Faculty

Keith E. Belk, Ph.D.: Professor, Department of Animal Sciences.  Livestock, carcass and meat microbioloty; ISO 9000; HACCP; TQM; international food safety; governmental regulations for meat safety; meat quality and palatability; animal identification and traceability.

Marisa Bunning, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.  Food safety communication; post-harvest produce safety and qualit; food processing; consumer food handling behavior.

Lawrence D. Goodridge, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences.  Food microbiology, meat safety; development of rapid techniques for detection of foodborne pathogens; non-thermal food processing methods; evaluation of antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.: Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Livestock equipment design; animal behavior, handling and welfare.

Patricia Kendall, Ph.D., R. D.: Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.  Nutrition education methodology, diet planning to reduce risk of chronic disease; food safety and risk education methodologies; health behavior motivational factors.

Kendra K. Nightingale, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Food microbiology, molecular epidemiology; ecology and evolution of human foodborne and animal pathogens; molecular pathogenesis of human foodborne and animal diseases.

Gary C. Smith, Ph.D.: University Distinguished Professor and Holder of the Ken and Myra Monfort Endowed Chair in Meat Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences.  Livestock, carcass and meat microbiology; meat safety; meat packaging; carcass classificaiton and grading; meat palatability; chemical residues in red meat; animal identification and traceability.

John N. Sofos, Ph.D.: Director, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Animal Sciences.  Food microbiology; microbial food safety; HACCP; ecology, detection, stress adaptation, antimicrobial resistance, and control of foodborne pathogenic bacteria.