COVID-19 – Jo Anne G. Balanay

Examination of Factors that Impact Mask or Respirator Purchase and Usage during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Post author:Jo Anne Balanay
Post published:September 25, 2024
Post category:Publications

Bertges N*, Shearman S, Imai S, Balanay JG and Sousan S (2024). Examination of Factors that Impact Mask or Respirator Purchase and Usage during the COVID-19 Pandemic. PLoS ONE 19(9):…

Guest in ECU Podcast “Talk Like a Pirate”

Post author:Jo Anne Balanay
Post published:September 14, 2022
Post category:Publications Research

It was my pleasure to serve as a guest, together with my colleague Dr. Sinan Sousan, on a recent first episode of Season 4 of ECU podcast’s “Talk Like a…

Dr. Sinan Sousan and Dr. Jo Anne Balanay are interviewed about their research on respirators and face coverings. (ECU photo by Cliff Hollis)

Our Respirator Research Featured by ECU News Services

Post author:Jo Anne Balanay
Post published:September 8, 2022
Post category:Research

Our recent article on respirators and face coverings, with Dr. Sinan Sousan (ECU Department of Public Health faculty) and Omar Chaaban (ECU Honors College graduate), was featured by the ECU…

Assessment of Best-Selling Respirators and Masks: Do We Have Acceptable Respiratory Protection for the Next Pandemic?

Post author:Jo Anne Balanay
Post published:August 1, 2022
Post category:Publications

Chaaban O, Balanay JG and Sousan S (2022). Assessment of Best-Selling Respirators and Masks: Do We Have Acceptable Respiratory Protection for the Next Pandemic? American Journal of Infection Control (in…

Filtration Efficiency of Surgical Sterilization Fabric for Respiratory Protection during COVID-19 Pandemic

Post author:Jo Anne Balanay
Post published:November 6, 2020
Post category:Publications

Sousan S, Garcia N, White A and Balanay JG (2020). Filtration Efficiency of Surgical Sterilization Fabric for Respiratory Protection during COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control (in press). doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.005 ABSTRACT…