Formal Education
Texas A&M University, B.S. Biomedical Science, 1994
Texas A&M University, M.S. Food Science, 1997
Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Food Science, 2001

Professional Memberships
Poultry Science Association
Institute of Food Technologists
World Poultry Science Association

Areas of Expertise
Improving meat quality and process efficiency for poultry processors; Listeria control in ready to eat poultry products; Pre-harvest and post-harvest food safety interventions; Antemortem and postmortem causes and remediation techniques of pale, soft and exudative meat; and determining functionality of non-meat adjuncts in further processed poultry