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, Central Michigan University

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., Toranzos, GA., Tiedje, JM., and TS Whittam. 2009. Cryptic Lineages of the Genus Escherichia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.75(20): 6534-6544.

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, Central Michigan University since 1998

American Society for Microbiology, member since 1994