Ph.D. Student (2019-Present), University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Biological Sciences (PI: Dr. Rachel Poretsky)
MS (2018), Michigan State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (PI: Dr. Joan Rose)
BA (2014), Lawrence University, Department of Psychology with Interdisciplinary Area in Neuroscience and Minor in Biology
Awards
UIC Graduate Teaching Award (2023)
Publications
Leisman, K. P., Owen, C., Warns, W. M., Tiwari, A., Bian, G. Z., Owens, S. M., Catlett, C., Shrestha, A., Poretsky, R., Packman, A. I., & Mangan, N. M. (2024). A modeling pipeline to relate municipal wastewater surveillance and regional public health data. Water Research, 252, 121178, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121178 (Journal article.)
Owen, C., Wright-Foulkes, D., Alvarez, P., Delgado, H., Durance, E. C., Wells, G. F., Poretsky, R., & Shrestha, A. (2022). Reduction and discharge of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Chicago-area water reclamation plants. FEMS Microbes, 3, xtac015, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtac015 (Journal article.)
Owen, C. (2018). Investigation of Proposed Water Quality Indicator Organisms for Marine Mammal Enclosures. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Thesis no. 10815349. (Master’s thesis.)
Oral Presentations and Posters
Owen, C. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 RNA removal from Chicago-Area wastewater reclamation plants. WEF Public Health and Water Conference, Cincinnati, OH. (Oral presentation.)
Owen, C., Edwardson, C., Oliaro, F., Van Bonn, W., Manning, S., & Rose, J. (2018). Evaluation of USDA-proposed water quality indicator organisms in a marine mammal aquarium system. ASM Microbe, Atlanta, GA. (Poster.)
Owen, C. (2018). Assessment of proposed marine mammal water quality indicator organisms in a recirculating artificial seawater system. 13th Annual Michigan State University Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, East Lansing, MI. (Oral presentation.)
Van Bonn, W., Owen, C., Edwardson, C., LaPointe, A., Oliaro, F., Cabay, C., Manning, S. & Rose, J. (2017). Preliminary assessment of proposed marine mammal water quality indicator organisms. Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, Cancun, Mexico. (Oral presentation.)
Owen, C. (2017). Evaluating bacterial indicators of marine mammal water quality. 12th Annual Michigan State University Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, East Lansing, MI. (Oral presentation.)
Work Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL): January 2021-Present
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL): August 2019-December 2023
Research Associate, Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL): May 2018-December 2018
Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI and Chicago, IL): September 2016-May 2018
Lab Assistant, Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL): June 2016-September 2016