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Accomplishments

Publications:

(Peer reviewed journals)

• Sushil B Tamrakar, Charles N Haas. (2008). Dose-Response Model for Lassa Virus. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 14(4), 742.
• Boone, S. A. and C. P. Gerba 2007. The significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and gastrointestinal disease. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73:1687-1696.
  
• Weber, R. O. "Addressing Failure Factors in Knowledge Management," (2007). Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 5(3): pp. 333-346. Online: http://www.ejkm.com/volume-5/v5-i3/Weber.pdf   
  
• Weber, R. O. & Gunawardena, S. Designing Multifunctional Knowledge Management Systems. Accepted for publication in the proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-41), January 2008.  
  
• Weber, R. O., Gunawardena, S. & Proctor, J. M. Generating Reports from Case-Based Knowledge Artifacts. In D. Wilson & G. Sutcliffe (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twentieth  International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS 2007) Menlo Park CA: AAAI Press.
  
• Romero, P., C. K. Ho, and C. Y. Choi, 2007, Mixing at Cross Junctions in Water Distribution Systems – Part I. A Numerical Study, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (in press).
  
• Austin, R. G., B. van Bloemen Waanders, S. McKenna and C. Y. Choi, 2007, Mixing at Cross Junctions in Water Distribution Systems – Part II. An Experimental Study, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (in press).
  
• Pujol JM, Eisenberg JNS1, Haas CN; Koopman JS. 2007. The Effect of Ongoing Exposure Dynamics in Dose Response Relationships.  Submitted to PNAS.
•  Sinclair, R., S. Boone, C. P. Gerba, D. Greenberg, D. Wagner and P. Keim. 2007. Persistence of select agents category A in the environment. Submitted for publication.
  
• Verónica Corella-Barud, Kristina D. Mena, Shawn G. Gibbs, Patrick L. Gurian, and Alberto Barud. 2007. Evaluation of Neighborhood Treatment Systems for Potable Water Supply, submitted to International Journal of Environmental Health Research.
  
• Haas et al.
  • Dose-Response Models for Inhalation of Bacillus anthracis Spores:  Interspecies Comparisons. Risk Analysis  (Currently under Review)
  • Quantification of the Effects of Age on Dose Response of Variola major in Suckling Mice. Risk Analysis. (Currently under Review)
  • Dose Response Model for Lassa Virus. nternational Journal of Human Ecology & Risk Assessment (Currently under Review

(Un-refereed documents)

• Shibata, T., Gurian, P, Rose JB., Haas, CN., Choi, C., Nicas, M., and Koopman, J., 2007. Instruction manual for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). CAMRA 2nd QMRA Summer Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 

• Weber, R. O., Morelli, M. L., Atwood, M. E. & Proctor, J. M. Designing a Knowledge Management Approach for the CAMRA Community of Science. Accepted for presentation at PAKM 2006 (Practical Aspects in Knowledge Management)

• Proctor, J. M., & Weber, R. (2006). Identifying the Core of an Emerging Multidisciplinary Domain. In Proceedings of the ASIS&T 2006 Annual Meeting (in press)
• Rose, J.B., Haas, C.N., Shibata, T. (2006) Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment Annual Report. Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment.
• Rose, J.B., Haas, C.N., Shibata, T. (2007) Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment Annual Report. Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment.
• Masago, Y., Jones, R. Bartrand, T., Haas, C.N., Rose, J.B. (2008) Estimates of risk associated with a tuberculosis patient and air travel. CAMRA TB Alert Report.

 

Presentations:

 

• Mitchell-Blackwood J., P. Gurian, M. Weir.  Accepted for Dec. 2007 Society for Risk Analysis Meeting, “A Bayesian statistical modeling approach for Bacillus anthracis dose-response data”. Awarded the Biological Stressors Group Student Merit Award.
• Masago, Y. and Rose, JB. Risk-based analysis of cryptosporidiosis outbreak at recreational water spray park in New York State. International Water Association (IWA) Health Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, September 9-15, 2007.
• Shibata, T. and Rose JB. 2007. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of water-related disasters (Poster). International Water Association (IWA) Health Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, September 9-15, 2007.
• Sinclair, R. and Gerba, CP. 2007. Criteria for Microbial Surrogates for Assessing Fate and Transport of Pathogens in the Environment (Poster). International Water Association (IWA) Health Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, September 9-15, 2007.
  
• Koopman JS, Pujol JM, Eisenberg JNS.  Infection Acquisition Dynamics and Timing of Exposure Doses.  Society of Epidemiological Research (SER), Boston, Massachusetts, June 19-22, 2007.
  
• Shibata, T. Advances in microbial risks toward enhancing water supply securityater security. American Water Works Association (AWWA) Michigan Water Security Summit, Lansing, MI, June 6, 2007.
  
• Henley,JB.,  Boone,SA., Rose, JB.,  and Gerba, CP. Determining Inactivation Rates of MS-2 Coliphage on Fomites (Poster).  107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
  
• Herzog, AB., Pandey, A., Shibata, T., Rose, JB., and Hashsham, SA. Implications of detection limit of various methods of Bacillus anthracis in computing risk to human health (Poster). 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
  
• Masago, Y., E.K. Lipp, J.C. Futch, D.W. Griffin and J.B. Rose. Human recreational risk in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys (poster). 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
  
• Alok K. Pandey, Amanda B. Herzog, Joan B. Rose, Syed A. Hashsham. Potential of Quantum Dots as Surrogates for Microbial Pathogens and Evaluation of Their Genotoxicity.  107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
  
• Shibata, T., Cologgi, DL, Masago, Y., Shumate, WJ., Williams, LB.,  Dials, K., and  Rose, JB. Evaluation of virus recovery methods from fomites using a Virus surrogate, bacteriophage P22 (Poster). 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.
  
• Haas CN, Gurian PL, Rose JB, Shibata T, "Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) Workshop", 107th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, 2007, Toronto, Canada
• Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, J., P.L. Gurian, and M. Weir. "A Bacillus Anthracis Dose Response Model” Ninth Annual Research Day at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, April 17th, 2007.
  
• Casman, E. and Fischhoff, B. Risk Communication Planning for Dynamic Situations: the aftermath of a plague bio bio-attack, DHS Summit on Research and Education), Washington, DC, March 15-6, 2007
  
• Ho, C. K., Choi, C. Y., and S. McKenna, Evaluation of Complete and Incomplete Mixing Models in Water Distribution Pipe Network Simulations, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Tampa, FL, May, 2007.
  
• Austin, R. G., Romero, P., and C. Y. Choi, Transport Phenomena at Intersections at Low Reynolds Numbers, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Tampa, FL, May, 2007.
  
• Romero, P., Austin, R. G.,  and C. Y. Choi, Prediction of Contaminants in Water Distribution Systems using Artificial Neural Networks, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Tampa, FL, May, 2007.
  
• Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, J., P.L. Gurian, and M. Weir. "A Bacillus Anthracis Dose Response Model” Ninth Annual Research Day at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, April 17th, 2007.
  
• Choi, C. Y. Water Quality Modeling at the Water Village, Annual Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit on Research and Education, Washington D.C., March 15-16, 2007.
  
• Mark H. Weir, Charles N. Haas, Timothy A. Bartrand. Effect of Host Species on the Dose-Response of Inhaled Bacillus anthracis Spores (poster). Annual Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit on Research and Education, Washington D.C., March 15-16, 2007
  
• Bartrand, T.A., Kurugatta, B.B., Haas, C.N. Dose Response Modeling of Yersinia pestis (Plague Causitive Organism) Reveals High Levels of Dispersion. Annual Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit on Research and Education, Washington D.C., March 15-16, 2007
  
• Casman, E. Public Communication Needs for Plague Bioterrorism Incidents. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland December 3-6, 2006 .
  
• Mark H. Weir, Charles N. Haas. Quantification of the Effect of Host Age on Dose-Response of Variola major in Suckling Mice. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland December 3-6, 2006
• Haas CN, "Animal dose response data for predicting risk of BT events: Preliminary thoughts on validation using the 2001 AMI incident as a case study", Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland
• Mark H. Weir, Charles N. Haas, Timothy A. Bartrand. Effect of Host Species on the Dose-Response of Inhaled Bacillus anthracis Spores (poster). Drexel University Research Day. Drexel University, 2006
  
• Mark H. Weir, Charles N. Haas, Timothy A. Bartrand. Effect of Host Species on the Dose-Response of Inhaled Bacillus anthracis Spores.; First Annual Drexel University Research Symposium, 2006
  
• Romero-Gomez, P., C. Y. Choi, B. van Bloemen Waanders, and S. McKenna, "Transport Phenomena at Intersections of Pressurized Pipe Systems", 2006, 8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.
• Bartrand, T.A., Kurugatta, B.B., Haas, C.N. Dose Response Modeling of Yersinia pestis (Plague Causitive Organism) Reveals High Levels of Dispersion (poster). Drexel University Research Day, 2006
• William McGarry, Timothy A. Bartrand, Charles N. Haas. The Application of Food Microbial Growth Models to in-vivo Frencisella tularensis Growth in Laboratory Animals. Drexel REU Student Poster Sessions, 2006
• Proctor, J. M., & Weber, R. "Identifying the Core of an Emerging Multidisciplinary Domain". ASIS&T 2006 Annual Meeting  

• Charles N. Haas, Mark H. Weir, Sushil Tamrakar,"Effect of Host Species on the Dose Response of Inhaled Bacillus anthracis spores", Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006 Baltimore, Maryland

• Gurian PL, Dudley Ward N, and Kenyon A, “Responding to anthrax contamination: Listening to surfaces and talking to people,” Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland

• Ewen Todd, "Building microbial risk assessment to address bioterrorism", Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland

• Koopman J, Eisenberg J, Li S, Spiknall I, "Asessing infection risks and control options when transmission is person-to-person via multiple routes across diverse venues", Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland

• Casman EA, Fischhoff B, Bruine de Bruin W, Downs J, "Communications needs following a plague bio-attach", Society of Risk Assessment Annual Meeting, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland

• Sheng Li & Ian Spicknall, “Risk Assessment for Biosecurity”, Doctoral Program Day Poster Session, University of Michigan, Mar. 2006, First Place Award

 

CAMRA workshops

1-day QMRA workshop, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting, Toronto, Canada,  May 20, 2007

• Rose, JB: Risk frameworks, data sets and integration of microbiological fields
• Haas, CN: Dose-response
• Shibata, T: Exposure assessment
• Gurian, P: Risk Characterization and management

2nd QMRA Summer Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 19 -23, 2007.

• Rose, JB: Microbes and public health
• Rose, JB: Introduction to QMRA
• Gurian, P: Statistics and uncertainty
• Gurian, P: Maximum likelihood fitting
• Haas, CN: Animal experiment vs. epidemiological study
• Haas, CN: Dose-response models
• Haas, CN: Monte-Carlo simulation
• Rose, JB: Method for detection of microorganisms
• Shibata, T: Exposure Assessment
• Choi, C: Fate & transport: Water distribution system
• Nicas, M: Fate & transport: Air and fomites 
• Koopman, J: Infection transmission models
• Gurian, P: Risk perception, communication, and management
• Gurian, P: Bootstrap uncertainty analysis

1-day QMRA workshop, International Water Association (IWA) Health Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2007.

• Rose, JB: Risk frameworks, data sets and integration of microbiological fields
• Haas, CN: Dose-response
• Gerba, CP: Exposure assessment
• Masago, Y: Risk Characterization and management

 

Lecture

Rose, JB. Microbial Risk Assessment

• Michigan Technology University,  Nov. 9-10, 2006
• Arizona State University,  Nov. 13-15, 2006
• Oklahoma University, Dec. 7-8, 2006
• McGill University, Feb. 7-8, 2007
• North Carolina State, March 26-27, 2007
• University of Reno, April 5-6, 2007
• Texas A&M, April 12-13, 2007