Jennifer Harrington

MA, CIC
Infectious Diseases

About Jennifer Harrington

Biography:

I have been working in Infection Prevention and Control at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2009. I graduated from St. John Fisher College with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and received a Master of Arts in Physical Anthropology from SUNY Buffalo in 2009, where I was a teaching assistant for the Department.

In 2012 I was added as an Infection Control Coordinator for the department, and received my certification in Infection Control from CBIC in 2014. I also became certified in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt through the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2018. I am the past-Chairperson for the Comprehensive Cancer Centers Infection Control (C3IC) group, after having served as the Chairperson from 2015 – 2019. I have been on the Board of APIC Greater Buffalo Chapter 111 since 2013 and was President of the Chapter in 2022. I will continue serving on the Board of Chapter 111 as the Past-President in 2023.

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Infection Control Coordinator
  • Department of Infection Prevention and Control

Background

Education and Training:

  • 2009 - MA - Physical Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • 2006 - BA - Anthropology - St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY

Board Certification:

  • Certification in Infection Control - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

Professional Memberships:

  • National Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Greater Buffalo Chapter 111