Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, has been awarded a 2021 Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (ORSA) from Kent State University. The ORSAs recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty members who have been with Kent State for more than 10 years. Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., in the Department of Computer Science, was also recognized with an award this year.
Dr. Smith has devoted her career to studying how infections are transferred between animals and humans. During the past two years she has kept a close eye on the COVID-19 pandemic as it has largely affected every aspect of life but also as it relates to her research in the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
Dr. Smith was the first to identify livestock-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the United States, and has pioneered the investigation of this organism in the U.S. Dr. Smith has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.
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