CV for KAREN C. DANNEMILLER Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Environmental Health Sciences The Ohio State University 491B Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: 614-292-4031, E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
PhD Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University, December 2014 Dissertation Title: “Integrating measurements of environmental fungal communities with human health outcomes” Dissertation approved with distinction Advisor: Jordan Peccia
MPhil Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University, May 2012
MS Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University, December 2011
ScB Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, with Honors Brown University, May 2009
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016-present Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, College of Engin. (70% FTE) Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health (30% FTE) Department of Microbiology, Courtesy Appointment (0% FTE)
2014-2015 Postdoctoral Associate, Microbiology of the Built Environment Fellowship Co-Advisors: Jordan Peccia, Charles J. Weschler, Yale University
2009-2014 PhD Student, Advisor: Jordan Peccia Yale University, New Haven, CT
2012 Intern, Indoor Air Quality Division, California Department of Public Health Richmond, CA
2008 Research Assistant, Boston Allergen Sampling Study, Megan Sandel Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
2006-2009 Research Assistant, Advisor: Eric Suuberg Brown University, Providence, RI
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
15. Bridget Hegarty, Karen C. Dannemiller, and Jordan Peccia 2017. “Gene expression of indoor fungal communities under damp building conditions: implications for human health.” Indoor Air. 2018. Accepted.
14. Jessica P. Castner, Gretchen Gehrke, Nicholas Shapiro, Karen C. Dannemiller. 2017. “Community Interest and Feasibility of Using a Novel Smartphone-Based Formaldehyde Exposure Detection Technology.” Public Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/phn.12384
13. Rachel I. Adams, Seema Bhangar, Karen C. Dannemiller, Jonathan A. Eisen, Noah Fierer, Jack A. Gilbert, Jessica L. Green, Linsey C. Marr, Shelly L. Miller, Jeffrey A. Siegel, Brent Stephens, Michael S. Waring, Kyle Bibby. 2016. “Ten questions concerning the microbiomes of buildings.” Building and Environment. 109, 224-234.
12. Dannemiller, K. C., Weschler, C. J., and Peccia, J. 2016. “Fungal and bacterial growth in floor dust at elevated relative humidity levels” Indoor Air. 27 (2), 354-363. DOI: 10.1111/ina.12313
11. Dannemiller, K. C., Gent, J., Leaderer, B., and Peccia, J. 2016. “Indoor microbial communities: influence on asthma severity in atopic and non-atopic children” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 138 (1), 76-83. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.027 Article selected for inclusion in Editors’ Choice.
10. Dannemiller, K. C., Gent, J., Leaderer, B., and Peccia, J. “Influence of housing characteristics on bacterial and fungal communities in homes of asthmatic children” Indoor Air. 26 (2), 179-192. DOI: 10.1111/ina.12205
9. Yamamoto, N., Hospodsky, D., Dannemiller, K.C., Nazaroff, W.W., and Peccia, J. 2015. “Indoor Emissions as a Primary Source of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Particles in Classrooms.” Environmental Science & Technology. 49 (8), 5098-5106.
8. Dannemiller, K. C., Lang-Yona, N., Yamamoto, N., Rudich, Y., and Peccia, J. 2014. Combining Real-Time PCR and Next-Generation DNA Sequencing to Provide Quantitative Comparisons of Fungal Aerosol Populations. Atmospheric Environment, 84, 113-121.
7. Dannemiller, Karen C., Mark J. Mendell, Janet M. Macher, Kazukiyo Kumagai, Asa Bradman, Nina Holland, Kim Harley, Brenda Eskenazi, Jordan Peccia. 2014. “Next-generation DNA sequencing reveals that low fungal diversity in house dust is associated with childhood asthma development.” Indoor Air, 24 (3), 236-247.
6. Yamamoto, N., Dannemiller, K. C., Bibby, K., and Peccia, J. 2014. “Identification accuracy and diversity reproducibility associated with ITS-based fungal taxonomic library preparation.” Environmental Microbiology, 16, 2764-2776
5. Dannemiller, K.C., Reeves, D., Bibby, K., Yamamoto, N., and Peccia, J. 2013. “Fungal High- throughput Taxonomic Identification Tool for use with Next-Generation Sequencing.” Journal of Basic Microbiology. 54 (4), 315-321.
4. Dannemiller, K. C., Murphy, J. S., Dixon, S.L., Pennell, K., S., Suuberg, E.M., Jacobs, D.E., and Sandel, M. 2013 “Formaldehyde concentrations in household air of asthma patients determined using colorimetric detector tubes.” Indoor Air, 23 (4), 285-294.
3. Lang-Yona, N., Levin, Y., Dannemiller, K. C., Yarden, O., Peccia, J., and Rudich, Y. 2013. “Changes in Atmospheric CO2 Influence the Allergenicity of Aspergillus fumigatus.” Global Change Biology, 19 (8), 2381-2388.
2. Lang-Yona, N., Dannemiller, K., et al. 2012. "Annual distribution of allergenic fungal spores in atmospheric particulate matter in the Eastern Mediterranean; a comparative study between ergosterol and quantitative PCR analysis." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 2681-2690.
1. Low, S.Y., Dannemiller, K., Yao, M., Yamamoto, N., and Peccia, J. 2011. “The allergenicity of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia is influenced by growth temperature.” Fungal Biology, 115, 625-632.
Submitted or near submission:
16. Karen C. Dannemiller, Charles Weschler, and Jordan Peccia. Microbial Activity and Phthalate Degradation in Carpet. In prep.
17. Ashleigh Bope, Mark Weir, Amy Pruden, Michael Morowitz, Jade Mitchell, and Karen C. Dannemiller. Translating Research to Policy at the NCSE 2017 Symposium “Microbiology of the Built Environment: Implications for Health and Design”. In review.
18. Cox, J. Isiugo, K., Ryan, P., Grinshpun, Yermakov, M., Desmond, C., Jandarov, R., Vesper, S., Ross, J., Chillrud, S., Dannemiller, K., Reponen, T. (2018) Effectiveness of a portable air cleaner in removing traffic-related aerosol particles. Submitted
19. Nicholas Nastasi, Lingyi Xu, Sarah Haines, Chad Rappleye, Rachel Adams, Mark Barnes, Brett Green, Matt Perzanowski, Karen C. Dannemiller, Morphology of fungal growth in residential carpet, In prep.
20. Siyang Zhang, Nicholas Shapiro, Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Castner, Zhenlei Liu, Beverly Guo, Jianshun Zhang, Sarah Haines, David Kormos, Paige Frey, Rongjun Qin, Karen C. Dannemiller, Smartphone App for Residential Testing of Formaldehyde (SmART-Form), In prep.
21. Sarah Haines, Ashleigh Bope, Marit E. Meyer, Karen C. Dannemiller, Quantitative Evevaluation of bioaerosols in different particle size fractions on the International Space Station (ISS ), In prep.
22. Brett J. Green, PhD6, Karen C. Dannemiller, PhD1,2, Luis Acosta, MD,3 Adnan Divjan3, Andrew G. Rundle, PhD,4 Rachel L. Miller,MD,3,5 Angela Lemons, MS6, Matthew S. Perzanowski. Housing factors associated with fungal exposures in New York City homes. In prep.
23. Karen C. Dannemiller, Luis Acosta, Adnan Divjan, Andrew G. Rundle, Rachel L. Miller, Angela Lemons, Brett J. Green, and Matthew S. Perzanowski. Domestic fungal diversity in NYC homes, neighborhood asthma prevalence and asthma persistence. In prep.
23. Ashleigh Bope, Samuel Cochran, David Kormos, Karen C. Dannemiller. Evaluation of digital PCR for use in detection of microbes in house dust. In prep.
SELECT PRESENTATIONS (presenter underlined)
Sarah Haines and Karen C. Dannemiller. Modeling Microbial Growth in Carpet Dust at Varying Relative Humidity Levels using the “Time-of-Wetness” Model. Indoor Air, Philadelphia, PA, July 22-27, 2018. (Presentation)
Siyang Zhang, Nicholas Shapiro, Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Castner, Zhenlei Liu, Beverly Guo, Jensen Zhang, Sarah Haines, David Kormos, Paige Frey, Rongjun Qin, and Karen C. Dannemiller. Development of a smartphone-based app for determination of formaldehyde concentration indoors. Indoor Air, Philadelphia, PA, July 22-27, 2018. (Presentation)
Ashleigh Bope, Samuel Cochran, David Kormos, and Karen C. Dannemiller. Analytical methods for microorganisms in the indoor environment and challenges for exposure assessment. Indoor Air, Philadelphia, PA, July 22-27, 2018. (Presentation)
Bridget Hegarty, Karen C. Dannemiller, and Jordan Peccia. Gene Expression of Fungal Communities in Damp Buildings: Implications for Human Health. Indoor Air, Philadelphia, PA, July 22-27, 2018. (Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller. Gordon Research Conference on the Microbiology of the Built Environment (MOBE), Asthma and carpets: how moisture in homes impacts human exposure to fungal allergens, Building microbes, allergies and asthma session, Biddeford, ME. July 15-20, 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe Annual Meeting 2018, Factors Affecting Microbial Growth on Building Materials, 488 - Microniches in the Built Environment Symposium, Atlanta, GA. June 7-11, 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller. Ohio Healthy Homes Network Spring Forum. Indoor Exposures to Microbes and Chemicals: Implications for Childhood Asthma. Columbus, OH. April 24, 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Ashleigh Bope, Sarah Haines, Marit Meyer, and Karen Dannemiller. Fungi and bacteria in different aerosol particle size fractions on the International Space Station (ISS), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Ohio Valley Chapter Meeting, April 20, 2018, Columbus, OH (Poster)
Sarah Haines and Karen Dannemiller. Modeling Microbial Growth in Carpet Dust at Varying Relative Humidity Levels using the “Time-of-Wetness” Model, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Ohio Valley Chapter Meeting, April 20, 2018, Columbus, OH (Presentation) Awarded Best Graduate Student Platform presentation
Karen Dannemiller. The Indoor Microbiome: Implications for Childhood Asthma and Building Design. Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Session, Athens, OH. March 23-24, 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Luis M. Acosta, Adnan Divjan, Andrew G Rundle, Rachel L. Miller, Angela R. Lemons, Brett J. Green, and Matthew Perzanowski, Domestic fungal diversity in NYC homes, neighborhood asthma prevalence and asthma persistence. AAAAI. Orlando, FL. March 2018. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Out of thin air: Relative humidity and fungal exposure in the indoor environment. Microbiology Department Seminar Series, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. February 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller. The nexus of housing characteristics, indoor microbial communities, and asthma severity. Implications of MoBE for Health and Design. MoBE 2017: Microbiology of the Built Environment Research and Applications Symposium. Washington, DC, October, 2017. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Bridget Hegarty, Charles Weschler, and Jordan Peccia. Phthalate Degradation in Floor Dust due to Abiotic and Biotic Processes. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor (AEESP). Ann Arbor, MI, June, 2017. (Presentation)
Lindsay Soh, Wenqing Xu, Brooke Mayer, Karen C. Dannemiller, and Steven Mylon. Strategies, tools, and tips for teaching in environmental engineering and sciences. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor (AEESP). Ann Arbor, MI, June, 2017. (Workshop Organizer/Presenter)
Ashleigh Bope, Samuel Cochran, and Karen C. Dannemiller, Using Digital PCR to Improve Quantitative Measurement of Microbial DNA in the Built Environment. QIIME 2 Workshop. Las Vegas, NV. June 2017. (Poster)
Samuel Cochran, Ashleigh Bope, and Karen C. Dannemiller, Improving Quantitative Measurement of Microbial DNA in Homes with Digital PCR. U21 Undergraduate Research Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2017. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, The Indoor Microbiome: A Model of Fungal Growth and Implications for Childhood Asthma. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2017. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, The Indoor Microbiome: Implications for Childhood Asthma. Columbia University, New York, NY, February 2017. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Microbiology of the Built Environment: Implications for Health and Design. National Council of Science and the Environment (NCSE) 2017 Conference and Global Forum. Washington, DC. January 2017. (Symposium Chair and Speaker)
Ashleigh Bope, Samuel Cochran, and Karen C. Dannemiller, Improving Quantitative Measurement of Microbial DNA in Homes with Digital PCR. National Council of Science and the Environment (NCSE) 2017 Conference and Global Forum. Washington, DC. January 2017. (Poster)
Sarah Haines and Karen C. Dannemiller, Modeling microbial growth in carpet dust under diurnal variations in relative humidity. National Council of Science and the Environment (NCSE) 2017 Conference and Global Forum. Washington, DC. January 2017. (Poster) (won award in student poster competition)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Charles Weschler, and Jordan Peccia. Microbial Activity and Phthalate Degradation in Carpet. American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Portland, OR, October, 2016. (Poster)
Karen C. Dannemiller. The Indoor Microbiome: What research can tell us about asthma and housing. John Glenn College of Public Affair’s Glenn Colloquium Series, The Ohio State University. October, 2016. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Elevated Relative Humidity May Cause Indoor Bacterial and Fungal Growth in Carpet, Mycological Society of America. Berkeley, CA, August 2016. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Analysis of 16S/ITS region DNA sequencing data for detection of environmental bacteria and fungi. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, August 2016. (Invited to give 60 min workshop)
Karen C. Dannemiller, and Jordan Peccia. Emerging knowledge from and applicability of DNA sequencing in damp building investigations; Potential uses for practitioners today. Indoor Air, Ghent, Belgium, 2016. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Charles Weschler, and Jordan Peccia. Indoor Bacterial and Fungal Communities Experience Growth at Elevated Relative Humidity. Indoor Air, Ghent, Belgium, 2016. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, The Indoor Microbiome and Associations with Childhood Asthma. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, April 2016. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller. We’re Surrounded: Indoor Bacterial and Fungal Communities. Environmental Science Graduate Program Seminar Series, The Ohio State University. January, 2016. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Charles Weschler, and Jordan Peccia. Influence of Relative Humidity on Indoor Bacterial and Fungal Communities. American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Minneapolis, MN, October, 2015. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Janneane F. Gent, Brian P. Leaderer, and Jordan Peccia. The indoor microbiome: At the nexus of engineering and public health. Yale Day of Data. Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2015. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller and Jordan Peccia. Fungi: A link between the built environment and childhood asthma. Fungal Workshop by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Berkeley, CA, 2014. (Invited Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, Janneane F. Gent, Brian P. Leaderer, and Jordan Peccia. Microbial communities in house dust are influenced by residential environmental factors. American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Orlando, FL, 2014. (Presentation)
Karen C. Dannemiller, and Jordan Peccia. Integrating measurements of environmental fungal communities with human health outcomes. Fungal Workshop, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Berkeley, CA, 2014. (Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller, Mark Mendell, Janet Macher, Kazukiyo Kumagai, Kim Harley, Asa Bradman, Brenda Eskenazi, Jordan Peccia. “The relationship between fungal diversity in house dust and childhood asthma development.” Environment and Health Conference, Basel, Switzerland, 2013. (Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller, Jordan Peccia. “Atmospheric ozone exposure increases the allergenic potency of Aspergillus fumigatus spores.” Air Quality: The Science-Policy Nexus. Yale Climate and Energy Congress (YCEC). New Haven, CT, 2013. (Poster)
Karen Dannemiller, Mark Mendell, Janet Macher, Kazukiyo Kumagai, Kim Harley, Asa Bradman, Brenda Eskenazi, Jordan Peccia. “Fungal communities in house dust are associated with childhood asthma and measured moisture in homes.” Robert M. Langer Symposium, Yale University. New Haven, CT, 2012. (Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller, Jordan Peccia. “Phylogenetic-based Fungal Population Comparisons of Dust Collected from Water-damaged and Non-water-damaged Homes.” American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Minneapolis, MN, 2012. (Presentation)
Karen Dannemiller, Darryl Reeves, Kyle Bibby, Naomichi Yamamoto, Jordan Peccia. “Fungal High-throughput Taxonomic Identification Tool for use with Next-Generation Sequencing.” Yale Big Data Symposium. New Haven, CT, 2012. (Poster)
Karen Dannemiller, Naomichi Yamamoto, Swee Yang Low, Maosheng Yao, and Jordan Peccia. “Development of a Method to Detect the Allergenicity of Aspergillus fumigatus Spores.” AIHce. Denver, CO, 2010. (Poster)
Karen Dannemiller, Kelly Pennell, Eric Suuberg. “Design of an Inexpensive Ambient Formaldehyde Sampling Device.” AIChE. Philadelphia, PA, 2008. (Poster)
FUNDED GRANTS
Proposal to support the construction of an environmental chamber at Ohio State. Office of Energy and the Environment, The Ohio State University. $50,000. 2017. Jordan Clark, Karen Dannemiller, Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska.
Total for 2017: $50,000
Application of the time-of-wetness concept to microbial growth in carpet, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 11/15/2016-08/31/2018, $50,142, PI: Karen Dannemiller, Mentor: Jeffrey Siegel
NCSE 2017 conference and global forum symposium proposal, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 09/01/2016-08/31/2017, $19,987.00, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-PI: Mark Weir
Sleep Loss and Environmental Exposures in Asthma Patients (SLEEAP), The Ohio State University Discovery Themes Sustainable and Resilient Economy, 08/31/2016-09/01/2017, $24,250.00, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-PIs: Andrew May, Matthew Sullivan, Jessica Castner
EAGER: Collaborative research: Smartphone App for residential testing of formaldehyde (SmART-Form), National Science Foundation, 08/01/2016-07/31/2017, $54,736.00 (Total for collaborative proposal was $99,985.00), PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-PIs: Rongjun Qin, Nicholas Shapiro, Jianshun Zhang, co-Is: Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Castner
Microbial activity in house dust and interactions with phthalate esters (PEs), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 06/01/2016-05/31/2017 $31,103.72, PI: Karen Dannemiller
Early Career Workshop Travel Award, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, April 26-29, 2016, Chicago, IL, $495.00, Attendee: Karen Dannemiller
Total for 2016: $180,713.72 directly, $225,962.72 including funds to other institutions
Microbial activity in house dust and interactions with phthalate esters (PEs), Microbiology of the Built Environment Postdoctoral Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Yale University, 2014- 2016, $120,000, PI: Karen Dannemiller, Advisor: Jordan Peccia (remaining award was transferred to Ohio State under the same project name)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Fellow ID 2009079444, National Science Foundation, Yale University, 2009-2014, $126,500, Fellow: Karen Dannemiller
Improving mold allergen measurement techniques for better associations with human health outcomes, Advanced Graduate Leadership Program, Academic Track, The Goizueta Foundation, Yale University, 2012-2013, $5,000, Awardee: Karen Dannemiller
Helen Terry MacLeod Undergraduate Research Grant, Brown University, 2008-2009, $1,000, Awardee: Karen Dannemiller
Total of all funds: $497,359.00
PROPOSALS PENDING OR NOT FUNDED
Evaluation of fungal growth in household products. Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Spring 2018 Kickstart Facility Grant Proposal, Ohio State University. $2,500. 06/01/2018- 05/31/2019. PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Natassia Brenkus, Marcia Nishioka, Chad Rappleye, Thomas Mitchell, Submitted April 2018, pending
The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. $875,000. 11/01/2018-10/31/2023. PI: Karen Dannemiller, pending
Development of a Microbial Standard for Spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 08/01/2018-07/31/2021, $164,966.00, PI: Karen Dannemiller, Student Fellow: Ashleigh Bope, submitted Mar 2018, pending
Cryptococcus, an Urban Fungus: Early-life Exposure and Allergic Sensitization in Puerto Ricans. (Resubmission) National Institutes of Health (NIH), $141,511.00, 09/01/2018- 08/31/2020, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-PI: Matthew Perzanowski, submitted March 16, 2018, pending
Humidity and Microbial growth in ISS Dust (HUMID), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 11/01/2018-10/31/2021, $249,998 PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: John Horack, Marit Meyer, submitted Feb 2018, pending
Respiratory and Sleep Disruption Surveillance in Post-Disaster Exposures, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 01/01/2018-12/31/2019, $418,296 PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-I: Andrew May, consultant: Jessica Castner, submitted Dec 2017, not funded
Rapid in-Office Analysis of Cockroaches in Homes (ROACH), Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment, 08/01/2018-07/31/2020, $58,838, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Christopher Timan, Paul Seese, Elizabeth Klein, submitted November 21, 2017, not funded
The role of Environment in the Development of Immune System and Childhood Asthma, National Institutes of Health (NIH) (subcontract from Mayo Clinic), 07/01/2018-06/31/2023, Total $3,988,493 (direct: $2,523,310), Budget to Ohio State: $64,949, PI: Young J. Juhn, MD, MPH, Co-Is : Chung-il Wi, MD, David O. Warner, MD, Hirohito Kita, MD, Slavica K. Katusic, MD, Euijung Ryu, PhD, Kent R. Bailey, PhD, Myra J. Wick, MD, PhD, Sunghwan Sohn, PhD, Karen Dannemiller, PhD, submitted Nov 2017, not funded
Urethane Release in the EnvironmenT: Household products As Novel Exposure Sources (URETHANES), National Science Foundation, 07/01/2018-06/31/2021, $329,222.00 PI: Karen Dannemiller, Other personnel: Marcia Nishioka, submitted Oct 2017, not funded
Water Availability in Dust in the Residential Environment (WADRE), National Science Foundation, 07/01/2018-06/31/2021, $329,775.00 PI: Andrew May, co-PI: Karen Dannemiller, submitted Oct 2017, not funded
Cryptococcus, an Urban Fungus: Early-life Exposure and Allergic Sensitization in Puerto Ricans. National Institutes of Health (NIH), $141,759.00, 04/01/2018-03/31/2020, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-PI: Matthew Perzanowski, submitted June 16, 2017, not funded, Impact Score 34, percentile 20 (note: NIH percentiles are flipped so 20 is better than 30, etc.)
Better recognition of exposure to asthma triggers in the home environment (BREATHE). National Institutes of Health (NIH), $141,758.00, 04/01/2018-03/31/2020, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Christopher Timan, David Stukus, submitted June 15, 2017, not awarded
Linking the Indoor Exposome to Pediatric Asthma Control. National Institutes of Health (NIH), $2,167,095.00, 12/01/2017-11/30/2022, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Christopher Timan, Paul Seese, David Stukus, Andrew May, consultant: Janneane Gent, submitted February 28, 2017, not awarded.
Developing an NSF Industry–University Cooperative Research Center-Green Home Technology Center, to Support Healthy, Energy Efficient, and Sustainable Living. Connect and Collaborate Grants, The Ohio State University, 2017-2018, $72,955, PI: Lingying Zhao, co-PIs: Qian Chen, Scott Shearer, Andrew Cruse, Karen Dannemiller, submitted February 1, 2017, not awarded
Preventing microbial-induced spacecraft corrosion: biofilm formation and biocorrosion, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NNH16ZTT001N-MoBE, 08/01/2017- 07/31/2019, $140,000.00, PI/Mentor: Karen Dannemiller, co-PI/co-Mentor: John Horack, Postdoctoral Fellow: Michael Brooker, submitted November 30, 2016, not awarded
Better Recognition of Exposure to Asthma Triggers in the Home Environment (BREATHE), Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment, 08/01/2017- 07/31/2019, $59,978.00, PI: Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Christopher Timan, Paul Seese, Elizabeth Klein, submitted November 22, 2016, not awarded
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, $100,000.00 CDN, 07/01/2016-06/30/2018. PI: Karen Dannemiller, attended on-site interview in Toronto, CA but not awarded
Development of a next-generation mold detection technique, Beckman Young Investigators Award, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, $750,000.00, 07/01/2017-06/30/2021, PI: Karen Dannemiller, not awarded
Respiratory Roommates: Lung Function and Microbial Diversity in College Dormitories, National Institutes of Health (NIH), $1,940,846.00 total, $571,000.00 to Ohio State, 12/01/2016- 11/30/2021, multi-PI: Jessica Castner, Karen Dannemiller, co-Is: Matthew Bonner, Manoj Mammen, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, Richard Browne, Jiwei Zhao, not awarded
HONORS & AWARDS
2017 Distinguished Denman Research Mentor Award Ohio State University, 2017
Outstanding Senior Award in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Brown University, 2009
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Competitions 2nd Place in Rhode Island, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2008 3rd Place in the Northeast in Paper Competition, MIT, Boston, MA, 2008 2nd in National Poster Competition, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society Brown University, 2007-2009 Brown Corresponding Secretary 2008-2009
Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award, AIChE Brown University, 2006-2007
Tylenol $10,000 National Scholarship, 10 funded out of over 86,000 applicants, 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017 PUBHEHS 3320, Environmental Risk Assessment, Fall 2017, co-lecturer 330 min (6 x 55 min) of in-class lecture on exposure science
2017 PUBHEHS 3310, Current Issues In Global Environmental Health, Fall 2017, guest lecture, 55 min of in-class lecture on exposures in indoor air
2017 PUBHEHS 6315, Advanced Environmental Health Science, Fall 2017, guest lecture, 20 min of in-class lecture on indoor microbiome research
2017 CIVILEN 2050, Probabilistic Applications and Data Interpretation in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2017, revised course to incorporate case- based learning, course director and lecturer of 3 credit hour course
2017 ENVENG 5195/PUBHEHS 5195, Engineering Design for Environmental Health, Fall 2017, developed content into online course for MGEL program, course director and lecturer of 3 credit hour course online
2017 ENVENG 5195/PUBHEHS 5195, Engineering Design for Environmental Health, Spring 2017, developer, course director and lecturer of 3 credit hour course
2017 PUBHEHS 3320, Environmental Risk Assessment, Spring 2017, guest lecture, 165 min of in-class lecture on exposure science
2017 PUBHEHS 3310, Current Issues In Global Environmental Health, Spr 2017, guest lecture, 110 min of in-class lecture on exposures in indoor/outdoor air
2016 PUBHEHS 6315, Advanced Environmental Health Science, guest lecture 80 min of in-class lecture on indoor microbiome research
2016 PUBHEHS 7380, Exposure Science Monitoring Techniques, guest lecture 80 min of in-class lecture on bioaerosol sampling
2016 PUBHEHS 7365, Principles of Risk Assessment, 3 cr hr, Spring 2016, guest lecture, 165 minute of in-class lecture on microbial risk assessment
2013 Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS), Graduate Coordinator/TA, Yale University
2012 Certificate of College Teaching Preparation Yale Teaching Center
Fall 2010 Air Pollution Control, Teaching Fellow Yale University
2010-2012 Teaching Seminars, Yale Teaching Center, Participant, 2010-2012 Fundamentals of Teaching Engineering, 3 sessions, 2010 Advanced Teaching Seminars, 8 sessions, 2010-2011 Preparing Future Science Faculty: Teaching Your Own Course, 5 sessions, 2012
2006-2009 HELP, Founder and President, (active, peer-learning program for students) Brown University
Spring 2009 Grader, Heat and Mass Transfer, Brown University
2006-2007 Teaching Laboratory, Laboratory Assistant, Brown University
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT
2018 International Scientific Advisory Committee for INDOOR AIR 2018, Member
2017 National Council of Science and the Environment (NCSE), Microbiology of the Built Environment: Implications for Health and Design. 2017 Conference and Global Forum. January 2017. (Symposium Chair and Speaker)
2016-present International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) Member 2018 Conference Session co-chair, “Water on surfaces and dust: Implications for indoor chemistry and microbiology”
2016-present Ohio Healthy Homes Network (OHHN) Member
2015-present Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Poster Session Organizer, 2015 Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT Platform Session Moderator, 2015 Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2012-present American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Platform Session Co-chair, 2015 Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2008-2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, co-President of Brown University Student Chapter, Brown University
2006-2009 Society of Women Engineers, Vice President of Brown University Student Chapter, Brown University
SERVICE & COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
2018 NASA Earth and Space Air Prize Judge
2017-2018 Faculty Search Committee, CEGE Environmental Microbiology Position Ohio State University
2017-present Graduate Studies Committee, Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP), Ohio State University
2017-present Reviewer of Undergraduate Research Scholarship Applications, College of Engineering, Ohio State University
2016-present Faculty Judge, Denman Undergraduate Research Forum 2016, 2017 Ohio State University
2016-present Undergraduate Studies Committee, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University
2016-2017 Faculty Search Committee, Green Buildings Discovery Theme Position Ohio State University
2013-2015 Advisory Committee on Graduate and Professional Student Housing Yale University
2013- Peer Reviewer Indoor Air, 2013-present, manuscripts reviewed: 4 Microbiome, 2015-present, manuscripts reviewed: 4 Building and Environment, 2016-present, manuscripts reviewed: 2 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2016-present, manuscripts reviewed: 1 Journal of Aerosol Science, 2016-present, manuscripts reviewed: 1 Environmental Pollution, 2017-present, manuscripts reviewed: 1 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2017-present, manuscripts reviewed: 1 Environmental Research, 2017-present, manuscripts reviewed: 1 Nature Partner Journals (npj) Microgravity, 2018-present, man. reviewed: 1
2013-2015 reviews: 3 2016 reviews: 4 2017 reviews: 6 2018 reviews: 2
2014 Presenter, Science in the News, Yale Science Diplomats, New Haven Public Library, “The Jungle in Your Carpet”
2010- 2013 New Haven Science Fair Judge New Haven, CT Judging Team Captain 2011- 2013
2011 Robert M. Langer Symposium, Planning Committee Member Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
2011 Graduate Student Recruitment Event, Co-chair of Planning Committee Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
2010-2012 Yale Medical School Orchestra, Trumpet Yale University
2011-2014 Yale Pathways Program, Volunteer for various programs New Haven, CT
2010-2011 Yale Engineers in Schools (YES), Classroom Volunteer New Haven, CT
2007 Let’s Get Ready!, SAT Math Tutor Providence, RI
2006-2009 Meiklejohn Program, Peer Advisor Brown University
2006 Summer@Brown Program, Resident Advisor Brown University
2007 Providence Children’s Museum, Exhibit Educator Providence, RI
2005-2007 Brown University Wind Symphony, Clarinet Brown University
2005-2006 Mayor/Service Director’s Office, Intern Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2003-2005 Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony, Clarinet Cleveland, OH
GRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORED (primary advisor)
Ashleigh Bope, Environmental Science Graduate Program MS, Thesis option, 2016-2018 PhD 2018-present Indoor Air 2018 Sloan MoBE Travel Award ESGP Travel Award, 2017 Sarah Haines, Environmental Science Graduate Program MS, Thesis option, 2017-2019 expected ESGP Travel Award, 2018 Won “Best Graduate Student Platform Presentation” at SETAC OVA, 2018 Samuel Cochran, Environmental Health Sciences Program MS, Thesis option, 2017-2019 expected
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORED (primary advisor unless indicated)
Quentin Platt, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2016-2017 URO Research Scholars Award 2016 URO Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship 2016 Ohio State Fall Poster Forum 2016 Undergraduate Research Scholarship for “Research Distinction” 2017 Undergraduate Thesis 2017 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2017 Location after graduation: Ariel Corporation Sarah Haines, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2016-2017 URO Research Scholars Award 2016 URO Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship 2016 Ohio State Fall Poster Forum 2016 Undergraduate Research Scholarship for “Research Distinction” 2017 Undergraduate Thesis 2017 NCSE 2017 Poster presentation Won award in student poster competition at NCSE 2017 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2017 Location after graduation: OSU ESGP MS program Samuel Cochran, Biology, OSU, 2016-2017 Ohio State Fall Poster Forum 2016 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2017 URO travel award to present work at Universitas 21 conference, Edinburgh, UK 2017 Location after graduation: OSU Environmental Health Sciences MS program Paige Frey, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2016-2017 Undergraduate Research Scholarship for “Research Distinction” 2017 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2017 Undergraduate Honors Thesis 2017 Location after graduation: Strand Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH Ningling Zhu, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2016-2017 Location after graduation: University of Texas at Austin, MS program Elizabeth Dorsey, Public Health, Microbiology, OSU, 2017 Mayers Summer Research Scholarship 2017, declined David Kormos, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2017-2018 URO Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship 2017 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2018 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Fellowship, 2018 Undergraduate Research Distinction Scholarship 2018 Lingyi Xu, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2017-2018 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Poster 2018 Location after graduation: University of California, Berkeley, MS program Nicholas Nastasi, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2017-2018 Advanced Undergraduate Researcher Award (AURA), summer 2018 Undergraduate Research Distinction Scholarship 2018 Victor Amesoeder (co-advisor), Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2017-2018 Iona Campbell, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2017-2018 Undergraduate Researcher Apprentice Program (URAP), summer 2018
COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR:
Jennie Cox, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, PhD, 2016-2018 Fei Yang, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, MS, 2016 MS, Thesis option Bob Han, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, MS, 2016 MS, Non-thesis option Siyang Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering, MS, 2016-2017 MS, project option (in progress), supported by NSF EAGER Shantal Tummings, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, OSU, 2016-2017 MS, Non-thesis option Jenny Panescu, Environmental Science Graduate Program, 2016-2018 expected MS, Thesis option Johnson Luma, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, 2016-2018 expected MS, Thesis option Kyle Ritterback, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, MS, 2017-2019 expected MS, Thesis option Rachel Rush, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University School of Medicine PhD, 2018- expected 2022 Christine Uebel-Niemeier, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, PhD, 2018-expected 2020