Expert Details
Food Microbiology, Microbial Food Safety, and Control of Pathogens and Spoilage Organisms in Foods
ID: 730573
Iowa, USA
Additionally, he has conducted numerous challenge studies to evaluate the effects of antimicrobials on the survival and growth of pathogens in foods such as fruit and vegetable products and meat and poultry products. Based on his education and training in food science, he is knowledgeable of food preparation and handling practices and factors that either increase or decrease the risk of food-borne illness in consumers.
Expert has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers on control of food-borne pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium perfringens, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in various food products.
He provided consultation and prepared an expert report on Salmonella Enteritidis for law firm involved in a foodborne outbreak litigation case in Singapore. He provided consultation and wrote an expert report on Escherichia coli O157:H7 regarding a foodborne outbreak litigation case in Iowa. He provided consultation, gave deposition, and expert witness testimony for a law firm involved in a Salmonella foodborne outbreak litigation case in Chicago, Illinois. He is a food safety consultant with USAID Partners of the Americas and served in international projects in Guyana, Jamaica, and Haiti.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1992 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Food Science & Technology (Minor in Microbiology) | Institution: Iowa State University |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Food Technology | Institution: Iowa State University |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Microbiology | Institution: Iowa State University |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Food Technology & Science | Institution: Iowa State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in food microbiology, providing service to the department, college, university and professional organizations, maintaining a vibrant research program in microbial food safety, and directing the research of graduate students. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1998 | Employer: North Carolina A&T State University | Title: Food Safety Scientist | Department: Human Environment and Family Sciences |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for conducting research in the area of microbial food safety, soliciting external funds to support research, mentoring graduate students and teaching a course in food safety and sanitation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1994 | Employer: The Pennsylvania State University | Title: Post-doctoral Scholar | Department: Food Science |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for conducting research on control of food borne pathogens using antimicrobial solutions and improved methods for recovery of sub-lethally injured Listeria monocytogenes. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has prepared expert reports and given depositions for foodborne illness litigation cases regarding the survival and growth of human enteric pathogens in foods and the environment. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture, American Society for Microbiology, Institute of Food Technologists, International Association for Food Protection, and Balkan Environmental Association (BENA). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| International HACCP Alliance Certification Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Certification for Human Food |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Gamma Sigma Delta International Service Award; Iowa Section, Institute of Food Technologists “Outstanding Leadership Award”; Institute of Food Technologists, Food Microbiology Division Honors as Chair. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 36 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 5 book chapters related to food microbiology. |
Fields of Expertise
food microbiology, food safety, food science, food shelf life extension, food spoilage, food-borne illness, food-borne pathogenic bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, psychrotrophic microorganism, Bacillus cereus, fermented vegetable, food processing good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis critical control point