• Professor of Food Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Food engineering and modeling
  • Heat and mass transfer during food processing
  • Microwaveable food product development
  • Chocolate processing
  • High pressure processing
  • Assistant Dean and Director of Ag Sciences Global
  • Faculty Affiliate, School of International Affairs
  • Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality

Areas of Expertise

  • Training and technical support for food operations – HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, food defense, ServSafe, food microbiology, food processing, and food safety for volunteer organizations, farmers’ markets, and consumers
  • Control of food spoilage and foodborne pathogens
  • Quality systems – sanitation, allergens, environmental testing, sustainability and auditing
  • Food processing and preservation
  • Food supply chain – supplier control, traceability and recall
  • FSMA - Preventive controls for human food
  • FSMA - Preventive controls for animal feed
  • FSMA - Intentional Adulteration (IA)
  • Professor of Food Science
  • Food Safety Extension Specialist - Muscle Foods

Areas of Expertise

  • Food safety
  • Food microbiology
  • Foodborne pathogens
  • Antimicrobials
  • Edible films
  • Spoilage
  • Meat, poultry, seafood, muscle foods
  • HACCP
  • Sanitation
  • Associate Professor
  • Agricultural Teacher Educator
  • Global Teach Ag Network Co-Founder

Areas of Expertise

  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Teaching and Learning in Agriculture
  • Designing Global Learning in Agriculture
  • Developing Global Competency in Agriculture Workforce
  • School-based agricultural education
  • Director, Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC)
  • Professor of Agricultural Economics

Areas of Expertise

  • Farm Management
  • Risk Management
  • Production Economics
  • Professor of Forest Resources

Areas of Expertise

  • Water Energy Food Nexus
  • Bioenergy
  • Agroforestry
  • Forest Economics and Finance
  • International Forestry
  • Forest Extension
  • Non Timber Forest Products
  • Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management
  • Affiliate Appointment: Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Alcoholic beverage trends
  • Wine consumer attitudes and behaviors
  • Produce and ethnic food marketing
  • Retail layout and design
  • Promotional strategies
  • Associate Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
  • Professor of Agricultural Economics
  • Community, Environment, and Development Program Coordinator
  • Associate State Program Leader, Energy, Business and Community Vitality

Areas of Expertise

  • Hard Cider
  • Agricultural International Development
  • Value Added Product Marketing and Business Development
  • Professor of Environmental Soil Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Composting and compost utilization
  • Mined land reclamation
  • Restoration of degraded soils
  • Biomass crop production
  • Assistant Professor, Youth and Adult Leadership, Penn State Extension

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult and Youth Leadership Development
  • Community Leadership Development
  • Volunteerism
  • Volunteer Leadership Development
  • Needs Assessment Research
  • Evaluation
  • Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics

Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Economics
  • Urban and Land Use Economics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Nonmarket Valuation
  • Policy Analysis

Ag Sciences Global

Address

106 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802

Ag Sciences Global

Address

106 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802