BACTERIAL
PATHOGENS (E.coli, Listeria, Salmonella)
Alabama
Dr. Don Conner
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Auburn University
(334) 844-2639
connede@auburn.edu
Colorado
Dr. John Sofos
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Colorado State University
(970) 491-7703
jsofos@agsc.colostate.edu
Georgia
Dr. Michael Doyle
Director
Center for Food Safety
University of Georgia
(770) 228-7284
mdoyle@uga.edu
Pre-harvest food safety.
Dr. David Gottfried
Research Scientist
Chemical and Biological Sensing
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-7300
david.gottfried@gtri.gatech.edu
Indiana
Dr. Arun Bhunia
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science
Purdue University
(765) 494-5443
bhuniaa@foodsci.purdue.edu
Food safety and the impact of food-borne bacteria on consumers' health
and the economy. Researches immunological and molecular approaches for
rapid detection and identification of food-borne bacteria.
Dr. Ching Ching
Wu
Professor
Department of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathobiology
Purdue University
(765) 494-7549
wuc@purdue.edu
Expertise includes veterinary microbiology, biosecurity for poultry
diseases, West Nile virus, Johnes disease, Salmonellosis and Lyme disease.
Iowa
Dr. James Dickson
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Director, Food Safety Consortium
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4733
jdickson@iastate.edu
Food safety. Shelf life. Microbiology. HACCP. Irradiation.
Dr. Delbert "Hank"
Harris
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1664
hharris@iastate.edu
Dr. Sue Lamont
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4100
sjlamont@iastate.edu
Salmonella and immunogenetic response in poultry
Dr. Joe Sebranek
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1091
sebranek@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Karen P. Penner
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1672
kpenner@ksu.edu
Dr. Randy Phebus
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1215
phebus@ksu.edu
Michigan
Dr. Linda Mansfield
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Elliot Ryser
Assistant Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Ewen Todd
NFSTC Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
etodd@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Tom Whittam
Hannah Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
New York
Dr. Martin Weidmann
Professor
Department of Food and Science
Cornell University
(607) 254-2838
mw16@cornell.edu
Ohio
Julie Funk, DVM,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Food Safety, Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 247-6635
funk.74@osu.edu
Jeff LeJeune, DVM,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Food Safety
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(330) 263-3677
LeJeune.3@osu.edu
Teresa Morishita,
DVM, Ph.D., DACPV
Professor and Extension Poultry Veterinarian
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-9453
morishita.1@osu.edu
Thomas Wittum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-8157
wittum.1@osu.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Catherine Cutter
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Department of Food Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-8862
cnc3@psu.edu
Dr. William Henning
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3670
bhenning@psu.edu
Dr. Edward Mills
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-2394
emills@psu.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Xiuping Jiang
Assistant Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-6932
xiuping@clemson.edu
Food microbiology, food safety and food pathogens.
Tennessee
Dr. Dave Bemis
Associate Professor
Department of Comparative Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
bemis@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/bemis.shtml
Dr. P. Michael Davidson
Professor of Food Microbiology
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-0098
pmdavidson@utk.edu
http://foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/#pdavids1
Dr. F. Ann Draughon
Professor & Co-Director, UT Food Safety Center of Excellence
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7425
draughon@utk.edu
foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/#draughon
Dr. Melissa Kennedy
Assistant Professor
Department of Comparative Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
mkenned2@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/kennedy.shtml
Dr. Sharon Patton
Professor
Department of Comparative Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
spatton@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/patton.shtml
Texas
Dr. Gary Acuff
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(409) 845-4402
gacuff@tamu.edu
Dr. Mindy Brashears,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2469
mindy.brashears@ttu.edu
Dr. Alejandro Castillo
Associate Professor of Food Microbiology
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-4425
A-castillo@tamu.edu
Dr. Jimmy T. Keeton
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3936
jkeeton@tamu.edu
Dr. Brenda Marques
Associate Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Stephen F. Austin State University
(936) 468-4502
bmarques@sfasu.edu
Vermont
Dr. Catherine Donnelly
Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
University of Vermont
(802) 863-8658
cdonnell@zoo.uvm.edu
Washington
Dr. Mansour Samadpour
Professor
Environmental Health Department
University of Washington
(206) 543-5120
mansour@u.washington.edu
Wisconsin
Dr. Kathleen Glass
Assistant Scientist
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin
(608) 263-6935
kglass@facstaff.wisc.edu
Dr. Eric Johnson
Professor
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin
(608) 263-7944
eajohnso@facstaff.wisc.edu
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Georgia
Dr. Wayne Parrott
Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
University of Georgia
(706) 542-0928
wparrott@uga.edu
Dr. Andrew Paterson
Research Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
University of Georgia
(706) 583-0162
paterson@uga.edu
Dr. Steve Stice
Professor
Animal Science Research College
University of Georgia
(706) 583-0071
A part of the team which successfully cloned the first cattle in 1997.
J. Craig Wyvill,
P.E.
Chief
Food Processing Technology Division, Processing and Production Technology
Alternatives, Employee and Product Safety
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3412
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu
Indiana
Dr. Christopher
Bidwell
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8037
cbidwell@hub.ansc.purdue.edu
Expertise in molecular genetics, transgenic animals and genetic engineering
of fish and mammals.
Dr. Rebecca Krisher
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-4823
rkrisher@purdue.edu
Krisher is head of the Reproductive Physiology Laboratory. Research
conducted in the lab focuses on factors affecting oocyte maturation
and embryo development in bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine models.
Dr. Bill Muir
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8032
bmuir@purdue.edu
Research focuses on development and testing of basic population genetic
theory, with applications in evolutionary biology and animal breeding.
Iowa
Dr. Tom Baas
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3795
tjbaas@iastate.edu
Dr. P. Jeffrey Berger
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3435
pjberger@iastate.edu
Dr. Jack Dekkers
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-7509
jdekkers@iastate.edu
Dr. Rohan Fernando
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-5348
rohan@iastate.edu
Dr. Sue Lamont
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4100
sjlamont@iastate.edu
Dr. John Mabry
Professor, Department of Animal Science
Director, Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6325
jmabry@iastate.edu
Dr. James Reecy
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-9269
jreecy@iastate.edu
Dr. Max Rothschild
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture
Professor
Co-director, Center for Integrated Animal Genomics
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6202
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
Animal genetics. Pig genome sequencing. Researches livestock gene mapping,
and identification of genes controlling growth, feed efficiency, reproduction,
meat quality and disease resistance. Coordinator of a USDA national
swine gene maping project.
Dr. Colin Scanes
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-5136
cscanes@iastate.edu
Dr. Kenneth Stalder
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4683
stalder@iastate.edu
Dr. Chris Tuggle
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4252
cktuggle@iastate.edu
Dr. Howard Tyler
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6434
htyler@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. B. Moses Okot-Kotber
Assistant Professor
Department of Grain Science & Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-5321
kotber@ksu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Doug Foster
Professor
Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota
(612) 624-4277
foste001@umn.edu
Dr. Abel Ponce de
Leon
Department Head
Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota
(612) 624-1205
apl@umn.edu
Tennessee
Dr. C. Neal Stewart
Professor and Racheff Chair of Excellence
Department of Plant Sciences
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7324
nealstewart@utk.edu
plantsciences.utk.edu/stewart.htm
Virginia
Dr. Dennis Avery
Director, Center for Global Food Issues
Hudson Institute
(317) 545-1000
cgfi@rica.net
BROILER
PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
Georgia
Dr. Daniel Fletcher
Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Poultry Science Department
University of Georgia
(706) 542-2476
fletcher@uga.edu
Poultry Products (Processing & Product Development)
Dr. Michael Lacy
Department Head & Professor, Administration
Poultry Science Department
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1333
mlacy@uga.edu
Broiler Management, Housing & Equipment
CONSUMER
BEHAVIOR (Trends, Market Research)
California
Dr. Christine Bruhn
Consumers Food Marketing Specialist
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of California, Davis
(530) 752-2774
cmbruhn@ucdavis.edu
Consumer attitudes toward food safety, quality, wholesomeness, pricing,
and other food-safety concerns, such as irradiated meat and produce,
and genetically modified foods.
Georgia
Dr. Anna Resurreccion
Professor
Department of Food and Science Technology
University of Georgia
(770) 412-4736
aresurr@griffin.uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. John M. Connor
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4260
Market structures and performance of U.S. food processing firms and
related industries.
Dr. Sarahelen (Sally)
Thompson
Professor
Department Head, Agricultural Economics
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4198
sallyt@purdue.edu
Agricultural and food marketing; the economic performance of future
markets; the effect of information technologies on agricultural and
food markets; and agricultural economic history.
Dr. Joseph Uhl
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4219
uhl@agecon.purdue.edu
Consumer economics; marketing, pricing, distribution, consumption and
government policies relating to food.
Kansas
Dr. Melody Lehew
Associate Professor
Department of Apparel Textiles and Interior
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1321
lehew@ksu.edu
Michigan
Dr. Toby Ten Eyck
Assistant Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Craig Harris
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Jean Kinsey
Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-2744
jkinsey@apec.umn.edu
Dr. Ben Senauer
Program Director
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-5724
bsenauer@apec.umn.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Les Carlson
Professor
Department of Marketing
Clemson University
(864) 656-5285
carlsol@clemson.edu
Researches how parents contribute to children learning how to become
consumers and environmental marketing.
Dr. Michael J. Dorsch
Associate Professor
Department of Marketing
Clemson University
(864) 656-5288
mdorsch@clemson.edu
Marketing research issues, including research design and analysis; marketing
strategy issues, particularly long-term and short-term marketing plans
and the analyses (e.g., market, competitor, etc) needed to complete
the plans; customer relationships, including loyalty issues).
Texas
Markus F. Miller,
Ph. D.
Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2804
mfmrraider@aol.com
ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES (Air, Water Quality, Solid Waste)
Colorado
Dr. W. Dennis Lamm
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Natural resources and profitable production of food.
Georgia
John Pierson, P.E.
Research Engineer
Wastewater Pretreatment Alternatives, Environmental Control Systems,
Pollution Control
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-8059
john.pierson@gtri.gatech.edu
Dr. Mark Risse
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Agriculture Engineering
University of Georgia
(706) 542-9067
mrisse@engr.uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. Todd Applegate
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 496-7769
applegt@purdue.edu
Dr. Jane Frankenberger
Associate Professor
Extension Agricultural Engineer
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University
(765) 494-1194
frankenb@purdue.edu
Watershed management; wellhead protection; agricultural drainage; geographic
information systems; and environmental assessment tools.
Dr. Albert Heber
Professor
Director, Purdue Air Quality Laboratory
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University
(765) 494-1214
heber@purdue.edu
Air quality; odor control; aerosols; dust technology; indoor air distribution;
air systems.
Dr. Don Jones
Professor
Extension Coordinator
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University
(765) 494-1178
jonesd@ecn.purdue.edu
Residential on-site wastewater systems; farmstead planning; livestock
manure housing and management.
Dr. Alan Sutton
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8012
asutton@purdue.edu
Nutrition and intestinal microbiology of agricultural livestock and
how these variables change the composition of livestock manure and its
effects on the environment.
Dr. Ronald Turco
Professor
Department of Agronomy
Purdue University
(765) 496-3029
rturco@purdue.edu
Water quality; soil quality; pesticide degradation; bacteria in soil
and waste water. Studies the presences of organic chemicals may affect
the microbial ecology of soils are ongoing.
Iowa
Dr. Thomas Glanville
Associate Professor
Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
(515) 294-0463
tglanvil@iastate.edu
Environmental impacts and biosecurity of poultry and livestock mortality
disposal practices and pollution prevention.
Dr. Matthew Helmers
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6717
mhelmers@iastate.edu
Dr. Mark Honeyman
Professor, Department of Animal Science
Coordinator, ISU Research and Demonstration Farms
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4621
honeyman@iastate.edu
Environmentally sustainable production systems.
Dr. Wendy J. Powers
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294.1635
wpowers@iastate.edu
Environmental issues related to odor.
Dr. James Russell
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4631
jrussell@iastate.edu
Environmentally sustainable grazing systems for beef cattle.
Dr. Hongwei Xin
Professor
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4240
hxin@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Carol W. Shanklin
Professor and Assistant Dean Graduate School
Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional Management and Dietics
Kansas State University
(785) 532-2206
shanklin@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Richard Coffey
Extension Swine Specialist
Department of Animal Sciences
University of Kentucky
(270) 365-7541, x. 244
rcoffey@uky.edu
Dr. Tony Pescatore
Extension Poultry Specialist
Department of Animal Science
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7529
apescato@uky.edu
Maryland
Dr. Brian J. Bequette
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
University of Maryland
(301) 405-8457
bbequett@umd.edu
Animal Nutrition.
Dr. Sam Joseph
Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland
(301) 405-5452
(301) 405-5451 (Lab)
sj13@umail.umd.edu
http://www.life.umd.edu/CBMG/faculty/joseph.htm
Food pathogens and antibiotic resistance.
Dr. Doug Parker
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Maryland
(301) 405-8042
dparker@arec.umd.edu
Environmental policy, water quality and land use.
Michigan
Dr. John Giesy
Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Jack Harkema
Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. James E. Trosko
Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Tom Whittam
Hanna Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Kevin A Janni
Department Head
Department of Biosystems/Agricultural Engr
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-3108
kjanni@umn.edu
Ohio
Gary Bowman, DVM,
DACVPM
Associate Professor and Swine Extension Specialist
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-9453
bowman.7@osu.edu
Teresa Morishita,
DVM, PhD, DACPV
Professor and Extension Poultry Veterinarian
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-9453
morishita.1@osu.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Ken Kephart
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3671
kkephart@psu.edu
Dr. Robert Mikesell
Senior Extension Associate
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-5491
bmikesell@psu.edu
South Carolina
Dr. John Hayes
Department Chair and Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Clemson University
(864) 656-4042
jhayes@clemson.edu
Water pollution and waste management.
Tennessee
John R. Buchanan,
Ph.D., PE
Assistant Professor
Department of Biosystems and Environmental Engineering
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7237
jbuchan7@utk.edu
http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/personnel/
Robert T. Burns
Ph.D., PE
Associate Professor
Department of Biosystems and Environmental Engineering
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7237
rburns@utk.edu
http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/personnel/
Texas
John C. Billing,
M.L.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2858
john.billing@ttu.edu
Dr. John B. Carey
Professor and Extension Specialist
Department of Poultry Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-4318
jcarey@poultry.tamu.edu
Dr. Dan Hale
Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
D-hale@tamu.edu
EXPORTING,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES
Georgia
Dr. Edward Kanemasu
Assistant Dean
Department of International Agriculture
University of Georgia
(706) 542-0812
ekanema@uga.edu
Dr. John McKissick
Professor
Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1861
jmckissick@agecon.uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. Philip Abbott
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4274
abbottpc@purdue.edu
Trade with developing countries; how imperfect cooperation affects trade;
political influences on trade.
Dr. Philip Paarlberg
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4251
paarlberg@agecon.purdue.edu
Agricultural trade policy and export subsidies.
Dr. Wallace Tyner
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-0199
tyner@agecon.purdue.edu
Policy analysis related to resource economics. Expertise in international
trade agreements such as GATT and NAFTA; long-term macroeconomic issues.
Iowa
Dr. Jacinto Fabiosa
Technical director and international livestock analyst
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6183 or 294-6257
jfabiosa@iastate.edu
Beef, pork, and poultry international trade.
Kansas
Dr. Patrick J. Gormely
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Kansas State University
(785) 532-4576
gormely@ksu.edu
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~gormely
Michigan
Dr. Ewen Todd
NFSTC Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Brian Buhr
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-1273
bbuhr@apec.umn.edu
Dr. C. Ford Runge
Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-9208
frunge@apec.umn.edu
South Carolina
Dr. William A. Ward
Director of the Center for International Trade
Clemson University
(864) 656-6745
waward@clemson.edu
Tennessee
Dr. Daryll E. Ray
Professor and Blasingame Chair of Excellence
Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
The University of Tennessee
Department of Agricultural Economics
(865) 974-7407
dray@tennessee.edu
economics.ag.utk.edu/ray.html
Texas
Jaime Malaga, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-0261, x. 241
jaime.malaga@ttu.edu
Dr. Gary W. Williams
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-5911
gwwilliams@tamu.edu
FOOD
MARKETING
Georgia
Dr. Yen-Con Hung
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Georgia
(770) 412-4739
yhung@griffin.uga.edu
Dr. Anna Resurreccion
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Georgia
(770) 412-4736
aresurr@griffin.uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. Sarahelen (Sally)
Thompson
Professor
Department Head, Agricultural Economics
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4198
sallyt@purdue.edu
Agricultural and food marketing; the economic performance of futures
markets; the effect of information technologies on agricultural and
food markets; and agricultural economic history.
Dr. Joseph Uhl
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4219
uhl@agecon.purdue.edu
Consumer economics;marketing, pricing, distribution, consumption and
government policies relating to food.
Iowa
Dr. Kenneth Prusa
Professor
Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4323
kprusa@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Delores H. Chambers
Assistant Professor and Co-Directory Sensory
Department of Human Nutrition
Kansas State University
(785) 532-0162
delores@ksu.edu
Michigan
Dr. Les Bourquin
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Toby Ten Eyck
Assistant Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Craig Harris
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Jean Kinsey
Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-2744
jkinsey@apec.umn.edu
Dr. Ben Senauer
Program Director
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-5724
bsenauer@apec.umn.edu
Tennessee
Dr. John R. Brooker
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7231
jbrooker@utk.edu
http://economics.ag.utk.edu/brooker.html
Texas
Dr. Rhonda Miller
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
rmiller@tamu.edu
Dr. Jeff W. Savell
Professor and E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder in Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
j-savell@tamu.edu
Beef quality and food safety.
Dr. Sheryl Wittenbach
Associate Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Stephen F. Austin State University
(936) 468-4502
swittenbach@sfasu.edu
FOOD
AND MEAT INSPECTION
Colorado
Dr. Keith Belk
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Meat quality and safety; international marketing; quality management.
Dr. John Scanga
Assistant Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Meat safety (Listeria Monocytogenes), video imaging technologies to
sort beef carcasses into different fabrication styles. Runs CSU meat
plant.
District of Columbia
Dr. Teresa A. Gruber,
Ph.D., J.D.
Executive Vice President
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
(202) 675-8333, x. 11
tgruber@cast-science.org
Georgia
Wayne Daley, P.E.
Senior Research Engineer
Computer Vision, Intelligent Systems
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3693
wayne.daley@gtri.gatech.edu
Dr. Michael Doyle
Director
Center for Food Safety
University of Georgia
(770) 228-7284
mdoyle@uga.edu
Pre-harvest food safety.
J. Craig Wyvill,
P.E.
Chief
Food Processing Technology Division, Processing and Production Technology
Alternatives, Employee and Product Safety
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3412
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu
Indiana
Dr. Zheko Kounev
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory
Purdue University
(765) 496-3347
zkounev@purdue.edu
Specializes in avian research.
Iowa
Dr. Joseph Cordray
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4266
jcordray@iastate.edu
Dr. James Dickson
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Director, Food Safety Consortium
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4733
jdickson@iastate.edu
Food safety; shelf life; microbiology; HACCP; Irradiation.
Dr. Joe Sebranek
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1091
sebranek@iastate.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Benjy Mikel
Extension Meat Scientist
Department of Animal Science
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7550
wmikel@uky.edu
Michigan
Dr. Les Bourquin
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Ohio
John C. (Jack) Gordon,
DVM, MPH
Associate Professor, Public Health and Meat Hygiene
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-8329
gordon.15@osu.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Catherine Cutter
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Department of Food Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-8862
cnc3@psu.edu
Dr. William Henning
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3670
bhenning@psu.edu
Dr. Edward Mills
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-2394
emills@psu.edu
South Carolina
Dan Lafontaine,
DVM
Director Meat-Poultry Inspection for Clemson University Livestock and
Poultry Health Programs (state delegated inspection programs)
Clemson University
(803) 788-8747
Tennessee
Dr. William Morris
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7274
wcmorris@utk.edu
http://foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/
Dr. John New
Professor and Acting Department Head
Department of Comparative Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
jnew@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/new.shtml
Texas
Dr. Gary Acuff
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(409) 845-4402
gacuff@tamu.edu
Michael Galyean,
Ph.D.
Thornton Distinguished Professor of Animal Science
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2453
mgalyean@ttac.ttu.edu
Dr. Davey Griffin
Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
dgriff@tamu.edu
Dr. Kerri B. Harris
HACCP Coordinator
Executive Director, International HACCP Alliance
Texas A&M University
(979) 862-3643
HACCP implementation expert.
Markus F. Miller,
Ph. D.
Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2804
mfmrraider@aol.com
Dr. Jeff W. Savell
Professor and E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder in Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
j-savell@tamu.edu
Beef quality and food safety.
FOOD
PRODUCT LABELING
Georgia
Dr. Yen-Con Hung
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Georgia
(770) 412-4739
yhung@griffin.uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. Barbara Almanza
Professor
Department of Hotel and Tourism Management
Purdue University
(765) 494-9847
almanza@cfs.purdue.edu
Nutrition labeling in food services; school lunch programs; contract
and institutional food service. Studies the impact of nutrition education
and nutrition labeling on food choice.
Kansas
Dr. Denis M. Medeiros
Professor/Department Head
Department of Human Nutrition
Kansas State University
(785) 532-0150
medeiros@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Benjy Mikel
Extension Meat Scientist
Department of Animal Science
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7550
wmikel@uky.edu
Michigan
Dr. Les Bourquin
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Brian Buhr
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-1273
bbuhr@apec.umn.edu
Dr. Jean Kinsey
Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-2744
jkinsey@apec.umn.edu
Dr. Ben Senauer
Program Director
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
(612) 625-5724
bsenauer@apec.umn.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Catherine Cutter
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Department of Food Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-8862
cnc3@psu.edu
Dr. William Henning
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3670
bhenning@psu.edu
Dr. Edward Mills
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-2394
emills@psu.edu
Tennessee
Dr. Janie L. Burney
Associate Professor and Nutrition Specialist
The University of Tennessee
Agricultural Extension Service
Family and Consumer Sciences
(865) 974-8198
jburney@utk.edu
http://fcs.tennessee.edu/facultystaff.htm
Texas
Dr. Darla Daniel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Stephen F. Austin State University
(936) 468-4502
ddaniel@sfasu.edu
Dr. Jimmy T. Keeton
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3936
jkeeton@tamu.edu
FOOD
SAFETY AND SANITATION
Alabama
Dr. Robert A. Norton
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Auburn University
(334) 844-2604
rnorton@acesag.auburn.edu
Microbiology; food safety; Graduate Student Coordinator; research; teaching.
Colorado
Dr. John Scanga
Assistant Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Meat safety (Listeria Monocytogenes); video imaging technologies to
sort beef carcasses into different fabrication styles. Runs CSU meat
plant.
Florida
Dr. Doug Archer,
Jr., Ph.D.
Professor
Science and Human Nutrition Department
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Florida
(352) 392-2022
dlarcher@ifas.ufl.edu
Georgia
Dr. Joseph Frank
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Georgia
(706) 542-2286
cmsjoe@uga.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Hoyle
Professor
Department of Packaging Science
Clemson University
(864) 656-5713
lhoyle@clemson.edu
Food service sanitation and food safety issues.
Dr. Yen-Con Hung
Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Georgia
(770) 412-4739
yhung@griffin.uga.edu
John Pierson, P.E.
Research Engineer
Wastewater Pretreatment Alternatives, Environmental Control Systems,
Pollution Control
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-8059
john.pierson@gtri.gatech.edu
J. Craig Wyvill,
P.E.
Chief
Food Processing Technology Division Processing and Production Technology
Alternatives, Employee and Product Safety
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3412
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu
Indiana
Dr. Arun Bhunia
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science
Purdue University
(765) 494-5443
bhuniaa@foodsci.purdue.edu
Food safety and the impact of food-borne bacteria on consumers' health
and the economy. Immunological and molecular approaches for rapid detection
and identification of food-borne bacteria.
Zheko Kounev
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory
Purdue University
(765) 496-3347
zkounev@purdue.edu
Richard Linton
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science
Purdue University
(765) 494-7892
linton@purdue.edu
Factors which affect microbial heat resistance of foodborne pathogens.
April Mason
Professor
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Purdue University
(765) 494-8539
masona@cfs.purdue.edu
Food safety and mineral availability from foods.
Iowa
Dr. Sam Beattie
Assistant Professor
Extension food safety specialist
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3357
beatties@iastate.edu
Consumer food safety; food microbiology; quality assurance systems for
processors and implementing HACCP.
Dr. Joseph Cordray
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4266
jcordray@iastate.edu
Dr. James Dickson
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Director, Food Safety Consortium
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4733
jdickson@iastate.edu
Food safety. Shelf life. Microbiology. HACCP. Irradiation.
Jim McKean, DVM,
JD
Professor
Extension swine veterinarian
Associate director, Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa State University
(515) 294-8792
x2mckean@iastate.edu
Swine diseases; pre-harvest food safety of pork (epidemiology and interventions);
swine welfare; antimicrobial residues and animal identification.
Dr. Joe Sebranek
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1091
sebranek@iastate.edu
Dr. Sam Beattie
Assistant Professor
Extension food safety specialist
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3357
beatties@iastate.edu
Consumer food safety, food microbiology, quality assurance systems for
processors and implementing HACCP.
Kansas
Dr. John A. Fox
Associate Professor
Department of Agriculture Economics
Kansas State University
(785) 532-4446
seanfox@ksu.edu
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~seanfox
Dr. Karen P. Penner
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1672
kpenner@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Benjy Mikel
Extension Meat Scientist
Department of Animal Science
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7550
wmikel@uky.edu
Maryland
Dr. Sam Joseph
Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland
(301) 405-5452
(301) 405-5451 (Lab)
sj13@umail.umd.edu
http://www.life.umd.edu/CBMG/faculty/joseph.htm
Pathogens in the food supply and antibiotic resistance.
Michigan
Dr. Ewen Todd
NFSTC Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Ohio
Julie Funk, DVM,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Food Safety, Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 247-6635
funk.74@osu.edu
Jeff LeJeune, DVM,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Food Safety
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(330) 263-3677
LeJeune.3@osu.edu
Thomas Wittum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-8157
wittum.1@osu.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Catherine Cutter
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Department of Food Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-8862
cnc3@psu.edu
Dr. William Henning
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3670
bhenning@psu.edu
Dr. Edward Mills
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-2394
emills@psu.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Paul L. Dawson
Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-1138
pdawson@clemson.edu
Processing and packaging on muscle food quality with an emphasis on
poultry products.
Tennessee
Dr. F. Ann Draughon
Professor & Co-Director, UT Food Safety Center of Excellence
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7425
draughon@utk.edu
foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/#draughon
Dr. Bart Rohrbac
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
brohrbac@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/rohrbach.shtml
Texas
Dr. Sarah Birkhold
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Department of Poultry Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-4318
sbirkhol@poultry.tamu.edu
Dr. Darla Daniel
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Stephen F. Austin State University
(936) 468-4502
ddaniel@sfasu.edu
Dr. Davey Griffin
Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
dgriff@tamu.edu
Dr. Kerri B. Harris
HACCP Coordinator
Executive Director, International HACCP Alliance
Texas A&M University
(979) 862-3643
HACCP implementation expert.
Dr. Brenda Marques
Associate Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Stephen F. Austin State University
(936) 468-4502
bmarques@sfasu.edu
Dr. Jeff W. Savell
Professor and E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder in Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
j-savell@tamu.edu
Beef quality and food safety.
FOOD
SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
California
Dr. Christine Bruhn
Consumers Food Marketing Specialist
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of California, Davis
(530) 752-2774
cmbruhn@ucdavis.edu
Dr. Dean Cliver
Professor
Population Health and Reproduction Department
University of California, Davis
(530) 754-9120
docliver@ucdavis.edu
BSE Expert (former FDA advisor).
Colorado
Dr. John Sofos
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Food safety, microbial pathogens and bacterial sampling.
Dr. Darly Tatum
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Pre-harvest food safety.
Georgia
Dr. Michael Doyle
Director
Center for Food Safety
University of Georgia
(770) 228-7284
mdoyle@uga.edu
Pre-harvest food safety.
Indiana
Dr. April Mason
Professor
Department of Consumer and Family Sciences Foods and Nutrition
Purdue University
(765) 494-8539
masona@cfs.purdue.edu
Developed a program to educate adults on the use of irradiation in food
preservation.
Iowa
Dr. Dong Ahn
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6595
duahn@iastate.edu
Dr. Joseph Cordray
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4266
jcordray@iastate.edu
Dr. Joe Sebranek
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1091
sebranek@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Elizabeth Boyle
Associate Professor and Extension-Specialist Meats
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1247
lboyle@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
Dr. Michaerl E.
Dikeman
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1225
mdikeman@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
Dr. Donald H. Kropf
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1235
dkropf@ksu.edu
Dr. John Unruh
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1245
junruh@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
Michigan
Dr. Toby Ten Eyck
Assistant Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Paisan Loaharanu
Adjunct Faculty Member
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Ed Mather
Professor and NFSTC Deputy Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Ted Labuza
Professor
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
University of Minnesota
(612) 624-1290
tplabuza@tc.umn.edu
Nebraska
Dr. Dennis Burson
Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
University of Nebraska
(402) 474-6457
dburson1@unl.edu
Pennsylvania
Dr. Catherine Cutter
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Department of Food Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-8862
cnc3@psu.edu
Dr. William Henning
Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 863-3670
bhenning@psu.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Kay Cooksey
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-1138
kcookse@clemson.edu
Interaction of food and packaging components.
Dr. Paul L. Dawson
Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-1138
pdawson@clemson.edu
Processing and packaging; interaction of packaging materials with food
components.
Tennessee
Dr. P. Michael Davidson
Professor of Food Microbiology
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-0098
pmdavidson@utk.edu
http://foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/#pdavids1
Texas
John R. Blanton
Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Director, Center of the Center for Excellence in Cryobiology
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2804
jblanton@ttacs.ttu.edu
Mindy Brashears,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2469
mindy.brashears@ttu.edu
Dr. Daniel S. Hale
Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&M University
(409) 845-0435
dsh0668@zeus.tamu.edu
Dr. Andy Vestal
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Institute of Food Science and Engineering
Texas A&M University
(979) 862-3013
t-vestal@tamu.edu
Wisconsin
Dr. Robert Kauffman
Emeritus Professor
Animal Science Department
University of Wisconsin - Madison
(608) 238-7878
rgkaufm@facstaff.wisc.edu
FOOD
SECURITY AND BIOSECURITY
Colorado
Dr. Paul Morley
Associate Professor
Clinical Sciences
Colorado State University
(970) 491-7332
Paul.Morley@ColoState.EDU
Georgia
Dr. Michael Doyle
Director
Center for Food Safety
University of Georgia
(770) 228-7284
mdoyle@uga.edu
Pre-harvest food safety.
Dr. Jeff Fisher
Department Head
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1001
jwfisher@uga.edu
J. Craig Wyvill,
P.E.
Chief
Food Processing Technology Division Processing and Production Technology
Alternatives, Employee and Product Safety
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(404) 894-3412
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu
Indiana
Dr. Sandra (Sandy)
Amass
Associate Professor
Director, National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Disease Emergencies
Department of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Clinical Sciences
(765) 494-8052
amasss@purdue.edu
Expertise in biosecurity, swine diseases and swine production medicine.
Dr. William Masters
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-4235
wmasters@purdue.edu
Expertise in child malnutrition and the value of food certification
testing in Mali. Researching global food security.
Iowa
James Roth, DVM
Distinguished Professor of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine
Director, Center for Food Security and Public Health
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
(515) 294-8459
jaroth@iastate.edu
Livestock diseases and vaccine development.
Kansas
Dr. Fadi M. Aramouni
Professor
Department of Food Science, HACCP
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1668
faramoun@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Benjy Mikel
Extension Meat Scientist
Department of Animal Science
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7550
wmikel@uky.edu
Michigan
Dr. Roy Klaviter
Adjunct Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Ed Mather
Professor and NFSTC Deputy Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Ewen Todd
NFSTC Director
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Tom Whittam
Hannah Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Michael Osterholm
Director of Center for Infectious Disease
University of Minnesota
(612) 626-6770
mto@tc.umn.edu
Ohio
J. A. William Saville,
DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-8553
saville.4@osu.edu
William Shulaw,
DVM, MS, DACVPM
Professor and Extension Veterinarian, Beef Cattle and Sheep
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
(614) 292-9453
shulaw.1@osu.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Susan Barefoot
Chief Operating Officer for the Clemson University Experiment Station;
Associate Dean for Food Safety & Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-3140
sbrft@clemson.edu
Microbiological food safety, bacteriocins, biosecurity and bioterrorism
prevention.
Tennessee
Michael Blackwell
Dean
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
mblackw1@utk.edu
http://www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/blackwell.shtml
Dr. F. Ann Draughon
Professor & Co-Director, UT Food Safety Center of Excellence
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
draughon@utk.edu
foodscience.utk.edu/faculty/#draughon
Dr. Fred Hopkins
Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
fhopkins@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/hopkins.shtml
Dr. Larry Kerr
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
lkerr@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/kerr.shtml
Dr. Sharon Thompson
Chair of the University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture Homeland Security Coordinating Committee
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
srthompson@utk.edu
Dr. Sarel Van Amstel
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
svanamst@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/vanamstel.shtml
Dr. Matt Welborn
Assistant Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
MWelborn@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/welborn.shtml
LIVESTOCK
PRODUCTION
Dr. Hayden Brown
Professor Arkansas Department of Animal Science
University of Arkansas
(479) 575-4855
hbrown@uark.edu
Breeding methods for beef cattle and composition traits in livestock
Dr. Rick Rorie
Professor
Department of Animal Science
University of Arkansas
(479) 575-6398
rrorie@uark.edu
Meat quality and safety; international marketing and quality management;
vitamin E supplementation and sampling protocols for ground beef raw
materials.
Colorado
Dr. Keith Belk
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Dr. W. Dennis Lamm
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Sustainability of our natural resource base and profitable production
of food.
Dr. Stephon Byron
Levalley
Assistant Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Lamb yield grade determination; Salmonella and generic E. coli baseline
data for the USDA HACCP regulation.
Dr. Gary Smith
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Carcass evaluation and grading; composition, quality and palatability.
Dr. Darly Tatum
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Pre-harvest and post-harvest factors that affect meat quality; and grading/classification
and marketing of livestock and meat; and meat animal growth and development.
Indiana
Dr. Todd Applegate
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 496-7769
applegt@purdue.edu
Dr. Kenneth Foster
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
(765) 494-1116
kfoster@purdue.edu
Livestock production and marketing, including contracts, vertical integration
and coordination.
Dr. Patricia (Scotti)
Hester
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8019
phester@purdue.edu
Environmental physiology; immunology; stress; animal well being; endocrinology;
disease/nutritional/stress interactions; and space biology.
Dr. Simon Kenyon
Associate Professor
Department of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-0333
skenyon@purdue.edu
Cattle production; nutrition for large animals; and large animal medicine.
Dr. Mark Russell
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-9478
mrussell@purdue.edu
Horse management and nutrition.
Dr. Allan Schinckel
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-4836
aschinck@purdue.edu
Swine genetics; swine production and development of lean pork through
improved swine breeds; growth modeling and effects of disease on pig
growth.
Dr. Michael Schutz
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
(765) 494-9478
mschutz@purdue.edu
Relationships among mastitis; somatic cell counts in milk; and milk
yield in first-calf heifers.
Dr. Alan Sutton
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8012
asutton@purdue.edu
Nutrition and intestinal microbiology of agricultural livestock and
how these variables change the composition of livestock manure and its
effects on the environment.
Iowa
Dr. Tom Baas
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3795
tjbaas@iastate.edu
Swine production systems.
Dr. Pete Hoffman
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-5517
phoffman@iastate.edu
Beef and swine production systems.
Dr. Mark Honeyman
Professor, Department of Animal Science
Coordinator, ISU Research and Demonstration Farms
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4621
honeyman@iastate.edu
Sustainable production systems for swine.
Dr. Lee Kilmer
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6021
lhkilmer@iastate.edu
management information systems for dairy cattle
Dr. Dan Loy
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1058
dloy@iastate.edu
Beef cattle production systems.
Dr. John Mabry
Professor, Department of Animal Science
Director, Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6325
jmabry@iastate.edu
Swine production systems.
Dr. Dan Morrical
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-2904
morrical@iastate.edu
Sheep and goats, beef cattle, forage production systems.
Dr. Max Rothschild
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture
Professor
Co-director, Center for Integrated Animal Genomics
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6202
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
Animal genetics; pig genome sequencing. Researches livestock gene mapping,
and identification of genes controlling growth; feed efficiency; reproduction;
meat quality and disease resistance. Coordinator of a USDA national
swine gene mapping project.
Dr. James Russell
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4631
jrussell@iastate.edu
forage systems and sustainable systems for beef cattle production
Dr. Daryl Strohbehn
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-3020
stroh@iastate.edu
Beef cattle production and marketing.
Dr. Leo Timms
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4522
ltimms@iastate.edu
Dairy cattle management
Dr. Howard Tyler
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6434
htyler@iastate.edu
Dairy cattle production systems
New Mexico
Dr. L. Neil Burcham
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
New Mexico State University
(505) 646-2309
MEAT
SCIENCE/MEAT PROCESSING
Alabama
Dr. Chris Kerth
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Science
Auburn University
(334) 844-1503
kerthcr@auburn.edu
Arkansas
Dr. Jason Apple
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
University of Arkansas
(479) 575-4840
japple@uark.edu
Red meat processing; added value; consumer acceptance and food safety.
Dr. Fred Pohlman
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
University of Arkansas
(479) 575-5634
fpohlma@uark.edu
Meat quality; processing and safety; muscle foods formulation and manufacture.
Colorado
Dr. Keith Belk
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Meat quality and safety; safety and value of retail beef cuts; and sampling
protocols for ground beef raw materials.
Dr. Gary Smith
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Red meat safety; packaging and retailing of red meat.
Dr. John Sofos
Professor
College of Agricultural Services
Colorado State University
(970) 491-6009
DellRae.Moellenberg@colostate.edu
Food microbiology; food biotechnology; meat safety; HACCP and TQM.
Indiana
Dr. David Gerrard
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-4841
dgerrard@purdue.edu
Maximize the production of high quality meat.
Iowa
Dr. Doug Ahn
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-6594
duahn@iastate.edu
Dr. Joseph Cordray
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4266
jcordray@iastate.edu
Meat science; processed meats; HACCP; food safety.
Dr. Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-9125
elonerga@iastate.edu
Dr. Steven Lonergan
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-9126
slonerga@iastate.edu
Dr. Kenneth Prusa
Professor
Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4323
kprusa@iastate.edu
Dr. Joe Sebranek
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-1091
sebranek@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Michael E. Dikeman
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1225
mdikeman@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
Dr. John Unruh
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
(785) 532-1245
junruh@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Benjy Mikel
Extension Meat Scientist
Department of Animal Sciences
University of Kentucky
(859) 257-7550
wmikel@uky.edu
New Mexico
Dr. Jack T. Thomas
Professor
Department of Animal Science
New Mexico State University
(505) 646-1943
jthomas@nmsu.edu
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jthomas
Pennsylvania
Dr. Edward Mills
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
(814) 865-2394
emills@psu.edu
Texas
Dr. Davey Griffin
Associate Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
dgriff@tamu.edu
Dr. Dan Hale
Professor and Extension Meat Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
D-hale@tamu.edu
Dr. Jimmy T. Keeton
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3936
jkeeton@tamu.edu
Markus F. Miller,
Ph. D.
Professor
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Texas Tech University
(806) 742-2804
mfmrraider@aol.com
Dr. Rhonda Miller
Professor
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
rmiller@tamu.edu
Dr. Jeff W. Savell
Professor and E.M. Rosenthal Chairholder in Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-3935
j-savell@tamu.edu
Beef quality and food safety.
Wisconsin
Dr. Larry Borchert
University of Wisconsin
llborche@facstaff.wisc.edu
Meat curing, sodium nitrite use and safety.
Dr. Robert Kauffman
Emeritus Professor
Animal Science Department
University of Wisconsin - Madison
(608) 238-7878
rgkaufm@facstaff.wisc.edu
Dr. Michael Pariza
Department Chairperson
Food Microbiology and Toxicology
University of Wisconsin
(608) 263-7777
mwpariza@facstaff.wisc.edu
NUTRITIONAL
ISSUES (Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid)
Georgia
Dr. Elizabeth Andress
Associate Professor
Extension Family and Consumer Science Department
University of Georgia
(706) 542-3773
eandress@uga.edu
Dr. Connie Crawley
Public Service Associate
Extension Family and Consumer Science Department
University of Georgia
(706) 542-8870
ccrawley@uga.edu
Indiana
Donna Vandergraff
Extension Specialist, Foods and Nutrition
School of Consumer and Family Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8538
vandergraff@cfs.purdue.edu
State coordinator of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program,
which reaches 10,000 people annually in Indiana with food safety, nutrition
and information about stretching limited food resources.
Dr. Connie Weaver
Distinguished Professor
Department of Consumer and Family Sciences
Purdue University
(765) 494-8231
weavercm@purdue.edu
Researches calcium levels that will maximize calcium retention and optimize
bone mass in young women as a way to help prevent osteoporosis in later
life.
Iowa
Dr. Donald Beitz
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture
Professor, Departments of Animal Science and Biochemistry
Iowa State University
(515) 294-5626
dcbeitz@iastate.edu
Healthful properties of animal-derived foods.
Dr. Paul Flakoll
Director, Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition
Professor, Departments of Animal Science and Food Science and Human
Nutrition
Iowa State University
(515) 294-8935
flakollp@iastate.edu
Dr. Kenneth Prusa
Professor
Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Animal Science
Iowa State University
(515) 294-4323
kprusa@iastate.edu
Kansas
Dr. Richard C. Baybutt
Associate Professor
Department of Human Nutrition
Kansas State University
(785) 532-0169
baybutt@ksu.edu
Dianna L. Schalles
Nutritionist
Lafene Student Health Center
Kansas State University
(785) 532-6595
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~diannas diannas@ksu.edu
Maryland
Dr. Brian J. Bequette
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
University of Maryland
(301) 405-8457
bbequett@umd.edu
Ruminant, poultry nutrition.
Dr. Laurie Simms,
Ph.D., MPH, RD
Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
University of Maryland
(301) 405-4509
ls56@umail.umd.edu
Michigan
Dr. David Klurfeld
Professor and Chairman
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Wayne State University
(313) 577-2500
david.klurfeld@wayne.edu
Minnesota
Dr. Bill Schafer
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science/Nutrition
University of Minnesota
(612) 624-3224
wschafer@umn.edu
New York
Dr. Ruth Kava, Ph.D.,
R.D.
Director of Nutrition
American Council on Science and Health
(212) 362-7044
kava@acsh.org
South Carolina
Dr. Katherine Cason
Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-0539
kcason@clemson.edu
Registered dietician. Influences of socioeconomic and ecological factors
on food and nutrient intake, food purchasing and preparation practices.
Dr. Marge Condrasky
Assistant Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
(864) 656-6554
mcondra@clemson.edu
Human nutrition, food service operations and quantity food production.
Dr. Beth Kunkel
Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Clemson University
864-656-5690
bkunkel@clemson.edu
Tennessee
Dr. Janie L. Burney
Associate Professor and Nutrition Specialist
The University of Tennessee
Agricultural Extension Service
Family and Consumer Sciences
(865) 974-8198
jburney@utk.edu
http://fcs.tennessee.edu/facultystaff.htm
Dr. Nicholas Frank
Assistant Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
nfrank@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/frank_n.shtml
Dr. Betty P. Greer
Associate Professor and Nutrition Specialist
The University of Tennessee
Agricultural Extension Service
Family and Consumer Sciences
(865) 974-7402
bgreer@utk.edu
http://fcs.tennessee.edu/facultystaff.htm
Texas
Dr. Jenna Anding
Assistant Professor and Nutrition Specialis
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
Ph: 979-847-9227
j-anding@tamu.edu
Food security; adult obesity and weight management; consumer issues
related to nutrition.
Dr. Debra Reed
Associate Professor and Nutrition Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-2798
d-reed@tamu.edu
Food and nutrition education for limited resource audiences.
Dr. Sharon Robinson
Assistant Professor and Nutrition Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-6379
s-robinson@tamu.edu
Nutrition throughout the life cycle, and food guidance programs.
Britta Thompson
Program Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-6379
b-thompson@tamu.edu
Food protection management.
Dr. Peggy Van Laanen
Professor and Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-6379
P-vanlaanen@tamu.edu
TOXICOLOGY
California
Dr. Carl Winter
Director, Food Safety Program
University of California, Davis
(530) 752-5448
ckwinter@ucdavis.edu
Pesticide residues in foods; bioanalytical methods; biomarkers and toxicology
of naturally-occurring chemicals.
Georgia
Dr. Jeff Fisher
Department Head
Department of Environmental Health Science
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1001
jwfisher@uga.edu
Dr. Luke Naeher
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Health Science
University of Georgia
(706) 542-9850
lnaeher@uga.edu
Dr. Mary Alice Smith
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Health Science
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1599
masmith@uga.edu
Indiana
Dr. Stephen Hooser
Associate Professor
Head, Toxicology Section, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Department of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathobiology
Purdue University
(765) 494-6831
shooser1@purdue.edu
Expertise in poisonings in animals and on chemicals that cause damage
to the liver or to ovaries and testes. Board certified in veterinary
toxicology.
Kansas
Dr. Frederick W.
Oehme
Professor
Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathogiology
(785) 532-4334
oehme@ksu.edu
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~oehme
Michigan
Dr. Karen Chou
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. John Giesy
Distinguished Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Norb Kaminski
Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. David Klurfeld
Professor and Chairman
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Wayne State University
(313) 577-2500
david.klurfeld@wayne.edu
Dr. John LaPres
Assistant Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Robert Roth
Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Wilson Rumbeiha
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. James E. Trosko
Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
Dr. Tim Zacharewski
Associate Professor
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
Michigan State University
(517) 432-3100, x. 111
khirek@cvm.msu.edu
www.foodsafe.msu.edu
New Mexico
Dr. Timothy T. Ross
Professor and Assistant Department Head
Department of Animal Science
New Mexico State University
(505) 646-3402
tross@nmsu.edu
http://web.nmsu.edu/~tross
Tennessee
Dr. Larry Kerr
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
lkerr@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/kerr.shtml
Dr. Robert Linnabarry
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
(865) 974-7377
rlinnaba@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/faculty/linnabary.shtml
