Graduate Affiliation: Department of Oceanography

Education: 

B.S. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1967)
Ph. D. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1972), 

Speciality:

Seafood Microbiology/Microbial Ecology

Research Interests:

Field and laboratory investigations of seafood-associated pathogenic microorganisms with respect to public health; development and evaluation of rapid molecular techniques for detecting microorganisms; ecological studies of microorganisms in the estuarine environment; current studies focus on species of the genus Vibrio.

Courses Taught:  Genetics, Microbiology