Aquatic Microbiology;
Diagnostic methodologies for determining concentrations and identities of fecal
coliform, fecal streptococci, and Escherichia coli in surface and groundwaters
Examination of sources and amounts of fecal coliform and fecal streptococcal
bacteria from nonpoint source contamination in the upper Appomattox River
watershed, Virginia.
Microbiologist/mentor for the Appomattox River Water Quality Monitoring
Project.
Medical Microbiology; Current work in establishing
the protocol for isolating Gram positive flora from patients involved in
the STAR cystitis project in conjunction with the Medical College of Virginia
and the Cystitis Research Center.
Field Mycology; Always interested in the identification
of the higher fungi (Basidiomycetes) as it allows me to get out into the
naturally beautiful Blue Ridge and Piedmont area of Virginia.