Invited Scientific Presentations

2004    Elichia A. Venso.  Bacterial Source Tracking in MD Impaired Waters.  Tidewater Environmental

             Health Association.  December 2004 Annual Meeting.  Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.

            December 14, 2004.  

2004    Elichia A. Venso.  Use of Antibiotic Resistance Analysis for Tracking Sources of Fecal

            Contamination in Water.  Delmarva Chapter, American Society of Safety Engineers.  Salisbury,

            MD.  October 6, 2004 .

2004    Elichia A. Venso, Mark F. Frana, Kathy Brohawn, Lee Currey, and William Beatty. 

           Bacterial Source Tracking by ARA in Maryland Waters.  4^th Annual TMDL State/EPA

            Training Conference.  Bacterial Source Tracking.  Princess Royale Hotel, Ocean City, MD.    

            May 10-12, 2004 .

2003    Elichia Venso and Mark Frana.  Bacterial Source Tracking by Antibiotic Resistance Analysis of E.

            coli in Shellfish Waters of Maryland.  55^th Annual Interstate Seafood Seminar.  Gettysburg ,

             Pennsylvania, October 14-16, 2003 .

2003    Elichia Venso and Mark Frana.  Bacterial Source Tracking for TMDL Development in

            Maryland.  2003 Biennial Meeting of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference.  Portland,

            Oregon, August 2-8, 2003.

2003    Mark Frana and Elichia Venso.  Bacterial Source Tracking by ARA and PFGE Analysis of E. coli

            in Maryland.  U.S. EPA Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring Using Molecular Biology Methods.  

            The Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia.  PA. May 7, 2003 .

2002    Elichia A. Venso.  Bacterial Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting Analysis of Escherichia coli

            in a Rural and an Urban watershed.  Maryland Conference of Environmental Health Directors. 

            Annapolis, MD April 18, 2002 .

2001    Elichia A. Venso and Mark F. Frana.  Bacterial Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting Analysis

            of Escherichia coli.  Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogens Symposium.  50^th Annual Meeting of the

           American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  Hilton Atlanta Hotel and Towers, Atlanta ,  

           Georgia, November 11-15, 2001.  Invited, not attended.

2001    Elichia A. Venso.  Bacterial Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting of E. Coli. Annual Chesapeake

             Environmental Conference of the Maryland Association of Sanitarians, Inc. Baltimore County, MD.    

             May 22, 2001 .  

2000    Elichia A. Venso, Mark F. Frana, Kathy Brohawn, W. Beatty, R. McKay, M. Ellwanger, B.

            Evans, M. Phipps-Dickerson.  Identification of Nonpoint Source Pollution by DNA

           Fingerprinting of Escherichia coli.  Presentation to the Tidewater Environmental Health Association.

           Salisbury, Maryland.  December 6, 2000.  

      2000    Mark F. Frana, Elichia A. Venso, Kathy Brohawn, William Beatty,  Rusty McKay, Melissa

                  Ellwanger, Billy Evans, and Mary Phipps‑Dickerson.  “DNA Fingerprinting of E. coli in River

                 Waters in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.”  Presentation to the Nanticoke Watershed  

                 Alliance Symposium.  Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD.  August 22, 2000.  

2000    Elichia A. Venso.  DNA Fingerprinting of E. coli in Natural Waters.  Presentation to the Maryland

            Rural Water Association.  Ocean City, MD.  May 1, 2000.  Keynote Speaker.

Other Presentation Venues

2004    Elichia A. Venso. Panel Discussion of Microbial Source Tracking.   International Shellfish

            Sanitation Conference.  Charleston, SC.  November 16-20, 2004.

2004    Elichia A. Venso and Mark F. Frana.  Bacterial Source Tracking for Identification of

            Contamination Sources in Impaired Waters. Presentation to the Maryland Technology

            Development Corporation’s  “Technology Applications for the Business Community:  Biological,

            Environmental and Space Science” showcase for the Lower Shore.  Salisbury University, Salisbury,

            MD.  March 23, 2004 .

Community Presentations

2001    Elichia A. Venso, Mark F. Frana, Michael F. Folkoff , Daniel Harris, Mary Phipps-Dickerson. 

            “Bacterial Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting of E. coli in Two Wicomico River  

             Watersheds.” Salisbury, MD.  Public Meeting of Stakeholders.  November 15, 2001 .

2000   Elichia A. Venso, Michael F. Folkoff, Daniel Harris.  “DNA Fingerprinting of E. coli in

           Schumaker Pond and Wicomico River Headwaters,” presented (by request) to the Schumaker

           Pond Homeowners’ Association. November 1, 2000.