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Presentations

(Conference)

  • Austin, R. G., C. Y. Choi, P. L. Gurian, T. C. Balagopal, Event-Based Microbial Risk Assessment and Response Analysis of Cryptosporidium in Municipal Water Distribution Networks, Water Distribution Systems Analysis (WDSA), Tucson, AZ, September 12-15, 2010.
  • Andrade, M. A., F. Rojano, P. Romero-Gomez, and C. Y. Choi, Integrated Water Quality Modeling of Water Distribution Systems, Water Distribution Systems Analysis (WDSA), Tucson, AZ, September 12- 15, 2010.
  • Bruine de Bruin, W., Parker, A.M., & Maurer, J. Measuring perceived invulnerability to H1N1 (swine) flu risks. Invited presentation at the Workshop on Internet Interviewing about Health and Retirement, Munich Germany, March 22, 2010.
  • Gunawardena, S., Weber, R., & Agosto, D. E. Finding that Special Someone: Modeling Collaboration in an Academic Context. Presented at Creating a Culture of Collaboration, 2010 ALISE Annual Conference, Boston MA, January 12-15, 2010.
  • Gurian, P., Tao Hong, Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Ian Solon, Charles Haas, Nicholas Dudley Ward, Yin Huang, Cara O’Donnell, Hernando Perez, “Responding to Bioterrorism: From Risk Assessment to Risk Management” Fourth Annual University Network Summit, Washington, DC, March 10, 2010.
  • Herzog, Amanda B., Alok K. Pandey, Prianca Bhaduri, Charles P. Gerba, Joan B. Rose, and Syed A. Hashsham. Evaluation of Recovery Efficiency and Survival of Bacteriophage P22 and Bacillus thuringiensis on Fomites". Michigan Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Fall meeting "Microbiology Method for Education and Exploration" on October 8-9, 2010.
  • Hong T, Gurian P, Identifiability of Bioaerosol Transport and Risk Models by Environmental Sampling, presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, December 6-9, 2009.
  • Huang, Y. and Haas, C.N. Time-dose-response Model. Poster presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, December 6-9, 2009. Winner of the Dose-Response Student Merit Award, Biological-Stressors Student Merit Award, and the Best Poster Award.
  • Huang, Y and Haas, C.N. How Clean Is Clean? Risk Assessment for Francisella tularensis in Water. PA Section AWWA 2010 Conference, Lancaster, PA, May 11 to 13, 2010.
  • Romero-Gomez, P., D. Kang, G. Wood, C. Y. Choi, A Game Theory Approach for De-centralization of Reclaimed Water Systems, Water Distribution Systems Analysis (WDSA), Tucson, AZ, September 12- 15, 2010.
  • Spicknall, I.H. Eisenberg, J.N.S. Dominant Modes of Influenza Transmission: An Epidemiologic Perspective. Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul South Korea, 2010.
  • Madsen, J.M. and P.L. Gurian “Valuing Environmental Detection of a B. anthracis Release,” Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, December, 2009.
  • Mayer B. Presentation to the Environmental Protection Agency, Homeland Security, and CAMRA regarding work on time-dependent dose-response modeling results on anthrax infection in monkeys, Cincinnati, 2009.
  • Mitchell-Blackwood, J., P.L. Gurian, and the Physiological Assessment of Microbial Effects (PhAME) Workgroup: B. Thran, S. Taft, R. Lee, and S. Hines, “Development of Dose-Response Curves for Bacillus anthracis Using a Bayesian Approach on Historic Data,” Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore, MD, December 2009. SRA Biological Stressors Specialty Group (BSSG) Student Merit Award.
  • Mitchell-Blackwood J. and P.L. Gurian, “Developing Predictive Models for Addressing Uncertainty in Dose-Response of Pathogenic Agents,” National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Annual Conference, at the National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, March 2010.
  • Ryan, M., P. Duzinski, P.L. Gurian, C.N. Haas, J.B. Rose. “Acceptable Microbial Risk: Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Boil Water Order for Cryptosporidium” Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, December, 2009.

(Workshops)
International Water Association World Water Congress.
19 September 2010. Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Dr. Joan B. Rose – Introduction and Background of QMRA
  • Dr. Gertjan Medema – Knowing Your Enemy, Pathogens of Concern
  • Dr. Charles N. Haas – Dose Response Assessment, Modeling Risk
  • Dr. Mark H. Weir – Exposure Assessment and Advanced Exposure Models
  • Dr. Mark H. Weir – Wrap up and Discussion

(CAMRA Workshops)
5th Annual QMRA Summer Institute.
19-25 June 2010. TU Delft. Delft, The Netherlands

  • Dr. Gertjan Medema – Introduction to QMRA
  • Dr. Joan B. Rose – Waterborne Pathogens
  • Dr. Arno Swart – Airborne Pathogens
  • Dr. Mark H. Weir – Statistics and Uncertainty
  • Dr. Mark H. Weir – Monte Carlo Modeling and Working with Crystal Ball
  • Dr. Gertjan Medema – Design of QMRA
  • Dr. Joan B. Rose – Exposure Assessment Methods for Detection of Microorganisms
  • Dr. Arno Swart – Fate and Transport Models – Air
  • Dr. Helene Voeten – Risk Perception
  • Dr. Fred Woudenberg – Risk Communication
  • Dr. Charles N. Haas – Animal and Human Studies & Dose Response Models
  • Dr. Peter Teunis – Dealing with Heterogeneity
  • Dr. Gertjan Medema – Risk Characterization
  • Dr. Ana Maria de Roda Husman – Application of QMRA for Viruses in the Environment
  • Dr. Patrick Smeets – QMRA-Based Risk Management

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