gluconate or Mupirocin. JAMA network open, 4(3)
Johnson SS, Jackson KC, Mietchen MS, Sbai S, Schwartz EJ, Lofgren ET. (2021). Excess Risk of COVID-19 to University Populations Resulting from In-Person Sporting Events. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(16)
Short CT, Mietchen MS, Lofgren ET. (2020). Assessing the Potential Impact of a Long-Acting SkinDisinfectant in the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(5)
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