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.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

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.

Haack, S.K., Fogarty, L.R., West, T.G., Alm, E.W., McGuire, J.T., Long, D.T., Hyndman, D.W., and Forney, L.J. 2004. Spatial and Temporal Changes in Microbial Community Structure Associated with Recharge-Influenced Chemical Gradients in a Contaminated Aquifer. Environmental Microbiology. 6(5): 438-448. 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:

High Throughput Gene Sequencing and Database Technology to Integrate Clinical and Environmental Monitoring of Disease-Causing Microbes. 2005. President’s Research Investment Fund.

Genetic Pollution: Coastal Beaches as Environmental Reservoirs of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Genes. 2005. Michigan Sea Grant. Co-PI James B. Herrick.

Acquisition of Equipment for Environmental Microbiology Research in Central Michigan. 2004. National Science Foundation. Co-PI Greg Colores.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS:

Panel reviewer for NSF Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactive Processes.

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