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Maura Donohue

Title: Research Chemist

EPA Division: Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division

EPA Branch: Chemical Exposure Research Branch

Narrative:
Improvement and protection of human heath and the environment through environmental research; development, use, and evaluation of microbial methods for detection of bacteria and determine the pathogenicity of bacteria in water; drinking water methods; and quality assurance.

Education/Training:

Ph.D. Chemistry, American University, 2002
B.A. Biology, Elms College, 1995

Professional Experience:

Research Chemist, USEPA, NERL-CERB, Cincinnati, OH, 2005–Present
Research Chemist, Federal Postdoctoral Fellowship, USEPA, NERL-CERB, Cincinnati, OH, 2003–2005
Grantee, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), US EPA, Cincinnati, OH, 2002–2003
Student Researcher, National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 2002–2003
Research Assistant and Lab Manager, National Institute of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD, 2000–2001
Research Assistant and Lab Manager, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1996–2000
Research Assistant, Department of Biology, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA 1994–1995

Professional Societies and Affiliations:

American Chemical Society

Select Awards and Honors:

USEPA STAA Award, Honorable Mention, 2008
Ph.D. Fellowship, National Science Foundation, American University, 1996–2002
Transfer Scholarship, Our Lady of the Elms College, 1993–1995

Select Presentations:

O’Connell, K. Stelma, G. Vesper, S. Mistry, J. King, D, Pfaller, S., and Donohue, M., Legionella pneumophila in the engineered environment. 110th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), New Orleans, May 21-24, 2011.
Donohue, M. O’Connell K. Vesper S. Mistry J. Stelma G. King D. and Pfaller S., Pathogen (Legionella pneumophila) and Indicators: Do they have anything in common? 111th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), New Orleans, May 21-24, 2011.
Donohue, M, Mistry JH, Stelma G. O’Connell K. and Byrne J., Is there a place for the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) in environmental microbiological analyses? 110th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), San Diego, CA, May 23–27, 2010.

Published & Presented Research (1999-Present)

Contact Info:

Maura J. Donohue
Microbiological Chemical Exposure Assessment Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 W. Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone: 513-569-7634