Our Team
The MMEL brings together students and researchers interested in microbial ecology, molecular biology, environmental health, DNA/RNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and public health.
Associate Professor
ENHS PhD/MS Program Director
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Dr. Norman leads research at the intersection of molecular microbial ecology, environmental health, wastewater surveillance, pathogen detection, antibiotic resistance, and microbial community dynamics.
PhD Student
Research focus: wastewater surveillance and AMR
PhD Student
Research focus: Vibrio vulnificus comparative genomics
MS Student
Research focus: wastewater surveillance and AMR
MS Student
Research focus: AMR and Vibrio vulnificus.
USC Undergraduate Student
Research focus: Wastewater surveillance
Former role: Postdoctoral Associate — current position: Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Former role: Postdoctoral Associate — current position: Research Assistant Professor, USC, Dept. of ENHS.
Former role: Postdoctoral Associate — current position: Research Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory, PA
Former role: Postdoctoral Associate — current position: Endowed Professor of Biology, MidAmerica Nazarene University, KS.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Biological Safety Officer, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Epidemiologist at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Senior Scientist USC Research Computing.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences on the College of Public Health at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University on Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Research Assistant Professor, Dept. Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Senior Research Scientist, Boston University School of Medicine.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Research Scientist, Baylor School of Medicine, Baylor University.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Environmental Analyst – Environmental Affairs Design and Technical Services - Department of Infrastructure, Government of Northwest Territories, Canada.
Former role: USC PhD Student — current position: Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Texas.
Former role: USC MS Student — current position: Biological Safety Officer, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Former role: USC MS Student — current position: Environmental Scientist, Terracon.
Former role: USC MS Student — current position: Research Scientist, Baylor School of Medicine, Baylor University.
Former role: USC MS Student — current position: EHS Engineer, Bose Corp., Blythwood, SC.
Former role: USC MPH Student — current position: Clinical Assistant Professor, USC, Columbia, SC.
Former role: USC MPH Student — current position: Unknown
Former undergraduate researchers in the Norman Lab include: