March 15

Our new colleague, Dengjun “Kevin” Wang, who just joined us in January has already gotten a research grant from the Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (USGS).  Nice job, Kevin. 

March 10

My meta-analysis are still producing exciting papers despite covid.  Publications #40 and #41 from my class were recently accepted for publication.  Nice job, Jordan, Ruediger, and Henry.  Eckert, J., M. Carrisosa, and R. Hauck. 2021. Network meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of anticoccidial drugs and anticoccidial vaccination in broiler chickens. Veterinary Parasitology 291:109387. (PDF).  Hershey, H. 2021. Updating the consensus on fishway efficiency: a meta-analysis. Fish and Fisheries 22(4):735-748. (PDF)

March 5

Thanks to Michael Chislock for giving Edna, Matt, and I an opportunity to remotely talk with his students at SUNY-Brockport about successfully entering and completing graduate school. 

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February 4, 2021

More good news for the new year!  Michael’s drinking water focused field experiment focused on examining interactions between dissolved nitrogen, taste and odor compounds, and cyanobacteria and actinobacteria has been published.  Nice job, Dr. Chislock!  Chislock, M. F., B. K. Olsen, J.J. Choi, A. Abebe, T. L. Bleier, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Contrasting patterns of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) vs. geosmin across depth in a drinking water reservoir are mediated by cyanobacteria and actinobacteria.Environmental Science and Pollution Research

January 20, 2021

Just had an opportunity to share the lab’s research with the Interagency Working Group on HABHRCA (IWG-HABHRCA) via a webinar.  Amazed at the number of participating agencies involved with this group!

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January 15, 2020

Edna’s paper focused on algal blooms in Alabama drinking water reservoirs has been published.  This was a great collaboration among our lab, water utilities around the state, and our friends at ADEM.  Fernandez-Figueroa, E. G., R. P. Buley, M. U.G. Barros, M. F. Gladfelter, W. D. McClimans, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Carlson’s trophic state index is a poor predictor of cyanobacterial dominance in drinking water reservoirs. AWWA Water Science

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January 12, 2021

Catie’s REU project has been accepted for publication.  Special thanks to Riley for leading the writing.  Buley, R. P., C. Adams, A. P. Belfiore, E. G. Fernandez-Figueroa, M. F. Gladfelter, B. Garner, and A. E. Wilson. In press. Field evaluation of seven products to control cyanobacterial blooms in aquaculture. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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January 7, 2021

2021 is already off to a good start.  Natasha’s meta-analysis project has been published!  Great job, Natasha.  Benfer, N., L. Spitzer,and J. R. Bardeen. 2021. Efficacy of third wave cognitive behavioral therapies in the treatment of posttraumatic stress: A meta-analytic study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 78:102360.

December 20, 2020

Hannah and Steve have published another paper from their meta-analysis class project!  Great job.  Correia, H. E., A. Abebe, and F. S. DobsonIn press. Multiple paternity and the number of offspring: A model reveals two major groups of species. BioEssays

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December 10, 2020

It has taken ten months (we are blaming covid), but we have a new lab shirt that incorporates War Algae!  Thanks to our friends at Stamp for helping finalize the design and print us some shirts.  If you want a shirt, send me your size and a good shipping address.