Joelle L. Glass has more than 10 years of experience in Public Health. Early on, Joelle knew she wanted to pursue a career in healthcare with a focus on preventative solutions. Her passion for disease prevention was reignited after working as a Prince George’s County Public School teacher when it became clear how vulnerable the youth are to infectious diseases. With a Bachelors of Science in chemistry, three years of teaching experience and a Pharmacy Technician certification, Joelle joined the PG County Health Department Communicable and Vector-borne Disease Control program and contributed her expertise as a Disease Control Specialist.
Joelle continues her work in preventative solutions as an Infection Preventionist in Baltimore. A recent program recipient of an Emerging Leaders Program, Joelle’s latest work was executing a field testing trial with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) on a new Mucosal Barrier Injury Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infection (MBI-LCBI) definition. The manuscript was accepted for publication in the journal of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Joelle is an active member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Pediatric Leadership Council.
