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Publications

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

​*co-first authors

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  1. Dowdell, K. S.; Potgieter, S. C.; Olsen, K.; Lee, S.; Vedrin, M.; Caverly, L. J.; LiPuma, J. J.; Raskin, L. Source-to-Tap Investigation of the Occurrence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in a Full-Scale Chloraminated Drinking Water System. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 2024, 90 (9), e00609-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00609-24.

  2. Dowdell, K. S.; Olsen, K.; Martinez Paz, E. F.; Sun, A.; Keown, J.; Lahr, R.; Steglitz, B.; Busch, A.; LiPuma, J. J.; Olson, T.; Raskin, L. Investigating the Suitability of Online Flow Cytometry for Monitoring Full-Scale Drinking Water Ozone System Disinfection Effectiveness. Water Research 2024, 257, 121702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121702.

  3. Cambronne, E. D.; Ayres, C.; Dowdell, K. S.; Lawler, D. F.; Saleh, N. B.; Kirisits, M. J. Protozoan-Priming and Magnesium Conditioning Enhance Legionella pneumophila Dissemination and Monochloramine Resistance. Environmental Science & Technology 2023, 57 (40), 14871–14880. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c04013.

  4. *Dowdell, K. S. & *Healy, H. G.; Joshi, S.; Grimard-Conea, M.; Pitell, S.; Song, Y.; Ley, C.; Kennedy, L. C.; Vosloo, S.; Huo, L.; Haig, S.-J.; Hamilton, K. A.; Nelson, K. L.; Pinto, A.; Prévost, M.; Proctor, C. R.; Raskin, L.; Whelton, A. J.; Garner, E.; Pieper, K. J.; Rhoads, W. J. Legionella pneumophila Occurrence in Reduced-Occupancy Buildings in 11 Cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 2023, 10.1039.D3EW00278K. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EW00278K.

  5. Dowdell, K.S.; Haig, S.-J.; Caverly, L. J.; Shen, Y.; LiPuma, J. J.; Raskin, L. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Drinking Water Systems – the Challenges of Characterization and Risk Mitigation. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2019, 57, 127–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2019.03.010.

  6.  Shimabuku, K. K.; Zearley, T. L.; Dowdell, K. S.; Summers, R. S. Biodegradation and Attenuation of MIB and 2,4-D in Drinking Water Biologically Active Sand and Activated Carbon Filters. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 2019. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00054B.

Journal Articles in Progress

​​*co-first authors, #co-corresponding authors

 

  • *Lee, S. & *Sun, S.; Fan, S.; Rahim, N.; Xian, Y.; Shakhawat, M.; Chavarria, K. A.; Vedrin, M.; Guikema, S.; Sela, L.; Kumpel, E.; Lanzarini-Lopes, M.; Shen, Y.; Kirisits, M. J.; Raskin, L.; #Potgieter, S. C.; #Szczuka, A.; #Dowdell, K. S. Moving Beyond the Silos of Opportunistic Pathogens and Disinfection Byproducts to Improve Drinking Water System Management. Submitted to Environmental Science & Technology.

  • Dowdell, K. S.; Cobb, S. A.; Blomdahl, D.; Rane, K.; Borrego, M.; Kirisits, M. J. Feelings of Belonging, Isolation, and Social Anxiety Among Engineering Undergraduates. Manuscript in preparation for submission to the Journal of Civil Engineering Education.

  • *Angert, D. M. & *Dowdell, K. S.; Nguyen, L.; Park, C.; Brown, J.; Russell, C.; Bautista-de los Santos, M.; Hegarty, B.; Cambronne, E. D.; Kirisits, M. J. Molecular Screening of Particle-Associated and Planktonic Legionella spp. at the Tap. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Water Research.

  • Song, H.; Dowdell, K. S.; Delafont, V.; Skerlos, S.; Raskin, L. Reimagining Water Treatment: The Untapped Potential of Heterotrophic Protists. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Environmental Science & Technology.

  • Afroj, S.; Doyle, J. M.; Poopalarajah, R.; Ruhl, I. A.; Jervis, N. M.; Schofield, M. C.; Ostaszewski, A.; Adams, V.; Au, E.; Randall, T. E.; Dowdell, K. S.; Kirisits, M. J.; Landeta, C.; Kahle, J. S.; Thornton, C. S.; Tseng, B. S.; Somayaji, R.; Harrison, J. J. Adaptive Silver Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Human Wounds. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

  • Jervis, N. M.; Dowdell, K. S.; Saleh, N. B.; Kirisits, M. J.; Turner, R. J.; Harrison, J. J. Antimicrobial Metal Nanomaterials: Mechanisms of Activity and Resistance. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Nature Reviews Microbiology.

  • Ayres, C.; Dowdell, K. S.; Lawler, D. F.; Kirisits, M. J.; Cambronne, E. D.; Saleh, N. B. Susceptibility of Acanthamoeba castellanii and Intracellular Legionella pneumophila to Combined Microwave and Silver Treatment. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Environmental Science & Technology.​​​​

Technical Reports

  1. Dowdell, K. S.; Raskin, L.; Olson, T. M.; Haig, S. J.; Dai, D.; Edwards, M.; Pruden, A. 2022. Project 4721 - Methods for Detecting and Differentiating Opportunistic Pathogens to Determine Efficacy of Control and Treatment Technologies. Denver: Water Research Foundation. 

  2. Bautista-de los Santos, Q. M.; Steglitz, B.; Raskin, L.; Olson, T. M.; Dowdell, K. S.; Page, S. 2022. Project 4743 – Optimizing Filter Operation in an Ozone-Biofiltration Plant to Reduce Selection for Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Production. Denver: Water Research Foundation.

  3. Lauderdale, C.; Alito, C.; Hooper, J. L.; Dowdell, K.S.; Wert, E. 2017. Project 4555 - Optimizing Biofiltration for Various Source Water Quality Conditions. Denver: Water Research Foundation. ​

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