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ALABAMA
Eunice A. Bonsi, PhD
Organization: College of Agriculture
Unit: Cooperative Extension Program
Address: 203 Vocational Building,
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone: 334-727-8816 FAX: 334-727-8268
Email: ebonsi@tuskegee.edu
Evelyn F. Crayton, EdD, RD, LD
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences, Foods and Nutrition
Address: 107A Duncan Hall, ACES,
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-2224 FAX: 334-844-2236
Email: craytef@auburn.edu
Patricia Curtis
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Poultry Science
Address: 201 Poultry Science Building , 260 Lem Morrison Drive,
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-2679 FAX: 334-844-2680
Email: Pat_Curtis@auburn.edu
Tung-Shi Huang, Ph.D.
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Nutrition and Food Service
Address: 101 Poultry Science Building, , 260 Lem Morrison Drive,
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-3290 FAX: 334-844-3268
Email: huangtu@auburn.edu
Shelly McKee
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Department of Poultry Science
Address: 202 C Poultry Science Building, 260 Lem Morrison Drive,
Auburn University, AL 36849-5416
Phone: 334-844-2765 FAX: 334-844-2641
Email: mckeesr@acesag.auburn.edu
Manpreet Singh, PhD
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Department of Poultry Science
Expertise: Food Microbiology
Address: 201 Poultry Science Building,
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-2599 FAX: 334-844-2641
Email: MZS0004@auburn.edu
Jean Weese, PhD
Organization: Auburn University
Unit: Alabama Cooperative Extension System Coordinator of EFNEP and Food Safety Programs
Expertise: Food Processing and Technology, Food Processing
Address: 218H Duncan Hall,
Auburn , AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-3269 FAX: 334-844-2719
Email: weesesj@auburn.edu

ALASKA
Brian Himelbloom
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Unit: Fishery Industrial Technology Center
Expertise: Food Microbiology, Seafood Safety
Address: 118 Trident Way,
Kodiak, AK 99615-7401
Phone: 907-486-1529 FAX: 907-486-1540
Email: ffbhh@uaf.edu
Kristy Long, PhD
Organization: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: P.O. Box 756180,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6180
Phone: 907-474-7974 FAX: 907-474-7120
Email: ffkal@uaf.edu
Bret R. Luick, PhD
Organization: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: P.O. Box 756180,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6180
Phone: 907-474-6338 FAX: 907-474-5139
Email: ffbrl@uaf.edu

ARIZONA
Sharon Hoelscher Day, MA, CFCS
Organization: University of Arizona
Unit: Cooperative Extension
Address: 4341 East Broadway,
Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807
Phone: 602-827-8200 ext. 332 FAX: 602-827-8292
Email: shday@ag.arizona.edu
Ralph Meer
Organization: University of Arizona
Unit: Department of Nutritional Scienes
Expertise: Food Science, Food Labeling and Regulation
Address: 309 Shantz Bldg.,
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-9058 FAX: 520-621-9446
Email: rmeer@u.arizona.edu
J. Glenn Songer, PhD, FAAM, DACVM
Organization: University of Arizona
Unit: Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology
Address: 1117 East Lowell Street,
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-2962; 520-275-0854 (cell) FAX: 520-621-6366
Email: gsonger@u.arizona.edu

ARKANSAS
Denise Brochetti, Ph.D., RN
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Division of Agriculture - Cooperative Extensio
Address: 2301 S. University Ave.,
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-671-2022 FAX: 501-671-2294
Email: dbrochetti@uaex.edu
Annie Donoghue, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Arkansas
Address: 0-303 Poultry Science Center,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-2413: 479-790-4584- cell FAX: 479-575-4202
Email: annie.donoghue@ars.usda.gov
Dan J. Donoghue, PhD
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Department of Poultry Science
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Food Toxicology, Poultry Science
Address: University of Arkansas , Department of Poultry Science, 0-408,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-2913 FAX: 479-575-7139
Email: ddonogh@uark.edu
David S. Edmark, APR
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Food Safety Consortium
Address: 110 Agriculture Building,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-5647 FAX: 479-575-7531
Email: dedmark@uark.edu
Luke Howard
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 2650 N. Young Ave.,
Fayetteville, AR 72704
Phone: 479-575-2978 FAX: 479-575-6936
Email: lukeh@uark.edu
Jaheon Koo
Organization: University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
Unit: Agriculture
Address: Mail slot 4913, 1200 North University Drive,
Pine Bluff, AR 71601-2799
Phone: 870-575-7139 FAX: 870-575-4629
Email: kooj@uapb.edu
Yanbin Li, PhD, PE
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept.
Expertise: School Food Safety Ed. (K-12), Biosensors, Microbial Modeling, Risk Assessment
Address: 230 Engineering Hall,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-2424 FAX: 479-575-7139
Email: yanbinli@uark.edu
Makuba A. Lihono
Organization: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Unit: Human Sciences
Address: 1200 N. University Drive, Mail slot 4971,
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: 870-575-8812 FAX: 870-575-4684
Email: lihonom@uapb.edu
John Marcy, PhD
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Poultry Science
Address: Poultry Science Center 0-203 ,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-2211 FAX: 479-575-8775
Email: jmarcy@uark.edu
Rosemary Rodibaugh, Ph.D., RD, LD
Organization: University of Arkansas
Unit: Division of Agriculture - Cooperative Extension
Address: 2301 S. University Ave.,
Little Rock,, AR 72204
Phone: 501-671-2111 FAX: 501-671-2294
Email: rrodibaugh@uaex.edu

CALIFORNIA
Christine M. Bruhn, PhD
Organization: University of California
Unit: Department of Food Sc. and Tech. Center for Consumer Research
Expertise: Food Safety
Address: 2036 Robert Mondavi Institute, Sensory Bldg.,
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-2774 FAX: 530-752-4759
Email: cmbruhn@ucdavis.edu
Sam Cunningham, Ph.D.
Organization: Cunningham Business Consulting, Inc.
Address: 162 Canyon Rim Drive,
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-989-0527 FAX: None
Email: drsdc@comcast.net
Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli
Organization: University of California - Davis
Unit: Center for Produce Safety
Address: 279 Cousteau Place, Suite 100,
Davis, CA 95618
Phone: 530-757-5777: 530-304-2835 cell FAX: 530-757-5717
Email: bfernandez@cps.ucdavis.edu
Linda J. Harris, PhD
Organization: University of California
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Address: One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616-8598
Phone: 530-754-9485 FAX: 530-752-4759
Email: ljharris@ucdavis.edu
Dan Henroid, MS, RD, CFSP
Organization: University of California, San Francisco
Unit: Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Expertise: Web-based Food Safety Information Systems, Food Safety in Retail Food Establishments, HACCP, Hand Hygiene Compliance Systems
Address: 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room M294,
San Francisco, CA 94143-0212
Phone: 415-353-1348 FAX: 415-353-8703
Email: dan.henroid@ucsfmedctr.org
Chih-Ming Ho
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Unit: Mechanical and Aerospace Eng Department
Address: 420 Westwood Plaza,
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-9993 FAX: 310-206-2302
Email: chihming@ucia.edu
Desmond Jolly
Organization: University of California
Unit: Statewide Small Farm Program
Address: 101 West 8th,
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-756-7503 FAX: None
Email: jolly.desmond@gmail.com
Ian Kennedy, Ph.D.
Organization: University of California - Davis
Unit: Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Address: Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group,
Davis, CA
Phone: 530-752-2796 FAX: 206-202-2448; 413-803-5458 Ele
Email: imkennedy@ucdavis.edu; kennedyim52@mac.com
Manuel C. Lagunas-Solar
Organization: University of California, Davis
Unit: Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
Expertise: Food Processing and Technology, Food Irradiation
Physical Disinfection & Disinfestation Technologies
Address: One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-7439 FAX: 530-754-8246
Email: solar@crocker.ucdavis.edu
Ben B. Norman, DVM, PhD, MSc, MPVM, PAS
Organization: University of California, Davis
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Animal Science, Meat Slaughter Contamination "Spots"
Address: 507 Isla Place,
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530 681-2222 cell FAX: 530 756-1999
Email: bbnorman@ucdavis.edu
William Sischo, DVM, PhD
Organization: University of California
Unit: Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center
Expertise: Preharvest Food Safety, Dairy and Beef, Epidemiology and Ecology of Bacterial Pathogens
Address: 18830 Road 112,
Tulare, CA 95616
Phone: 559-688-1731 FAX: None
Email: wmsischo@ucdavis.edu
Trevor V. Suslow, PhD
Organization: University of California, Davis
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Expertise: GAPS Training, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Plant pathology, perishable horticultural products transportation
Address: Mann Lab, Mail Stop 3,
Davis, CA 95616-8780
Phone: 530.754.8313 FAX: 530.752.4554
Email: tvsuslow@ucdavis.edu
Carl K. Winter
Organization: University of California
Unit: Cooperative Extension/Dept. of Food Science & Technology
Address: One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616-8598
Phone: 530-752-5448 FAX: 530-752-4759
Email: ckwinter@ucdavis.edu

COLORADO
Marisa Bunning, Ph.D.
Organization: colorado State University
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 1571 Campus Delivery,
Foret Collins, CO 80523-1571
Phone: 970-491-7180 FAX: 970-491-7252
Email: mbunning@cahs.colostate.edu
David A. Dargatz, DVM, PhD
Organization: USDA:APHIS:VS
Unit: Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety
Address: 2150 Centre Ave., Building B , Mail Stop # 2E7,
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8117
Phone: 970-494-7231 FAX: 970-494-7228
Email: david.a.dargatz@aphis.usda.gov
Vanessa T DeArman
Organization: National Environmental Health Association
Unit: Research and Development
Address: 720 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 1000-N,
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-756-9090 x 311 FAX: 303-691-9490
Email: vdearman@neha.org
Grant Dewell
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Animal Population Health Institute
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety
Address: 1681 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681
Phone: 970-491-6287 FAX: 970-491-1889
Email: Grant.Dewell@colostate.edu
Lawrence Goodridge, PhD
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Department of Animal Sciences
Address: 1171 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171
Phone: 970-491-6271 FAX: 970-491-0278
Email: Lawrence.Goodridge@colostate.edu
Doreene R. Hyatt, PhD
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety
Address: 300 West Drake Rd,
Fort Collins, CO 80526-1644
Phone: 970-297-1281 FAX: 970-297-0320
Email: drhyatt@colostate.edu
Patricia Kendall, PhD, RD
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety for Hi-risk Groups, Consumer Food Safety Education (general), Home Food Preservation
Address: 1571 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1571
Phone: 970-491-1945 FAX: 970-491-7252
Email: pkendall@cahs.colostate.edu
Kendra Nightingale, PhD
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Department of Animal Sciences
Address: 1171 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171
Phone: 970-491-1556 FAX: 970-491-0278
Email: kendra.nightingale@colostate edu
Mo Salman, BVMS, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Animal Population Health Institute
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Epidemiology of infectious animal diseases
Address: College of Veterinary Medicine an d Biomedical Sciences, 1681 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681
Phone: 970-491-7950 FAX: 970-491-1889
Email: m.d.salman@colostate.edu
Mary Schroeder
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (general)
Address: 1571 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1571
Phone: 970-491-7335 FAX: 970-491-7252
Email: mary.schroeder@colostate.edu
John N. Sofos, PhD
Organization: Colorado State University
Unit: Animal Sciences
Expertise: Food Safety Ed. For Hi-risk Groups
Address: 1171 Campus Delivery,
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171
Phone: 970-491-7703; 970-217-2239 cell FAX: 970-491-0278
Email: john.sofos@colostate.edu

CONNECTICUT
Kenneth N. Hall
Organization: University of Connecticut
Unit: Nutritional Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General), Home food preservation, microwave cooking, poultry and eggs
Address: University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences,
Storrs, CT 06269-4017
Phone: 860-429-5263 FAX: 860-486-3674
Email: knsh@earthlink.net
Diane Wright Hirsch, MPH, RD
Organization: University of Connecticut
Unit: Food Safety
Address: 305 Skiff Street,
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: 203-407-3173 FAX: 203-407-3176
Email: diane.hirsch@uconn.edu
Ellen L. Shanley, MBA, RD, CD-N
Organization: University of Connecticut
Unit: Allied Health Sciences
Address: Unit 2101,
Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-0016 FAX: 860-486-5375
Email: ellen.shanley@uconn.edu
Kumar Venkitanarayanan, MVSc, MS, PhD
Organization: University of Connecticut
Unit: Department of Animal Science
Expertise: Food Microbiology, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Molecular Food Microbiology, HACCP
Address: 3636 Horsebarn Road , Extension, Unit 4040,
Storrs, CT 06269-4040
Phone: 860-486-0947 FAX: 860-486-4375
Email: kumar.venkitanarayanan@uconn.edu

DELAWARE
Carol C. Giesecke, PhD, RD
Organization: Delaware State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension
Address: 1200 North Dupont Highway,
Dover, DE 19901-2277
Phone: 302-857-6439 FAX: 302-857-6430
Email: cgiesecke@desu.edu
Dallas G. Hoover, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Delaware
Unit: Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Address: 531 south College Avenue, 017 Townsend Hall,
Newark, DE 19716
Phone: 302-831-8772 FAX: 302-831-2822
Email: dgh@udel.edu
Sue Snider, PhD
Organization: University of Delaware
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: Department of Animal and Food Sciences,
Newark, DE 19716-2150
Phone: 302-831-2524 FAX: 302-831-2822
Email: snider@udel.edu
Changqing Wu
Organization: University of Delaware
Unit: Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Address: 021 Townsend Hall,
Newark, DE 19716-2150
Phone: 302-831-3029 FAX: 302-831-2822
Email: changwu@uDel.edu

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Lauren Caulfield
Organization: USDA/CSREES
Unit: Office Assistant
Address: 800 9th St., SW, Waterfront Centre, Room 3156,
Washington, DC 20024-2220
Phone: 202-401-4929 FAX: 202-401-5179
Email: lcaulfield@csrees.usda.gov
Jacqueline Harris
Organization: USDA/CSREES
Unit: Science and Education Resources Development )SERD0
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. , Waterfronte Building Room 3304,
Washington, DC 20250-2250
Phone: 202-720-1254 FAX: 202-720-3398
Email: jharris@csrees.usda.gov
Lillie Monroe-Lord
Organization: University of the District of Columbia
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Expertise: Food Safety Certification, DC Food Code
Address: 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Building 52, Suite 322,
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-274-7125 FAX: 202-274-7130
Email: lmonroelord@udc.com
D. Ramkishan Rao, PhD
Organization: USDA/CSREES
Unit: National Program Leader, Food Science and Technology
Address: 800 9th St., S.W., Waterfront Centre, Room 3405,
Washington, DC 20024-2220
Phone: 201-401-6010 FAX: 202-401-5179
Email: rrao@csrees.usda.gov
Mike Semenov
Address: 800 9th Street SW, Waterfront Center,
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: FAX: None
Email: msemenov@csrees.usda.gov
Jan Singleton, PhD, RD
Organization: USDA/CSREES
Unit: National Program Leader, Food Science and Food Safety
Expertise: Food Safety, Human Nutrition
Address: 800 9th St., S.W., Waterfront Centre, Room 3434,
Washington, DC 20024-2220
Phone: 202-401-1954 FAX: 202-401-9862
Email: jsingleton@csrees.usda.gov
Marcus Skelton
Organization: American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Unit: Grants Resource Center
Address: 1307 New York Ave. NW Fifth Floor,
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-478-4714 FAX: None
Email: skeltonm@aascu.org
John Snyder
Organization: CSREES
Unit: Communications Staff
Expertise: Communications
Address: 800 9th Str SW,
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: FAX: None
Email: jsnyder@csrees.usda.gov
Joan Marie White
Address: 3145 Waterfront Center,
Washington , DC 20024
Phone: 202-401-6950 FAX: 202-401-6156
Email: jwhite@csrees.usda.gov
Jodi Williams, PhD
Organization: USDA/CSREES
Unit: Program Specialist
Address: 800 9th St. S.W., cube 3413,
Washington, DC 20024-2220
Phone: 202-720-6145 FAX: 202-401-5179
Email: jwilliams@csrees.usda.gov

FLORIDA
Douglas L. Archer
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Biosecurity, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety
Address: 1022 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110200,
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
Phone: 352-392-1784 FAX: 352-392-4965
Email: dlarcher@ufl.edu
Michael Batz
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Emerging Pathogens Institute
Address: P.O. Box 100009,
Gainesville, FL 32610-0009
Phone: 352-273-7010 FAX: 352-273-6870
Email: mbatz@ufl.edu
Sara Chelland Campbell, Ph.D.
Organization: Florida State University
Unit: Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences
Address: 428 Sandels Building,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1493
Phone: 850-644-4889 FAX: None
Email: schelland@yahoo.com
Michelle D. Danyluk
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Citrus Research and Education Center
Address: 700 Experiment Station Rd. ,
Lake Alfred, FL 33803
Phone: 863-956-1151 x 1252 FAX: 863-956-4631
Email: mddanyluk@ufl.edu
Aubteen Darabi, Ph.D.
Organization: Florida State University
Unit: Learning Systems Institute
Address: C4600 UCC, 296 Champions Way, P.O. Box 3062540,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2540
Phone: 850-644-5632; 850-459-1470 cell FAX: 850-645-5000
Email: adarabi@lsi.fsu.edu
Renée Goodrich-Schneider
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, GAPS Training, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food Toxicology/Mycotoxins, Food Science, Food Biosecurity
Food Processing Technology
Address: P.O. Box 110370, 359 FSHN, Newall Drive,
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1991 FAX: None
Email: goodrich@ufl.edu
Y-H. Peggy Hsieh, Ph.D.
Organization: Florida State University
Unit: Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences
Address: 420 Sandels Building,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1493
Phone: 850-644-1744; 850-645-1235 lab FAX: 850-645-5000
Email: yhsieh@fsu.edu
Ronald H. Schmidt
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, GAPS Training, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food Toxicology/Mycotoxins, Food Science
Address: PO BOX 110370, 325 FSHN,
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
Phone: 352 392 2558 FAX: 352-392-9467
Email: schmidt2@ufl.edu
Keith R. Schneider, PhD
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, GAPS Training, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food Science
Address: 359 FSHN Bldg., Newell Dr.,
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1991 ext. 309 FAX: 352-392-9084
Email: krschneider@ifas.ufl.edu
Amy H. Simonne, PhD
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General)
Address: P.O. Box 110310, 3025 McCarty Hall,
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
Phone: 352-273-3536 FAX: 352-392-8196
Email: asim@ufl.edu
Max Teplitski
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: Soil and Water Sciences Department
Address: Genetics Institute Rm 330E, Cancer & Genetics Research Complex, 1376 Mowry Rd. ,
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-8189 FAX: 352-392-3902
Email: maxtep@ufl.edu
Alistair I. Webb
Organization: University of Florida
Unit: College of Veterinary Medicine
Expertise: Pre-harvest food safety drug contaminant residues in food of animal origin FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank)
Address: P.O.Box 100144,
Gainesville, FL 32610-0144
Phone: 352-392-2246 x 3828 FAX: 352-392-9863
Email: webb@ufl.edu

GEORGIA
Elizabeth L. Andress, PhD
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: Department of Foods and Nutrition
Address: 208 Hoke Smith Annex,
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Phone: 706-542-3773 FAX: 706-542-1979
Email: eandress@uga.edu
Judy A. Harrison, PhD
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Address: 204 Hoke Smith Annex,
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Phone: 706-542-3773 FAX: 706-542-1979
Email: judyh@uga.edu
Yen-Con Hung, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Advanced processing to ensure food safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Safety and Defense Management Systems
Address: 1109 Experiment Street,
Griffin , GA 30223
Phone: 770-412-4739 FAX: 770-412-4748
Email: yhung@uga.edu
William C. Hurst
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, GAPS Training, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Science, Food Biosecurity, Food Processing and Technology, specializes in fresh produce and fresh-cut produce processing safety
Address: 240-C Food Science Building,
Athens, GA 30602-2610
Phone: 706-542-2574 FAX: 706-583-0992
Email: bhurst@uga.edu
Carol Ann Johnson, PhD
Organization: Fort Valley State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Program
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General)
Address: P.O. Box 4061 , 1005 State University Drive,
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: 478-825-6296 FAX: 478-825-6299
Email: johnson0@fvsu.edu
Karina G Martino, PhD
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: Food Science Extension Outreach Program
Expertise: Meat and Poultry HACCP/ Certification, Food Safety Education, Food Processing, Engineering and Technology.
Address: 240-D Food Science Building, 100 Cedar Street,
Athens, GA 30602-2610
Phone: 706-542-2547 FAX: 706-542-9066
Email: kgmart@uga.edu
Ynes R. Ortega, PhD, MPH
Organization: University of Georgia
Unit: Center for Food Safety
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Food Science, Parasitology
Address: 1109 Experiment Street,
Griffin, GA 30223
Phone: 770-233-5587 FAX: 770-233-5587
Email: ortega@uga.edu

GUAM
Jian Yang
Organization: University of Guam
Unit: Consumer and Family Sciences
Expertise: Food Science, Food Safety Education for Consumers, Food Establishments, and Food Industries.
Address: College of Natural and Applied Sciences,
Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone: 671-735-2027 FAX: (671) 734-4222
Email: jyang@guam.uog.edu

HAWAII
Lynn Nakamura-Tengan
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: 310 Kaahumanu Avenue, #214,
Kahului, Maui, HI 96732
Phone: 808-244-3242 FAX: 808-244-7089
Email: lynnnaka@hawaii.edu
Wayne T. Nishijima
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
Address: 3050 Maile Way, Cooperative Extension,
Honolulu, HI 96822-2231
Phone: 808-956-8397 FAX: 808-956-9105
Email: waynen@hawaii.edu
Aurora A. Saulo, PhD
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unit: Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
Address: 3190 Maile Way, St. John 102,
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 808-956-6564; 808-226-1950 mobile FAX: 808-956-3894
Email: aurora@hawaii.edu

IDAHO
Jeff Kronenberg
Organization: University of Idaho - Extenstion
Unit: Department of Food Science and Toxicology
Expertise: HACCP/Certification Programs, Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Biosecurity, Prerequisite Food Safety Programs, Third Party Food Safety, HACCP Audits, Validation and Verification, Food Safety and HACCP Short Courses, Engineering
Address: 322 East Front Street, Suite 242,
Boise, ID 83702-7357
Phone: 208-364-4937 cell: 208-867-6477 FAX: 208-364-3160
Email: jkron@uidaho.edu
Sandra M. McCurdy, PhD
Organization: University of Idaho
Unit: School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety
Address: 103C Niccolls Building, PO Box 443183,
Moscow, ID 83844-3183
Phone: 208-885-6972 FAX: 208-885-5751
Email: smccurdy@uidaho.edu

ILLINOIS
David F. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Organization: Southern Illinois University
Unit: Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Address: 825 N. Rutledge St., PO Box 19626,
Springfield, IL 62794-9626
Phone: 217-545-8465 FAX: 217-545-3227
Email: dcarpenter@siumed.edu
Martha Barclay Dallmeyer, Ph.D., R.D.
Organization: Bradley University
Unit: Department of Falmily and Consumer Sciences
Address: 1501 W. Bradley Avenue,
Peoria, IL 61625
Phone: 309-677-3737 FAX: 309-677-3813
Email: mdallmeyer@bradley.edu
Mark S. Dworkin, MD, MPH&TM
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Unit: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Address: 1603 W. Taylor Street (MC923),
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-413-0348 FAX: 312-996-0064
Email: mdworkin@uic.edu
Hao Feng
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Science, Food Processing and Technology, Food Irradiation, Food safety engineering, ultrasound, microwaves
Address: 382F-AESB, 1304 W Penn. Ave.,
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-2571 FAX: 217-333-9329
Email: haofeng@uiuc.edu
James E. Pettigrew
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Unit: Department of Animal Sciences
Expertise: Pre-harvest Pork Safety, Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Address: 206 Animal Sciences Laboratory, 1207 W. Gregory Drive,
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-6927 FAX: 217-333-7861
Email: jepettig@uiuc.edu

INDIANA
Barbara A. Almanza
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Hospitality and Tourism Management
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, Restaurant Food Safety
Address: 700 West State Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: 765-494-9847 FAX: 765-494-0327
Email: almanzab@purdue.edu
William D. Evers, PhD, RD
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Foods and Nutrition
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General)
Address: 700 W. State Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: 765-494-8546 FAX: 765-494-0906
Email: eversb@purdue.edu
Richard Linton
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 745 Agricultural Mall Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: 765-494-6481 FAX: 765-494-7953
Email: linton@purdue.edu
Amy R. Mobley, PhD, RD
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Foods and Nutrition
Address: 700 West State Street, Stone Hall, Room G1J,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: 765-496-9462 FAX: 765-494-0906
Email: armobley@purdue.edu
Bradley L. Reuhs, Ph. D.
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 745 Agriculture Mall Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: 765/496-2497 FAX: 765/494-7953
Email: breuhs@purdue.edu
Charles R. Santerre, PhD
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Foods and Nutrition
Expertise: Food toxicology, Chemical contaminants in foods, Biotechnology
Address: 700 W. State St., Stone Hall, Rm. 205,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: 765-496-3443 FAX: 765-494-0674
Email: santerre@purdue.edu
Ching Ching Wu, PhD, DVM
Organization: Purdue University
Unit: Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Address: 406 S. University Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2065
Phone: 765-494-7459 FAX: 765-494-9181
Email: wuc@purdue.edu

IOWA
Dong Ahn
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Animal State University
Address: 2276 Kildee Hall,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-6595 FAX: 515-294-9143
Email: duahn@iastate.edu
Susan W. Arendt
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: AESHM
Address: 9 E. MacKay,
Ames, IA 50011-1121
Phone: 515-294-7575 FAX: None
Email: sarendt@iastate.edu
Sam Beattie, PhD
Organization: Iowa State University Extension
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Ed. For Hi-risk Groups, Consumer Food Safety Education (General), School Food Safety Ed. (K-12)
Address: 133A MacKay Hall,
Ames, IA 50011-1120
Phone: 515-294-3357 FAX: 515-294-8181
Email: beatties@iastate.edu
Grant Dewell, DVM, MS, Ph,D
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
Address: 1600 S. 16th Street,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-2822 FAX: 515-294-1072
Email: gdewell@iastate.edu
Suzanne Hendrich, Ph.D.
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food toxicology, mycotoxins and assessment of safety of dietary bioactive compounds
Address: 220 MacKay, ,
Ames, IA 50011-1123
Phone: 515-294-4272 FAX: 515-294-6193
Email: shendric@iastate.edu
H. Scott Hurd, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: College of Veterinary Medicine
Expertise: Former USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety
Address: VeterinaryDiagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, VMRI Bldg 4,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-7905 FAX: 515-294-1401
Email: shurd@iastate.edu
Helen H. Jensen
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Department of Economics
Expertise: Post-harvest Food Safety, Economics of food safety control, risk assessment, food system evaluations
Address: 578 Heady Hall,
Ames, IA 50011-1070
Phone: 515-294-6253 FAX: 515-294-6336
Email: hhjensen@iastate.edu
Jacob W. Petrich
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Department of Chemistry
Address: 0773 Gilman Hall,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-7812 FAX: 515-294-0105
Email: jwp@iastate.edu
Cheryll Reitmeier
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 92543 Food Sciences Bldg,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-4325 FAX: 515-294-8181
Email: creitmei@iastate.edu
Joseph G. Sebranek
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Animal Science, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Meat Science, Food Irradiation, Use of ingredients, processes and packaging for safety improvement.
Address: 215 Meat Laboratory,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-1091 FAX: 515-294-5066
Email: sebranek@iastate.edu
Catherine H. Strohbehn, PhD, RD, CFSP
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management
Expertise: Food Safety Ed. For Hi-risk Groups, Local Foods
Address: 11A MacKay Hall,
Ames, IA 50011-1121
Phone: 515-294-3527 FAX: 515-294-6364
Email: cstrohbe@iastate.edu
Jeanne Warning
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: ISU Extension to Families
Address: 101 MacKay Hall,
Ames, IA 20011-1122
Phone: 515-294-6622; 515-290-3679 - cell FAX: 515-294-1040
Email: jwarning@iastate.edu
Qijing Zhang
Organization: Iowa State University
Unit: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology
Address: 1116 Veterinary Medicine Bldg.,
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-2038 FAX: 515-294-8500
Email: zhang123@iastate.edu

KANSAS
Fadi Michael Aramouni
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Research and Extension Service
Address: 216 Call Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-1668 FAX: 785-532-5681
Email: faramoun@ksu.edu
Elizabeth Boyle
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Deptartment of Animal Sciences and Industry
Address: 249 Weber Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506-0201
Phone: 785-532-1247 FAX: 785-532-7059
Email: lboyle@ksu.edu
Jim Drouilard
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Dept of Animal Sciences & Industry
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Feedlot cattle, Intervention Strategies
Address: Kansas State University, 133 Cal Hall ,
Manhattan, KS 66506-1600
Phone: 785-532-1204 FAX: 785-532-5681
Email: jdrouilard@prorenataconsulting.com
Curtis Kastner
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Food Science Institute
Address: 216 Call Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-1234 FAX: 785-532-5861
Email: ckastner@ksu.edu
Justin Kastner
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Address: 310 Coles Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-4820 FAX: 785-532-4039
Email: jkastner@k-state.edu
Junehee Kwon, Ph.D., RD
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics
Expertise: Consumer food safety educxation, food safety in volunteer-based foodservice operations, food safety in restaurants
Address: 104 Justin Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785/532-5369 FAX: 785/532-5522
Email: jkwon@ksu.edu
Douglas Powell
Organization: Kansas State University
Address: , Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785/317-0560 FAX: 785/532-4039
Email: dpowell@ksu.edu
Deanna Retzlaff, Ph.D.
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Food Science Institute
Address: 216 Call Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506-1600
Phone: 785-532-2202 FAX: 785-532-5861
Email: retzlaff@ksu.edu
Kevin R. Roberts
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and Dietetics
Address: 104 Justin Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-2399 FAX: 785-532-5522
Email: kevrob@ksu.edu
Carol Shanklin
Organization: Kansas State University
Unit: Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and Dietetics
Address: 104 Justin Hall,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-7927 FAX: 785-532-5522
Email: shanklin@ksu.edu

KENTUCKY
Sandra Packett Bastin
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service, State Family & Consumer Science
Address: 242 Scovell Hall,
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
Phone: 859-257-1812 FAX: 859-257-7792
Email: Sandra.Bastin@uky.edu
Janet S. Kurzynske, PhD, RD
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Address: 204 Funkhouser Building,
Lexington, KY 40546-0054
Phone: 859-257-3800 FAX: 859-257-3095
Email: jkurzyns@uky.edu
Melissa Newman
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Dept. of Animal and Food Science
Expertise: Antibiotic Resistance, Pre and Post Harvest Food Borne Pathogens
Address: 204 W.P. Garrigus Bldg.,
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859-257-5881 FAX: 859-257-5318
Email: mnewman@uky.edu
Joseph O'Leary
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Expertise: Food Microbiology, Food Safety
Address: 203 W P Garrigus Building 0215,
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859-257-5882 FAX: 859-257-5318
Email: joleary@uky.edu
Bob Perry
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Food Systems Initiative, College of Agriculture
Address: 107 Erikson Hall,
Lexington, KY 40546-0050
Phone: 859-257-8890 FAX: 859-257-7565
Email: bob.perry@uky.edu
Gregg Rentfrow, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Department of Animal and Food Science
Address: , 205 W.P. Garrigus Building,
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859/257-7550 FAX: 859/257-5318
Email: gregg.rentfrow@uky.edu
Sayed Saghaian, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: Department of Agricultural Economics
Address: 314 Barnhart Building,
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
Phone: 859-257-2356 FAX: 859-257-7290
Email: ssaghaian@uky.edu
Janet L. Tietyen, PhD, RD, LD
Organization: University of Kentucky
Unit: State Family and Consumer Science
Expertise: Food and Nutrition
Address: 241 Scovell Hall,
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
Phone: 859-257-1812 FAX: 859-257-7792
Email: jtietyen@uky.edu

LOUISIANA
Kayanush (Kai) J. Aryana, PhD
Organization: Louisiana State University
Unit: School of Animal Sciences and Department of Food Science
Address: 115 Dairy Science Building,
Baton Rouge,, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4380 FAX: 225-578-4008
Email: karayna@agcenter.lsu.edu
Fatemeh Malekian, Ph.D.
Organization: Southern University
Unit: Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Address: Ashford O. Williams Hall, P.O. Box 10010,
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: 225/771-2262 ext. 265 FAX: 225/771-4464
Email: fatemeh_malekian@suagcenter.com
Michael W. Moody
Organization: Louisana State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Expertise: Food Safety, Food Defense, Seafood Product, Food Laws and Regulations
Address: Louisiana State University Agricultural Center,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-2366 FAX: 225-578-5300
Email: mmoody@agctr.lsu.edu
Beth Reames
Organization: LSU Agricultural Center
Unit: School of Human Ecology
Address: 291 Knapp Hall, P.O. Box 25100,
Baton Rouge, LA 70894
Phone: 225-578-3929 FAX: 225-578-4443
Email: breames@agctr.lsu.edu
De'Shoin York, MPA, CFPP
Organization: Southern University of Louisiana
Unit: Ag. Center
Address: Ashford O. Williams Hall , B.A. Little Drive, P.O.Box 10010,
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: 225-771-2242 FAX: 225-771-2861
Email: deshoin_york@suagcenter.com

MAINE
No Contacts Available

MARYLAND
Henry M. Brooks
Organization: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Unit: Maryland Cooperative Extension
Address: Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2122,
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410-651-6206 FAX: 410-651-6207
Email: hmbrooks@umes.edu
Robert Buchanan, PhD
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Center for Food Safety and Security Systems
Address: 0119 Symons Hall,
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-1174 FAX: None
Email: rbuchana@und.edu
Mark A. Kantor, PhD
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Nutrition and Food Science
Address: 0125 Skinner Building,
College Park, MD 20742-7640
Phone: 301-405-1018 FAX: 301-314-3313
Email: mkantor@umd.edu
Y. Martin Lo
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Address: 0112 Skinner Building,
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-4509 FAX: None
Email: ymlo@umd.edu
Jianghong Meng
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Address: 0112 Skinner Building,
College Park, MD
Phone: 301-405-1399 FAX: None
Email: jmeng@umd.edu
Mickey Parish, PhD
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Expertise: Food policy, Food microbiology, Food safety, Food defense, Juice and beverage safety, HACCP/CertificationPrograms
Address: 0112 Skinner Building,
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-0773 FAX: 301-314-3313
Email: mparish@umd.edu
Thomas E. Rippen
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Sea Grant Extension Program
Expertise: Seafood Safety, HACCP, sanitation, thermal processing
Address: Center for Food Science and Technology, UMES,
Princess Ann, MD 21853
Phone: 410-651-6636 FAX: 410-651-8498
Email: terippen@umes.edu
Monique Mitchell Turner
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: Communication
Address: 2105A Skinner Building,
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-6517 FAX: 301-314-9471
Email: mmturner@umd.edu
Cheng-i Wei
Organization: University of Maryland
Unit: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Address: 1296 Symons Hall,
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-2072 FAX: 301-314-9146
Email: wei@umd.edu

MASSACHUSETTS
Elena T. Carbone, DrPH, RD, LDN
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Unit: Department of Nutrition
Expertise: Adult Education, Information Processing and Learning Style Preferences
Address: Chenoweth Lab, 100 Holdsworth Way,
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Phone: 413-545-1071 FAX: 413-545-1074
Email: ecarbone@nutrition.umass.edu
Nancy L. Cohen, PhD, RD, LDN
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Unit: Department of Nutrition
Address: 100 Holdsworth Way,
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Phone: 413-545-0740 FAX: 413-545-1074
Email: cohen@nutrition.umass.edu
David Nyachuba, PhD
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Unit: Department of Nutrition, UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program
Address: 202 Chenoweth Laboratory, 100 Holdsworth Way,
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-0552 FAX: 413-545-1074
Email: dgn@nutrition.umass.edu

MICHIGAN
Evangelyn C. Alocilja, PhD
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Expertise: Biosensors, Food Biosecurity, Food Safety, Rapid Detection Methods
Address: 213 Farrall Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1323
Phone: 517-355-0083 FAX: 517-432-2892
Email: alocilja@msu.edu
Alden Booren
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 3385D Anthony Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-8452 ext 205 FAX: 517-432-0753
Email: booren@msu.edu
Leslie D. Bourquin
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Address: 139A G.M. Trout Building,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: 517-355-8474 ext. 112 FAX: 517-353-8963
Email: bourqui1@msu.edu
Kirk Dolan
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 135F G.M. Trout Building,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: 517-355-8474 ext 119 FAX: 517-353-8963
Email: dolank@msu.edu
Neal D. Fortin, JD
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
Expertise: U.S. and International Food Law and Regulation
Address: 404 Agriculture Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-8295 FAX: 517-432-1492
Email: fortinne@msu.edu
Craig K. Harris
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Department of Sociology, Food Safety Policy Center
Expertise: Food Safety Policy, Food Safety Behavior, Food Safety Perceptions
Address: 429B Berkey Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1111
Phone: 517-355-5048 FAX: 517-432-2856
Email: harrisc@msu.edu
Bradley P. Marks, PhD, PE
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Expertise: Food Processing and Technology, Food Engineering, Microbial Modeling
Address: 210 Farrall Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1323
Phone: 517-432-7703 FAX: 517-432-2892
Email: marksbp@msu.edu
Elliot T. Ryser
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food and Dairy Microbiology, Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli, pathogen survival and inactivation, exray irradiation, quantitative bacterial transfer during food processing, deli meat, fresh produce
Address: 334A G.M. Trout,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1225
Phone: 517-355-8474 ext.185 FAX: 517-353-8963
Email: ryser@msu.edu
Barbara Straw, DVM, Ph.D.
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: College of Veterinary Medicine
Address: A201 Vet Med Center,
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-5199 FAX: 517-432-3450
Email: straw@cvm.msu.edu
Ewen C.D. Todd
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Address: 328 Communication Arts Sciences Building,
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-8371 FAX: 517-432-2589
Email: todde@msu.edu
Mary Anne Verleger
Organization: Michigan State University
Unit: Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
Expertise: U.S. and International Food Law Distance Education Courses
Address: 404 Agriculture Hall,
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-8295 FAX: 517-432-1492
Email: IFLR@msu.edu

MINNESOTA
Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, PhD
Organization: University of Minnesota
Unit: Food Science and Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Microbiology, Pre-harvest Control of Pathogens
Address: 1334 Eckles Avenue,
St. Paul, MN 55108-6099
Phone: 612-624-9756 FAX: 612-625-5272
Email: fdiez@umn.edu
Scott J. Wells
Organization: University of Minnesota
Unit: Dept. of Veterinary Population Medicine
Expertise: Dairy Science, Epidemiology
Address: 1354 Eckles Avenue, 136 Andrew Boss Laboratory,
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8166 FAX: 612-624-4906
Email: wells023@umn.edu

MISSISSIPPI
Brent J. Fountain, PhD, RD, LD
Organization: Mississippi State University
Unit: Dept. of Food Science, Nutrition, & Health Promotion
Address: 208 Herzer, Stone Blvd., PO Box 9805,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-0849 FAX: 662-325-8728
Email: fountain@ext.msstate.edu
Robert W. Wills, DVM,PhD, DACVPM
Organization: Mississippi State University
Unit: College of Veterinary Medicine
Address: PO Box 6100,
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Phone: 662-325-9718 FAX: 662-325-4548
Email: wills@cvm.msstate.edu

MISSOURI
No Contacts Available
Majed Dweik, PhD
Organization: Lincoln University of Missouri
Unit: Cooperative Research, Life and Physical Sciences
Address: 820 Chestnut, Room 236 Founders Hall,
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-681-5134 FAX: 573-691-5944
Email: dweikm@lincolnu.edu
Carol Lorenzen
Organization: University of Missouri
Unit: Division of Animal Sciences
Address: 112C Animal Science Research Center,
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-2452 FAX: None
Email: LorenzenC@missouri.edu

MONTANA
Lynn C. Paul, EdD, RD
Organization: Montana State University
Address: 101 Romney Gym , PO Box 173360,
Bozeman, MT 59717-3360
Phone: 406-994-5702 FAX: 406-994-7300
Email: lpaul@montana.edu
David C. Sands
Organization: Montana State University
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Address: 119 PBB,
Bozeman, MT 59717-3150
Phone: 406-994-5151 - office; 406-994-1986 - laboratory FAX: 406-994-7600
Email: dsands@montana.edu

NEBRASKA
Julie A. Albrecht, PhD, RD
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences
Address: 119 Ruth Leverton Hall,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0808
Phone: 402-472-8884 FAX: 402-472-1587
Email: jalbrecht1@unl.edu
Dennis E. Burson
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Address: A213 Animal Science, Box 830908,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908
Phone: 402-472-6457 FAX: 402-472-6362
Email: dburson@unlnotes.unl.edu
Dee Griffin
Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Unit: Great Plains Vet. Ed. Center
Address: PO Box 148, State Spur 18D,
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
Phone: 402-762-4500 FAX: 402-762-4509
Email: dgriffin@gpvec.unl.edu
David R. Smith, DVM, PhD, DACVPM
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Unit: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety
Address: PO BOX 830905, Room 126D VBS,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0905
Phone: 402-472-2362 FAX: (402) 472-9690
Email: dsmith8@unl.edu
Harshavardhan Thippareddi, PhD
Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, HACCP Program Development, Evalauation and Validation, Food Science, Food Biosecurity, Consumer Food Safety Education
Address: 236 Food Industry Complex, East Campus,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0919
Phone: 402-472-3403 FAX: 402-472-1693
Email: hthippareddi2@unl.edu

NEVADA
Stanley T. Omaye, PhD
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno
Unit: Department of Nutrition
Expertise: Food Toxicology/Mycotoxins, Supplement Safety, Food Safety and At Risk Populations, Food and Nutritional Toxicology
Address: Mail Stop 142,
Reno, NV 89557
Phone: 775-784-6447 FAX: 775-784-6449
Email: omaye@unr.edu

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Charlene Baxter
Organization: University of New Hampshire
Unit: Cooperative Extension
Address: 59 College Road, 123 Taylor Hall,
Durham, NH 03824-3587
Phone: 603-862-2485 FAX: 603-862-1585
Email: charlene.baxter@unh.edu
Catherine Violette, PhD, RD, LD
Organization: University of New Hampshire
Unit: Cooperative Extension
Address: 129 Main Street, 219 Kendall Hall,
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603-862-2496 FAX: 603-862-3758
Email: catherine.violette@unh.edu

NEW JERSEY
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD, FADA
Organization: Rutgers University
Unit: Nutritional Sciences
Expertise: Food Safety Education, Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Assessment
Address: 26 Nichol Avenue ,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-932-2382 FAX: 732-932-6255
Email: bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Karl R. Matthews, Ph.D.
Organization: Rutgers University
Unit: Microbial Food Safety, Department of Food Science
Address: 65 Dudley Road,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: phone: 732-932-9611, 219 FAX: 732-932-6776.
Email: matthews@aesop.rutgers.edu
Daryl Minch, M. Ed, CFCS
Organization: Rutgers University
Unit: Cooperative Extension of Somerset County
Address: 310 Milltown Road, , Agricultural Experiment Station, Ted Blum 4-H Center of Somerset,
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Phone: 908-526-6295 FAX: 908-704-1821
Email: minch@njaes.rutgers.edu
Debra Palmer-Keenan
Organization: Rutgers University
Unit: School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Address: 26 Nichol Ave.; Davison Hall,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2882
Phone: 732-932-9853 FAX: 732-932-6522
Email: keenan@aesop.rutgers.edu
Donald W. Schaffner, PhD
Organization: Rutgers University
Unit: Food Science Department
Address: 65 Dudley Road,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: 732-932-9611x214 FAX: 732-932-6776
Email: Schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Kit L. Yam , Ph.D.
Organization: Rutgers, The University of New Jersey
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 65 Dudley Road,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Phone: 732-932-9611 x 241 FAX: 732-932-6776
Email: yam@aesop.rutgers.edu

NEW MEXICO
Martha Archuleta
Organization: New Mexico State University
Expertise: Food Safety Ed. For Hi-risk Groups, Consumer Food Safety Education (General), School Food Safety Ed. (K-12), Food Safety Education for Childcare Providers, computers, extension
Address: Box 30003, MSC 3AE,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 505-646-4100 FAX: 505-646-1889
Email: maarchul@nmsu.edu
Barbara Chamberlin
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: Media Production
Expertise: Instrumental design, Innovative Technologies, integration of games into educational programs.
Address: Box 30003, MSC 3AI, NMSU,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-2848 FAX: 575-646-4275
Email: bchamber@nmsu.edu
Willis Fedio, Ph.D.
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: Food Safety Laboratory, Center for Animal Health, Food Safety and Biosecurity
Address: PO Box 30003, MSC 3BF - Mailing Address, PGEL Bldg , 2990 Knox St. - Shipping Address,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-7352 FAX: 575-646-7344
Email: wfedio@nmsu.edu
Nancy C. Flores, PhD
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: GT 312, 940 college Street,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-1179 FAX: 575-646-1889
Email: naflores@nmsu.edu
Abbas Ghassemi, PhD
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: IEE and WERC
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General), Education, Training, Outreach, Technology Development
Address: P.O. Box 30001, MSC WERC, 1060 Frenger Mall, ECIII, Suite 300 S,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone: 505-646-2357 FAX: 505-646-5474
Email: aghassem@nmsu.edu; aghassem@iee.nmsu.edu
Jeanne Gleason
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: Media Production
Expertise: Food Safety project management, minority program outreach, multiple language program development
Address: Box 30003, MSC 3AI, NMSU,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-5658 FAX: 575-646-4275
Email: jgleason@nmsu.edu
Pamela N. Martinez
Organization: New Mexico State University
Unit: Media Production
Expertise: Learning tdechnologies, Multimedia and Educational game development, Social Media.
Address: Box 30003, MSC 3AI, NMSU,
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-2811 FAX: 575-646-4275
Email: pamelmar@nmsu.edu

NEW YORK
Kathryn J. Boor, PhD
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: Food Science Department
Expertise: Food Microbiology, Dairy Microbiology
Address: 413 Stocking Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-3111 FAX: 607-254-4868
Email: kjb4@cornell.edu
Ken Gall
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: New York Sea Grant
Address: 146 Suffolk Hall, SUNY,
Stoney Brook, NY 11793-5002
Phone: 631-632-8730 FAX: 631-632-8216
Email: klg9@cornell.edu
Robert B. Gravani, PhD
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Expertise: Good safety and sanitation, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), prerequisite programs and HACCP, education and training.
Address: 11 Stocking Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-3262 FAX: 607-254-4868
Email: RBG2@cornell.edu
Olga Padilla-Zakour
Organization: Cornell Unviversity
Unit: Department of Food Science & Technology
Expertise: Food Processing, Acid/Acidified Foods, Water Activity Controlled Foods, Juice and Beverages
Address: 630 West North Street,
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: 315-787-2259 FAX: 315-787-2284
Email: oip1@cornell.edu
Christina Stark, MS,RD.CDN
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: Division of Nutritional Sciences
Address: 351 MVR Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-2141 FAX: 607-255-0027
Email: cms11@cornell.edu
Janice E. Thies, PhD
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: Crop and Soil Sciences
Expertise: Soil Ecology, Bacterial Source Tracking.
Address: 722 Bradfield Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-5099 FAX: 607-255-8615
Email: jet25@cornell.edu
Martin Wiedmann
Organization: Cornell University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Seafood/Aquaculture, Food Biotechnology/GMOs, Molecular approaches to food safety
Address: 412 Stocking Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-254-2838 FAX: 607-254-4868
Email: mw16@cornell.edu
Randy W. Worobo, PhD
Organization: Cornell Unviversity
Unit: Department of Food Science & Technology
Expertise: Fruit and Vegetable Safety, GAPS, Food Microbiology, Juice HACCP, Food Microbiology
Address: 630 West North Street,
Geneva, NY 14456-0462
Phone: 315-787-2279 FAX: 315-787-2284
Email: rww8@cornell.edu

NORTH CAROLINA
Kofi Ada-Nyako
Organization: North Carolina A&T State University
Unit: Agribusiness, Applied Economics
Address: C.H. Moore A-26,
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336-334-7658 FAX: None
Email: adunyako@ncat.edu
Benjamin Chapman
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
Address: Box 7606 (512 Brickhaven Drive),
Raleigh, NC 276-7606
Phone: 919-515-8099; 919-809-3205 cell FAX: 919-515-7812
Email: benjamin_chapman@ncsu.edu
Angela M. Fraser, PhD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension
Address: Box 7605,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7605
Phone: 919-515-9150 FAX: 919-515-2786
Email: angela_fraser@ncsu.edu
Sheryl Gates
Organization: RTI International
Unit: Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Address: 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research ,
Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919-541-6810 FAX: 919-541-6683
Email: scc@rti.org
David P. Green, PhD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Expertise: Food Safety and Quality, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Certification Programs, Sanitation Control Procedures (SCPs), Food Traceability (Barcodes and RFID Technology), Sensory Evaluation using the Quality Index Method (QIM)
Address: 303 College Circle, Center for Marine Sciences and Technology,
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: 252-222-6304 FAX: 252-222-6335
Email: dpg@ncsu.edu
Jay F. Levine, DVM, MPH
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Population Health and Pathobiology
Expertise: Seafood/Aquaculture, Epidemiology, Water Quality
Address: College of Veterinary Medicine , 4700 Hillsborough Street,
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: 919-513-6397 FAX: 919-513-6302
Email: Jay_Levine@ncsu.edu
Dennis J. Osborne, Ph.D., J.D.
Organization: Food Security Systems
Unit: Production Analysis and Recall
Expertise: Fresh Produce liability and Negligence Education, Food Safety Assurance for Industry, Certification Programs, GAPS Training, Multicultural Crop Production Training
Address: 711 East Whitaker Mill Road,
Raleigh, NC 27608
Phone: 919-834-0066 FAX: 919-834-0066
Email: rock@intrex.net
Trevor G. Phister, Ph.D.
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
Address: Campus Box 7524/339B Schaub Hall,
Raleigh, NC 27692-7624
Phone: 919/513-1644 FAX: 919/515-7124
Email: Trevor_Phister@ncsu.edu
John E. Rushing, PhD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service, Dept. of Food Science
Address: Box 7624,
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919-515-2956 FAX: 919-515-7124
Email: John_Rushing@ncsu.edu
Melissa Taylor Scherpereel
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Department of Poultry Science
Address: Campus Box 7608, 240 Scott Hall,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
Phone: 919-515-5403 FAX: 919-515-7070
Email: Melissa_Scherpereel@ncsu.edu
Brian W. Sheldon, PhD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Deptartment of Poultry Science
Address: 234D Scott Hall, Box 7608,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
Phone: 919-515-5407 FAX: 919-515-7070
Email: brian_sheldon@ncsu.edu
Donn R. Ward, PhD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: Campus Box 7624, 100 Schaub Hall,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7624
Phone: 919-515-2951 FAX: 919-515-4694
Email: donn_ward@ncsu.edu

NORTH DAKOTA
Pat Aune
Organization: United Tribes Technical College
Unit: Land Grant Programs
Expertise: Food Safety for Retail Food Service, ServSafe, Native American Foodservice Businesses, Consumer Food Safety, Community Education
Address: 3315 University Drive,
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701-255-3285 ext. 1399 FAX: 701-530-0622
Email: paune@uttc.edu
Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, LRD
Organization: North Dakota State University
Unit: Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Address: 351 EML Hall, , NDSU Dept 7270 P.O. Box 6050,
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-7187 FAX: 701-231-7453
Email: julie.garden-robinson@ndsu.edu
Catherine M. Logue
Organization: North Dakota State University
Unit: Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences
Address: 130A Van Es Hall,
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701-231-7692 FAX: 701-231-9692
Email: Catherine.Logue@ndsu.edu

NORTHERN MARIANA
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OHIO
Jeffrey T. LeJeune, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVM
Organization: The Ohio State University
Unit: Food Animal Health Research Program
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety
Address: 1680 Madison Avenue,
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3739 FAX: 330-263-3677
Email: lejeune.3@osu.edu
Lydia Medeiros
Organization: Ohio State University
Unit: Department of Human Nutrition
Expertise: Food Safety Consumer Education and Evaluation
Address: 1787 Neil Avenue, 313 Campbell Hall,
Columbus, OH 43210-1295
Phone: 614-292-2699 FAX: 614-292-8880
Email: medeiros.1@osu.edu
Paivi Rajala-Schultz, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM
Unit: Department of Veterinary Preventiive
Address: A100A Sisson Hall, 1920 Coffey Road,
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-688-0457 FAX: 614-292-4142
Email: paivi.ralata-schultz@cvm.osu.edu
Sudhir K. Sastry
Organization: The Ohio State University
Unit: Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Expertise: Food Engineering, Ohmic Heating, High Pressure Processing, Moderate and Pulsed Electric Field Processing, Aseptic Processing
Address: 590 Woody Hayes Drive,
Columbus, OH 43210-1057
Phone: 614-292-3508 FAX: 614-292-9448
Email: sastry.2@osu.edu
Hua H. Wang
Organization: Ohio State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Address: 110 Parker Food Science and Tech, 2015 Fyffe Court,
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-0579 FAX: 614-292-0215
Email: wang.707@osu.edu
Thomas E. Wittum
Organization: The Ohio State University
Unit: Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Address: 1920 Coffey Road,
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614/292-1206 FAX: 614/292-4142
Email: Wittum.1@osu.edu

OKLAHOMA
Emilia Paloma Cuesta Alsonso, Ph.D.
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Unit: Animal Science
Address: Department of Animal Science, Robert M Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center 115,
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405/744-4666 FAX: 405/744-6313
Email: Emilia.p.cuesta_alonso@okstate.edu
Barbara Brown
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: 308 Human Environmental Sciences,
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-6940 FAX: 405-744-1357
Email: barbara.brown@okstate.edu
Jim T. Criswell
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Unit: Entomology & Plant Pathology
Expertise: Pesticide Education
Address: 127 NRC,
Stillwater, OK 74078-3033
Phone: 405-744-5531 FAX: 405-744-6039
Email: jtc@okstate.edu
Francisco M. Ochoa Corona, Ph.D.
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Unit: National Institute for Microbial Forensic Food and Agricultural Biosecurity (NIMFFAB) Department of entomology and Plant Pathology
Address: 127 NRC,
Stillwater, OK 74078-3003
Phone: 405-744-9946 FAX: 405-744-603
Email: Francisco.ochoa_corona@okstate.edu

OREGON
Mark A. Daeschel, Ph.D.
Organization: Oregon State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Address: 100 Wiegand Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-6519 FAX: 541-737-1877
Email: Mark.Daeschel@oregonstate.edu
Carolyn A. Raab
Organization: Oregon State University
Unit: Extension Family and Community Development
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Consumers
Address: 161 Milam Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331-5106
Phone: 541-737-1019 FAX: 541-737-0999
Email: raabc@oregonstate.edu

PENNSYLVANIA
Swamy Anantheswaran
Organization: Pennsylvania State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Expertise: Food Engineering
Address: 305 Food Science Building,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-3004 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: swamy@psu.edu
J. Lynne Brown
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Deptartment of Food Science
Address: 219 Food Science Building,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-3973 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: f9a@psu.edu
Martin Bucknavage
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 438 Food Science Bldg.,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-867-1839 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: mwb124@psu.edu
Catherine Nettles Cutter, PhD
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 202 Food Science Building,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-8862 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: cnc3@psu.edu
Hassan Gourama
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Penn State Cooperative Extension
Address: Berks Campus, Tulpehocken Road, P.O. Box 7009,
Reading, PA 19610-6009
Phone: 610-396-6121 FAX: 610-396-6024
Email: hxg7@psu.edu
Bhushan M. Jayarao
Organization: The Pennsylvnania State University
Unit: Department of Veterinary Science
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Epidemiology, Food Microbiology, Public Health
Address: Department of Veterinary Science , 111 Henning Bldg.,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-5939 FAX: 814-863-6140
Email: bmj3@psu.edu
Stephen John Knabel, PhD
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 437 Food Science Building ,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-1372 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: sjk9@psu.edu
Luke LaBorde
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Department of Food Science
Address: 202 Food Science Building,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-2298 FAX: 814-863-6132
Email: lfl5@psu.edu
Kathleen McKee
Organization: Marywood University
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Address: 2300 Adams Ave.,
Scranton, PA 18509
Phone: 570-348-6211 x 2632 FAX: 570-340-6029
Email: khmckee@marywood.edu
Christopher R. Raines
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Dairy and Animal Sciences
Address: 324 WL Henning Bldg.,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814/867-2880 FAX: None
Email: crr11@psu.edu
Joan S. Thomson
Organization: Penn State University
Unit: Department of Agricultural and Extension Education
Address: 209B Ferguson,
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-3825 FAX: 814-863-4753
Email: jst3@psu.edu

PUERTO RICO
Wilfredo Colon-Guasp
Organization: Universidad del Este
Unit: School of Science and Technology
Address: P.O. Box 2010,
Carolina, PR 00984-2010
Phone: 787-257-7373 x3938 FAX: 787-257-7390
Email: ue_wcolon@suagm.edu
Vilma Ramírez Gonzalez
Organization: University of Puerto Rico
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: Building C, College Station , P.O. Box 9031,
Mayaquez, PR 00681
Phone: 787-265-0500 & 787-832-4040 Ext 3348 FAX: 787-834-4590
Email: vi_gonzalez@seam.uprm.edu

RHODE ISLAND
Martha S. Patnoad
Organization: University of Rhode Island
Unit: Food Safety Education Program
Address: 3 East Alumni Avenue,
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: 401-874-2960 FAX: 401-874-2259
Email: mpatnoad@uri.edu
Lori Pivarnik, PhD
Organization: University of Rhode Island
Unit: Nutrition and Food Sciences, FSN Center
Address: 530 Liberty Lane,
West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: 401-874-2972 FAX: 401-874-2994
Email: pivarnik@uri.edu

SOUTH CAROLINA
James C. Acton, PhD
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 210 Poole Agricultural Center, P.O. Box 40316,
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
Phone: 864-656-5681 FAX: 864-656-0331
Email: JCACTON@exchange.clemson.edu
Susan F. Barefoot
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Experiment Station; Food Safety and Nutrition
Address: 104 Barre Hall,
Clemson, SC 29634-0151
Phone: 864-656-3140 FAX: 864-656-5819
Email: sbrft@clemson.edu
Paul L. Dawson
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: P.O. Box 340316,
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
Phone: 864-656-1138 FAX: 864-656-0331
Email: pdawson@clemson.edu
Amge;a M. Fraser, Ph.D.
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: 206 Poole Agricultural Center,
Clemson, SC 29334
Phone: 864-656-3652 FAX: 864-656-0331
Email: afraser@clemson.edu
Susan Hovey
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Clemson Extension Service
Address: 142 S. Dean Street,
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Phone: 864-596-2993 FAX: 864-596-3602
Email: skhovey@clemson.edu
Princetta Jones, MS
Organization: South Carolina State University
Unit: Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General), Nutrition/Health Education
Organizational Behavior & Leadership Training
Address: Staley Hall Office #215, 300 College Street, NE ,
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: 803-536-7032 FAX: None
Email: pjones@scsu.edu
Julie K. Northcutt
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: P.O Box 340316,
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
Phone: 864-656-1138 FAX: 864-656-0331
Email: jknorth@clemson.edu
John G. Surak
Organization: Clemson University
Unit: Applied Economics and Stastistics
Address: 224 Barre Hall,
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: 864-506-2190 FAX: 864-656-1309
Email: jsurak@clemson.edu

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sanjeev K. Anand
Organization: South Dakota State University
Unit: Dairy Science Department
Expertise: Food Safety research of milk and dairy products
Address: Room 111A, Box 2104, South Dakota State University,
Brookings, SD 57007-0647
Phone: 605-688-6648 FAX: 605-688-6276
Email: Sanjeev.Anand@SDSTATE.EDU
Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head
Organization: South Dakota State University
Unit: Extension Family Consumer Science
Address: SNF Room 438 Box 2275A,
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: 605-688-6-4044 FAX: 605-688-6360
Email: woundedhead.lorna@ces.sdstate.edu

TENNESSEE
Janie L. Burney, PhD, RD
Organization: University of Tennessee Extension
Address: 119 Morgan Hall,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4501
Phone: 865-974-7402 FAX: 865-974-3234
Email: jburney@utk.edu
P. Michael Davidson
Organization: University of Tennessee
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Address: 2605 River Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4591
Phone: 865-974-0098 FAX: 865-974-2750
Email: pmdavidson@utk.edu
Enefiok Ekanem, PhD
Organization: Tennessee State University
Unit: Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Expertise: Food Safety Ed. For Hi-risk Groups, Consumer Food Safety Education (General), Food Biotechnology/GMOs, Food Irradiation
Address: 3500 John Merritt Blvd., Box 9610,
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone: 615-963-5823 FAX: 615-963-1557
Email: eekanem@tnstate.edu
Jun Lin
Organization: The University of Tennessee
Unit: Department of Animal Science
Address: 2640 Morgan Circle,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4574
Phone: 865-974-5598 FAX: 865-974-7297
Email: jlin6@utk.edu
William C. Morris
Organization: University of Tennessee
Unit: Dept. of Food Science & Technology
Address: 2509 River Road, 101 C McLeod Hall,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4539
Phone: 865-974-7274 FAX: 865-974-7332
Email: wcmorris@utk.edu
John R. Mount
Organization: University of Tennessee
Unit: Dept. of Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Science, Food Processing and Technology
Address: 2605 River Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4591
Phone: 865-974-7279 FAX: 865-974-2750
Email: jmount@utk.edu
Jennifer Richards
Organization: University of Rwnnwaaww, Knoxville
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Address: 2605 River Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865/946-1089 FAX: 865/974-7332
Email: jennifer.richards@utk.edu
Thelma S. Sanders-Hunter
Organization: Tennessee State University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: 3500 John Adam Merritt Blvd.,
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone: 615-963-5547 FAX: 615-963-5884
Email: tsanders@tnstate.edu
Sharon R. Thompson
Organization: University of Tennessee
Unit: College of Veterinary Medicine
Expertise: Food Safety, Food Defense, Agroterrorism
Address: 2407 River Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996-4550
Phone: 865-974-7445; 865-310-4904 cell FAX: 865-974-4773
Email: srthompson@utk.edu

TEXAS
Gary R. Acuff
Organization: Texas A&M University
Unit: Department of Animal Science
Expertise: Food Microbiology, Post-harvest Food Safety
Address: 2471 TAMU,
College Station, TX 77843-2471
Phone: 979-845-1543 FAX: 979-845-6433
Email: gacuff@tamu.edu
Nelson Barber, Ph.D.
Organization: Texas Tech University
Unit: Nutrition, Hospitality and Retailing
Address: Box 41240,
Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone: 806/742-3068 FAX: 806/742-7042
Email: Nelsonbarber@msn.com; nelson.barber@ttu.edu
Nathan F. Bauer, Jr., DVM,MS
Organization: USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service Office of Public Health Science
Unit: Risk Assessment Division
Address: 2881 F & B Road,
College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 979-260-9409 FAX: None
Email: Nathan.bauer@fsis.usda.gov
Carolyn M. Bednar, PhD, RD/LD, CFCS
Organization: Texas Woman's University
Unit: Nutrition & Food Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General), HACCP systems
Address: P. O. Box 425888,
Denton, TX 76204-5888
Phone: 940-898-2658 FAX: 940-898-2634
Email: cbednar@twu.edu
Mindy Brashears
Organization: Texas Tech University
Unit: Animal and Food Sciences
Address: PO Boz 42141,
Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone: 806-741-2805 FAX: 806-742-4003
Email: Mindy.brashears@ttu.edu
Margaret E. Briley, PhD,RD, LD
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin
Unit: Human Ecology
Expertise: Food Safety Education for Childcare Providers, Food Science
Address: One University Ave. A2700,
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512 471 7632 FAX: 512 471 5630
Email: m.briley@mail.utexas.edu
Alejandro Castillo
Organization: Texas A&M University
Unit: Department of Animal Science
Expertise: microbiology of red meat and produce
Address: 2471 TAMU,
College Station, TX 77843-2471
Phone: 979-845-3565 FAX: None
Email: a-castillo@tamu.edu
Jimmy T. Keeton
Organization: Texas A&M University
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Expertise: Food Processing and Technology, Meat Science, Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Irradiation, HACCP
Address: 338 Kleberg Center , 2471 TAMU,
College Station, TX 77843-2471
Phone: 979-845-3975 FAX: 979-845-9454
Email: jkeeton@tamu.edu
Junehee Kwon, PhD, RD, LD
Organization: Texas Woman's University
Unit: Nutrition and Food Sciences
Expertise: Consumer Food Safety Education (General), Food Safety Ed for Hi-risk Groups
Food Safety in Child Nutrition Program
Address: P.O. Box 425888,
Denton, TX 76204-5888
Phone: 940-898-2642 FAX: 940-898-2634
Email: jkwon@twu.edu
Guy H. Loneragan
Organization: West Texas A&M University
Unit: Feedlot Research Group
Expertise: Pre-harvest Food Safety, Epidemiology, E. coli O157, Antimicrobial drug resistance, feedlot, beef
Address: WTAMU Box 60998,
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
Phone: 806.651.2287 FAX: 806.651.2504
Email: gloneragan@mail.wtamu.edu
Jason B. Osterstock
Organization: Texas AgriLife Research
Address: 6500 Amarillo Blvd. West,
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 804-677-5600; 806-335-6363 mobile FAX: None
Email: JBOsterock@ag.tamu.edu
Dojin Ryu, Ph.D.
Organization: Texas Women's University
Unit: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Address: 304 Administration Drive,
Denton, TX 76204
Phone: 940-898-2468 FAX: 940-898-2634
Email: dryu@mail.twu.edu

UTAH
Clell V. Bagley, DVM
Organization: Utah State University
Unit: Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences
Expertise: Animal Science, Extension Veterinarian
Address: 5600 Old Main Hill,
Logan, UT 84322-5600
Phone: 435 797-1882 FAX: 435 797-3959
Email: clellb@ext.usu.edu
Brian A. Nummer, PhD
Organization: Utah State University
Unit: Extension
Address: 8700 Old Main Hill,
Logan, UT 84322-8700
Phone: 435-797-2116 FAX: None
Email: briann@ext.usu.edu

VERMONT
Todd J. Pritchard, PhD
Organization: University of Vermont
Unit: Dept. of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Expertise: Food Safety/HACCP
Address: 350 Marsh Life Sciences,
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: 802-656-0135 FAX: 802-656-0001
Email: Todd.Pritchard@UVM.EDU
Dale Steen
Organization: University of Vermont
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: 107 Eastern Avenue,
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-2762
Phone: 802-751-8307 Ext. 2900 FAX: 802-751-8800
Email: dale.steen@uvm.edu

VIRGINIA
Renee Boyer
Organization: Virginia Tech
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Post-harvest food safety, consumer food safety
Address: Duckpond Drive (0410),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-4330 FAX: 540-231-9293
Email: rboyer@vt.edu
Joshua Dickinson
Organization: WateReuse Association
Address: 1199 N. Fairfax St., Suite 410,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-0880 ext. 104 FAX: 703-548-5085
Email: jdickinson@watereuse.org
Joseph D. Eifert, PhD
Organization: Virginia Tech
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Address: Duck Pond Drive (0418),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-3658 FAX: 540-231-9293
Email: jeifert@vt.edu
George J. Flick, Jr.
Organization: Virginia Tech
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Seafood/Aquaculture, High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing
ISO 14971
Risk Management for Healthcare Products and Processes
Address: Duck Pond Drive 0418,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-6965 FAX: (540) 231-9293
Email: Flickg@vt.edu
Kumar Mallikarjunan
Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Unit: Biological Systems Engineering
Address: 205 Seitz Hall,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540/231-7937 FAX: 540/231-3199
Email: kumar@vt.edu
Merle Pierson
Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University
Address: , Food Safety Building,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-8641 FAX: 540-231-9293
Email: piersonm@vt.edu
Monica Ponder, PhD
Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Technology
Expertise: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities, Molecular Pathogen Detection and Characterization of, Ecology of Infectious Disease, Host-pathogen Interaction
Address: 101 FST (0418),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-5031 FAX: 540-231-9293
Email: mponder@vt.edu
Susan S. Sumner
Organization: Virginia Tech
Unit: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Expertise: Post-harvest Food Safety, Food Microbiology, HACCP Program Development, Evaluation and Validation, Food Science, Food Biosecurity
Address: 1070 Litton-Reaves (0334),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-5290 FAX: 540-231-6741
Email: sumners@vt.edu
Robert C. Williams, PhD
Organization: Virginia Tech
Unit: Food Science and Technology
Address: Duck Pond Drive (0418),
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0418
Phone: 540-231-4106 FAX: 540-231-9293
Email: rcwillia@vt.edu

WASHINGTON
Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas, PhD
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: Biological Systems Engineering
Address: 220 L.J. Smith Hall,
Pullman, WA 99164-6120
Phone: 509-335-6188 FAX: 509-335-2722
Email: Barbosa@wsu.edu
Jan Roger Busboom, PhD
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: Department of Animal Sciences
Expertise: 4-H Food Safety Education, Food Safety Education for Industry, HACCP/Certification Programs, Meat Science, Animal Science
Address: Box 646310, 126 Clark Hall,
Pullman, WA 99164-6310
Phone: 509-335-2880 FAX: 509-335-1082
Email: busboom@wsu.edu
B. Susie Craig
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: Extension
Address: 200 Mill Avenue South , Suite 100,
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: 206-205-3161 FAX: 206-296-0952
Email: scraig@wsu.edu
Richard H. Dougherty, Ph.D.
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: School of Food Science
Expertise: Food Safety Education; HACCP Program Development and Implementation: Certification Programs; GAPs; Food Science
Address: 106 Food Science and Human Nutrition, P.O. Box 646376,
Pullman, WA 99164-6376
Phone: 509-335-0972; 206-713-5816 cell FAX: 509-335-4815
Email: dougherty@wsu.edu
Karen Killinger-Mann, PhD
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Address: P.O. Box 646376,
Pullman, WA 99164-6376
Phone: 509-335-2970 FAX: 509-335-4815
Email: karen_killinger@wsu.edu
Michael E. Konkel
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: School of Molecular Biosciences
Address: Abelson Hall Room 406B, P.O. Box 644234,
Pullman, WA 99164-4234
Phone: 509-335-5039 FAX: 509-335-1907
Email: konkel@wsu.edu
Jason Mann
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: Department of Animal Sciences
Address: Clark 137, P.O. Box 646310,
Pullman, WA 99164-6310
Phone: 509-335-6192 FAX: 509-335-1082
Email: jason_mann@wsu.edu
Robert McDaniel
Organization: Washington State University
Unit: William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Address: 520 Pike Street, Suite 1101,
Seattle, WA 98101-3916
Phone: 206-219-2426 FAX: 206-448-1334
Email: mcdaniel@wsu.edu

WEST VIRGINIA
Guendoline Brown, PhD
Organization: West Virginia University
Unit: Cooperative Extension Service
Address: 605 Knapp Hall, P.O. Box 6031,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6031
Phone: 304-293-2796 FAX: 304-293-3703
Email: gfbrown@mail.wvu.edu
Cameron R. Hackney
Organization: West Virginia University
Unit: Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences
Expertise: HACCP/Certification Programs
Address: 1170 Agricultural Sciences Bldg.,
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: 304-293-2395 FAX: 304-293-3740
Email: cafcs@wvu.edu
Kristen E. Matak, PhD
Organization: West Virginia University
Unit: Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry & Consumer Sciences
Address: G008 Agricultural Sciences Building, PO Box 6108,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Phone: 304-293-2631 ext 4401 FAX: 304-293-2232
Email: kristen.matak@mail.wvu.edu

WISCONSIN
Jeri Barak
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Dept. Plant Pathology
Address: 1630 Linden Dr., Russell Labs Rm 790,
Madison , WI 53706
Phone: 608-890-2581 FAX: 608-263-2626
Email: barak@plantpath.wisc.edu
Laurie Boyce
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Cooperative Extension- Family Living Programs
Address: 637 Extension Building, 432 Lake Street,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-1065 FAX: 608-263-4600
Email: ljboyce @facstaff.wisc.edu
Charles Czuprynski
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Department of Pathobiological Sciences and School of Veterinary Medicine
Address: 1550 Linden Drive, Microbial Sciences Building,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-262-6826 FAX: 608-263-1114
Email: czuprync@sym.vetmed.wisc.edu
Kathleen Glass
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Food Research
Address: 1550 Linden Drive, Microbial Sciences Building,
Madiaon, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-6935 FAX: 608-623-1114
Email: kglass@wisc.edu
Barbara Ingham
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Unit: Dept. of Food Science
Address: 1605 Linden Drive, 115 Babcock Hall,
Madison , WI 53706-1565
Phone: 608-263-7383 FAX: 608-262-6872
Email: bhingham@wisc.edu
Franco Milani
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Food Science
Address: A219 Babcock Hall , 1605 Linden Drive,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-890-2640 FAX: 608-262-6872
Email: milani@wisc.edu
Scott Rankin
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Food Science
Address: A2038 Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Drive,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-2008 FAX: 608-262-6872
Email: sarankin@facstaff.wisc.edu
John Shutske
Organization: University of Wisonsin- Madison
Unit: Cooperative Extension - Agriculture & Natural Resources
Address: 146 Ag Hall , 1450 Linden Drive ,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-4591 FAX: 608-262-6055
Email: jshutske@cals.wisc.edu
Purnendu C. Vasavada, PhD
Organization: University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Unit: Animal and Food Science Department
Expertise: Food Science, Food Safety and Microbiology
Address: 410 S. 3rd Street, 246 AGS-UWRF,
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: 715-425-3150 FAX: 715-425-3372
Email: purnendu.c.vasavada@uwrf.edu
Amy Wong, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Wisconsin- Madison
Unit: Department of Bacteriology
Address: 1550 Linden Drive,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-1168 FAX: 608-263-9865
Email: acwong@wisc.edu
Lorna Zach
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Unit: Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis (CHPRA)
Address: 3235 Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 1513 University Ave.,
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-890-0987 FAX: None
Email: lzach@engr.wisc.edu
Thomas M. Zinnen, PhD
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Unit: Biotechnology Center, UW-Extension
Address: 425 Henry Mall,
Madison , WI 53706
Phone: 608-265-2420 FAX: 608-262-6748
Email: zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu

WYOMING
Suzanne Pelican, MS, RD
Organization: University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
Unit: Family & Consumer Sciences
Address: Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Ave.,
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5177 FAX: 307-766-5686
Email: pelican@uwyo.edu

Last Updated: 09/22/2007

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