Georgia Matterson is a dedicated research assistant at Avondale University, where she plays a pivotal role in the Infection Prevention Research Group. Her work focuses on reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through environmental hygiene interventions, hand hygiene compliance monitoring, randomised controlled trials and point prevalence surveys.
She has presented research at the international ACIPC conference and has been featured in academic publications such as The Lancet, Journal of Hospital Infection and JAMA Network.
Georgia Matterson is involved in research driven by a commitment to reducing healthcare-associated infections through evidence-based interventions. Her primary research interests include :
- Infection prevention and control in the clinical environment
- Environmental hygiene and the role of surface disinfection in patient safety
- Hand hygiene compliance, particularly through innovative monitoring technologies,
- Implementation science, focusing on translating research findings into practical healthcare improvements
- Clinical trials and surveillance, including randomized controlled trials and point prevalence studies
