ELIZABETH
WHEELER ALM
EDUCATION:
Postdoctoral,
1992-1996, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ph.D. 1992, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
M.S. 1985, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
A.B. 1983, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA.
OCCUPATIONAL RECORD:
Aug, 2005 –
current. Professor of Microbiology, Biology,
Aug. 2001- Aug. 2005. Associate Professor of Microbiology, Biology, Central Michigan University.
Aug. 1996- Aug. 2001. Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Biology, Central Michigan University.
Sept.1994 - Jul.1996. Research Specialist, Environmental Microbiology, University of Illinois. Dr. Lutgarde Raskin, supervisor.
July 1992 - June 1995. Research Specialist, Microbial Ecology, University of Illinois. Dr. David A. Stahl, supervisor.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:
Bauer, LM and EW Alm. 2012. Escherichia coli Toxin and
Attachment Genes in Sand at Great Lakes Recreational Beaches. Journal of Great Lakes
Research. 38:129-133
Walk,
ST., Alm, EW, Gordon, DM, Ram, JL.,
Walk,
S.T., E. Alm, L.M.
Calhoun, J.M. Mladonicky, T.S. Whittam. 2007. Genetic diversity and population
structure of Escherichia coli
isolated from freshwater beaches. Environmental
Microbiology. 9(9): 2274-2288. Abstract.
VanOmmeren, L. and E.W. Alm.
2006. Development and Application of
Rapid Antibiotic Resistance Analysis for Microbial Source Tracking in the Black
River Watershed, Michigan. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management. 22(3): 240-244.
Alm, E.W., J. Burke, and E. Hagan. 2006. Persistence
and Potential Growth of the Fecal Indicator Bacteria, Escherichia coli, in Shoreline Sand at Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes
Research. 32 (2): 401-405.
Abstract.
Alm, E.W., J. Burke, and A. Spain. 2003. Fecal indicator bacteria are abundant in wet sand at freshwater beaches. Water Research. 37(16): 3978-3982. Abstract.
RECENT GRANT PROPOSALS FUNDED:
Gull Exclusion Zones at Public Beaches. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Co-PI Thomas Gehring, CMU.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Reviewer for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Water Research.
Honorary Member and Co-Advisor,
Student Association for Microbiology,
American Society for Microbiology, member since 1994