Food Safety Specialists

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North Carolina Specialists

All North Carolina specialists are with North Carolina State University.

Fletch Arritt
Research expertise: Poultry processing
129-D Schaub Hall, NCSU Campus
P: (919) 513-0176
E-mail: fmarritt@ncsu.edu


Diane Ducharme
Expertise: Horticulture, fresh produce safety
119 West Ave
Kannapolis NC 28081
P: (704)250-5402
F: (704)250-5409
E-mail: diane_ducharme@ncsu.edu


David P. Green
Research expertise: Seafood processing
Center of Marine Sciences and Technology
303 College Circle, Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
P: (252) 222-6304
F: (252) 222-6335
E-mail: dpg@ncsu.edu


Chris Gunter
Research expertise: Vegetable production
230 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609
Raleigh NC 27695
P: (919) 513- 2807
F : (919) 515-2505
E-mail: Chris_Gunter@ncsu.edu


Dana J. Hanson
Research expertise: Meat processing
129-C Schaub Hall, NCSU Campus
P: (919) 515-2958
E-mail: dana_hanson@ncsu.edu


Trevor Phister
Research expertise: Fresh produce, fruits
Room 339B Schaub Hall, NCSU Campus
P: (919) 513-1644
F: (919) 515-7124
E-mail: trevor_phister@ncsu.edu


John E. Rushing
Research expertise: Food processing, dairy products
Room 129E Schaub Hall, NCSU Campus
P: (919) 515-9512
F: (919) 515-7124
E-mail: john_rushing@ncsu.edu


Lynn G. Turner
Expertise: Food Processing, HACCP
Room 116B Schaub Hall, NCSU Campus
P: (919) 513-2093
F: (919) 515-7124
E-mail: lynn_turner@ncsu.edu

Georgia Specialists


Michael P. Doyle
Research expertise: Foodborne bacterial pathogens, methods for pathogen detection and means to control or eliminate pathogens from foods
Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
1080 Cedar Street
Athens, GA 30602-7610
P: (770) 228-7284
E-mail: mdoyle@uga.edu


Yen-Con Hung
Research expertise: Postharvest handling of fruits and vegetables
Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
1080 Cedar Street
Athens, GA 30602-7610
P: (770) 414-4739
E-mail: yhung@uga.edu


William C. Hurst
Research expertise: Postharvest technology of horticultural crops; HACCP and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) instruction for fruit/vegetable processing, fresh produce handling and minimally processed produce
Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Georgia
1080 Cedar Street
Athens, GA 30602-7610
P: (706) 542-0993
E-mail: bhurst@uga.edu

South Carolina Specialists


Paul L. Dawson
Research expertise: Food safety and quality, preventing food deterioration, enhancing composition of food during storage
204 Poole Ag Center Bldg
Clemson University
P.O. Box 340316
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
P: (864) 656-1138
E-mail: pdawson@clemson.edu


Angela M. Fraser, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Consumer food safety
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
A203B Poole Agricultural Center
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
864.656.3652 (phone)
E-mail: AFRASER@exchange.clemson.edu


Xiuping Jiang
Research expertise: Food microbiology and food safety, the control and source of food pathogens, biosafety
217 Poole Ag Center Bldg
Clemson University
P.O. Box 340316
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
P: (864) 656-6932
E-mail: xiuping@clemson.edu


Julie K. Northcutt, Ph.D.
Research Expertise: Consumer food safety
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Clemson University
223 Poole Agricultural Center
Box 340316
Clemson, SC 29634-0316
Phone: (864) 656-3688
E-mail: JKNORTH@exchange.clemson.edu

Tennessee Specialists


Frances Ann Draughon
Research expertise: Food microbiology
2605 River Dr.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
P: (865) 974-7425
E-mail: draughon@utk.edu


Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge
Research expertise: Food safety, food microbiology, bacterial contamination of fresh fruits and vegetables
Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
P: 615.963.5437
E-mail: akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu


William C. Morris
Research expertise: Food safety
2605 River Dr.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
P: (865) 974-7274
E-mail: wcmorris@utk.edu


John R. Mount
Research expertise: Fruits and vegetables, food preservation
2605 River Dr.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
P: (865) 974-7279
E-mail: jmount@utk.edu

Virginia Specialists


Renee Boyer
Research expertise: Pre and postharvest interventions to enhance the safety of fresh and fresh cut fruits and vegetables
103 Food Science and Technology Building (0418)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
P: (540) 231-4330
F: (540) 231-9293
E-mail: rraiden@vt.edu


Stephen Pao
Research expertise: Food safety and microbiology, pathogen detection and intervention, produce processing and preservation
P.O. Box 9061
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA 23806
P: (804) 524-6715
F: (804) 524-5186
E-mail: spao@vsu.edu


Susan S. Sumner
Research expertise: Microbiology of food products, foodborne pathogens and food safety
22-A Food Science and Technology Building (0418)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
P: (540) 231-5280
F: (540) 231-9293
E-mail: sumners@vt.edu


Robert C. Williams
Research expertise: Food safety and food microbiology; detection and control of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in foods
124-A Food Science and Technology Building (0418)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
P: (540) 231-4106
F: (540) 231-9293
E-mail: rcwillia@vt.edu