Dr. linseymarr is one of the few academics in aerosol science who is also an expert on viral transmission: “I look forward to the day when nobody cares about my research because that means the pandemic will be over.” This is how she gets it done
Illustration: Lauren Tamaki Dr. Linsey Marr is one of the few academics in the field of aerosol science who is also an expert on viral transmission. When COVID-19 became a global pandemic, everyone began soliciting Marr’s expertise, and the Virginia Tech professor became a public-health celebrity almost overnight.
It comes down to a question of PPE for teachers. I’ve been thinking a lot about this, because it’s lame to have a teacher teaching in a mask, right? It’s hard for them to talk and people can’t see their mouths, and so much of our communication is nonverbal. So I’ve been thinking about innovations, like modified face shields with a hood, so that teachers can still be as effective as possible in the classroom while also being protected. We’re going to test them very soon.
We’ve been getting takeout since the pandemic started, but we have not set foot inside a restaurant. I did eat at a restaurant outdoors once. I’d be willing to do that again if it’s not crowded, but I will not go inside a restaurant or bar. We ended up canceling a lot of travel, but went on an RV trip because we felt like that was the safest way to travel since we’d have our own kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping quarters. I did go on a plane trip recently; we wore our best masks.
In terms of socializing, we haven’t had anyone in our house since this started. We meet with my kids’ grandmother outside; she sits at the other end of a very long table for meals. Occasionally, I’ve gotten together with friends outdoors and distanced, but not often, but that’s probably more because of the workload and the kids.
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