Center for Education and Outreach
Center Director: Monica Ponder
Past Director: Randall Phebus
Center Focus and Objectives
The focus of the Center for Education and Outreach is to communicate with the public and provide an integrated educational approach regarding food safety research.
The objectives of the Center are to develop and implement educational opportunities for all constituent groups; to provide a forum for scientific presentations that make available the work of the Alliance, and act as a resource for both the Alliance and the public in the communication of food safety research.
Center Activities and Projects
NAFSS provided two symposia on Listeria monocytogenes: 1) ISOPOL meeting held in Savannah, GA March 20-23, 2007 and 2) National Restaurant Association Meeting on October 16, 2007 in Rogers, AR.
Impact Statement
LM is responsible for about 2,500 cases of Listeriosis in the U.S. each year with a fatality rate of 20%. These two recent symposia highlight current strategies for improving LM control programs.
Center Alliance Members
Auburn University
| Patricia Curtis | Director, Poultry Product Safety and Quality Program |
Iowa State University
| Lulu Rodriguez | Associate Professor, Journalism |
| Eldon K. Uhlenhopp | Interim Associate Dean for Outreach and Operations |
Kansas State University
| Curtis Kastner | Director, Food Science Institute |
| James L. Marsden | Regent's Distinguished Professor |
| Randall Phebus | Associate Professor |
| Douglas A Powell | |
| Scott Smith | Associate Professor |
Michigan State University
| Bob Roth | Professor |
Mississippi State University
| Hart Bailey | Assistant Professor, CVM Pathobiology/Population Med Department |
North Carolina State University
| Kevin L. Anderson | Professor, Department of Farm Animal Health and Resource Management |
| W.E. Morgan Morrow | Veterinarian |
| Brian W. Sheldon | Professor Emeritus |
Purdue University
| Kevin M Keener | Associate Professor - Department of Food Science |
| Ching Ching Wu | Professor |
Texas A&M University
| G. Gale Wagner | Professor |
Texas Tech University
| Mindy Brashears | Assistant Professor |
University of Arkansas
| Mike Johnson | Professor, Food Science |
| John Marcy | Extension Food Scientist, Department of Poultry Science |
| Steven Charles Seideman | Extension Food Processing Specialist |
University of California-Davis
| Christine Bruhn | Professor and Food Marketing Specialist, Food Science and Technology |
| Linda J Harris | Department of Food Science |
| Trevor V Suslow | Department of Plant Sciences |
University of Florida
| Jeffrey K. Brecht | Professor and Postharvest Physiologist |
| Steven A. Sargent | Professor and Extension Postharvest Specialist |
University of Idaho
| Sandra M. McCurdy | Extension Food Safety Specialist |
University of Illinois
| Susan Brewer | Professor in Foods, Nutritional and Animal Science |
| Ronald D. Smith | Professory, Interim Department Head |
University of Maryland
| Mark Kantor |
University of Tennessee
| John R. Mount | Associate Professor |
Virginia Tech University
| Renee Boyer | |
| Joseph D. Eifert | Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist |
| Michael Jahncke | Director VSAREC & Associate Professor |
| Monica Ponder | Assistant Professor |
| Susan S. Sumner | Professor & Department Head, Food Science and Technology |
| Robert Williams |