Alabama Biosciences Research Institute

Dr. Don Collier

Academic Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science
Utah State University
1974

Master of Science in Biology
Tennessee Technological University
1967

Bachelor of Science in Biology
Athens State University
1965

Teaching Profile

Course Taught

Biology
Microbiology
Botany
Organismic Biology
General (Cellular) Biology
Physical Science
Biology for non-majors

Work Experience

Calhoun Community College
Professor of Biology
1983 - 2020


Calhoun Community College
Co-administrator of the Extension Program
1982 - 1983

Calhoun Community College
Biology Laboratory Instructor
1980 - 1982

Calhoun Community College
Adjunct Instructor
1978 - 1980

University of Alabama-Huntsville
Adjunct Instructor
1976 - 1977

Grace Baptist Schools
Principal and Teacher
1974 - 1976

Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Research Assistant
1970 - 1974

Tennessee Technological University
Instructor of Biology
1967 - 1970

Standing Stone State Park
YMCA Nature Instructor at Camp Widgiwagan
1969, summer

Tennessee Technological University
Graduate Teaching Assistant
1965 - 1967

Publications

Assessment of Prehospital Monitor/Defibrillators for Clostridioides difficile Contamination
Cambridge University Press
2021

The purpose of this study was to determine if Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) was present on the electrocardiogram (ECG) right arm leads, blood pressure cuffs, and fingertip pulse oximetry sensors of monitor/defibrillators used in the prehospital setting.
Assessment of Prehospital Monitor/Defibrillators for Clostridioides difficile Contamination


Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: preliminary findings from a national survey
Heliyon
2020

This study aimed to investigate available resources, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) availability, sanitation practices, institutional policies, and opinions among EMS professionals in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic using a self-report survey questionnaire.
Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: preliminary findings from a national survey


Factors Influencing Distribution of the Utah Prairie Dog (Sciuridae)
Southwestern Naturalist 20(2), 151-158.
1975

Cynomys parvidens
Mammalian Species, No. 52, pp. 1-3.
1975

Dissertation: The Utah Prairie Dog: Abundance, Distribution and Habitat Requirements.
1973

The Utah Prairie Dog, Decline of a Legend
Utah Science 34:83-87.
1973

Prairie Dogs, A Legend in Danger
Utah Science 33:22-25.
1972

Status of the Utah Prairie Dog, Cynomys parvidens.
Utah Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 49:27-39.
1970

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