Michael Bisesi, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Environmental Health Sciences
Biography
Michael Bisesi, PhD, REHS, CIH, was formerly the vice dean for academic affairs and academic administration, and professor and interim chair (interim) of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Bisesi's primary scientific expertise includes assessment of human exposure to and control of toxic and infectious agents, applied environmental toxicology and microbiology and hazardous material/emergency incident recognition/response.
Education
- Graduate Certificate
- Pathophysiology, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 2007
- Graduate Certificate
- Teaching and Learning Health and Medical Sciences, Medical College of Ohio 2001
- PhD
- Environmental Science, State University of New York CESF at Syracuse in association with Syracuse University 1987
- MS
- Environmental Science, Rutgers University 1982
- BS
- Environmental Science, Rutgers University 1980
Research interests
assessment (monitoring) of human exposure to and control of toxic and infectious agents; applied environmental toxicology and microbiology; and hazardous material/emergency incident recognition/response
Select publications
- Park E, Mancl KM, Tuovinen OH, Bisesi MS, Lee J. Ensuring safe reuse of residential wastewater: reduction of microbes and genes using peat biofilter and batch chlorination in an on-site treatment system. J Appl Microbiol. 2016 Dec;121(6):1777-1788. doi: 10.1111/jam.13288. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
- Rea CL, Bisesi MS, Mitsch W, Andridge R, Lee J. Human health-related ecosystem services of avian-dense coastal wetlands adjacent to a Western Lake Erie swimming beach. Ecohealth. 2015 Mar;12(1):77-87. doi: 10.1007/s10393-014-1007-y. Epub 2015 Jan 13.
- Bai Y, Xu Z, Zhang J, Mao D, Luo C, He Y, Liang G, Lu B, Bisesi MS, Sun Q, Xu X, Yang W, Liu Q. Regional impact of climate on Japanese encephalitis in areas located near the three gorges dam. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 3;9(1):e84326. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084326. eCollection 2014.
- Akbar-Khanzadeh, F., Ames, A., Bisesi, M.; Milz, S.A., Czajkowski, K., Kumar, A. (2012). Particulate Matter (PM) Exposure Assessment - Horizontal and Vertical PM Profiles in Relation to Agricultural Activities and Environmental Factors in Farm Fields. J. Occupational & Environmental Hygiene.
- Czajkowski, K, Alam, B, Ames, A, Vincent, R, McNulty, W, Ault, T, Milz, S, Bisesi, M, Fink, B, Khudar, S, Benko, T, Coss, J, Czajkowski, D, Sritharan, S, and Nedunuri, K (2011). Application of GIS in Evaluating Land Application of Biosolids on Human Health. Geospatial Technologies in Environmental Management (Hoalst-Pullen, N and Patterson, MW ed.)
- Rega P, Bork C, Burkholder-Allen K, Bisesi M., Gold J. (2010). The Single Breath-Count Test: An Important Adjunct in the Triaging of Patients in a Botulism Mass Casualty Incident. Prehosp Disaster Med, 25(3) 219-22.
- Akbar-Khanzadeh F, Milz SA, Wagner CD, Bisesi MS, Ames AL, Khuder S, Susi P, Akbar-Khanzadeh M. (2010). Effectiveness of dust control methods for crystalline silica and respirable suspended particulate matter exposure during manual concrete surface grinding. J. Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 7(12) 700-711
- Rega P., Bork, C., Bisesi, M., Gold, J., Burkholder-Allen, K., (2010).The Transitional Medical Model: An innovative methodology for a community's disease outbreak and pandemic preparedness and response plan. American Journal Disaster Medicine, 5(2) 69-81.
- Rega, P., Bork, C., Bisesi, M., Burkholder-Allen, K., Agnoli, F.L. (2009). Pandemic Readiness: A plan for Catholic Parishes. Health Progress, Nov-Dec, 68-75.
- Khuder, S., Milz, S., Bisesi, M., Vincent, R., McNulty, W., and Czajkowski, K. (2007). Health Survey of Residents Living Near Biosolids Permitted Farm Fields. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 2008;4(10):770-779.