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Name Title Email Phone
Brian Adair Undergraduate Program Support bja168@psu.edu 814-863-8667
Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science swamy@psu.edu 814-865-3004
C. Daniel (Dan) Azzara, Ph.D. Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness dazzara@psu.edu 814-863-2847
Julie Bowie Retail Store Manager jab385@psu.edu 814-865-7535
James Brown Berkey Creamery Assistant Manager jtb15@psu.edu 814-863-2922
Veronica Brown Retail Store Manager vjb5@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Jeffery Bucha Creamery Stock Assistant jeb6521@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Martin Bucknavage Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality mwb124@psu.edu 814-867-1839
Jonathan A. Campbell Meat Extension Specialist meatscience@psu.edu 814-867-2880
Katherine L Cason, PhD, RD, LD Professor klc13@psu.edu
Victoria Clouser Creamery Store Assistant vfc5184@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Darrell W Cockburn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Food Science dwc30@psu.edu 814-863-2950
Mitch Colpetzer Special Relief Utility Operator mac1323@psu.edu 814-865-7537
John Coupland, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science coupland@psu.edu 814-865-2636
Sheila Crust Business Manager sqc5836@psu.edu 814-863-4729
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science cnc3@psu.edu 814-865-8862
Thomas R. Davis, Ph.D. Berkey Creamery Manager trd21@psu.edu 814-863-7892
Thomas Dimick Outreach Coordinator and Computer Support tsd3@psu.edu 814-865-3360
Edward G Dudley, Ph.D. Director of E. coli Reference Center egd100@psu.edu 814-867-0439
Ryan J. Elias, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Head of Food Science elias@psu.edu 814-865-5371
Ken Fultz Special Relief Utility Operator krf17@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Nick Grove Dairy Products Processor (Milk Pasteurization) nlg14@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Terry Grove Dairy Products Processor (Ice Cream) tlg28@psu.edu 814-865-7535
John Hamman Creamery Stock Assistant - Grade 9 jch6072@psu.edu
Peter Hanchar Facilities and Safety Coordinator pah232@psu.edu 814-863-2965
Federico Harte, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science fmh14@psu.edu 814-867-5689
John E. Hayes, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science jeh40@psu.edu 814-863-7129
Andy Hirneisen, MA Distinguished Extension Educator and Team Leader, Retail and Consumer Food Safety ajh284@psu.edu 610-378-1327
Helene Hopfer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Food Science hxh83@psu.edu 814-863-5572
Jessica Kara Quality Assurance Manager jxs186@psu.edu 814-865-4637
Kerry E. Kaylegian, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor kek14@psu.edu 814-867-1379
Kathleen L. Keller, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science klk37@psu.edu 814-863-2915
Jordan Kobularcik Special Relief Utility Operator jck5365@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Jasna Kovac, Ph.D. Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professor of Food Safety jzk303@psu.edu 814-865-2883
Bill Kurtz Dairy Products Processor (Milk Pasteurization) wak10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Misha Kwasniewski, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor of Food Science mtk5407@psu.edu 814-865-6842
Luke F. LaBorde, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science and Extension Specialist (I am retiring shortly and am not taking on any new students) lfl5@psu.edu 814-863-2298
Joshua D. Lambert, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science jdl134@psu.edu 814-865-5223
Thomas Leach Assistant E-commerce Manager txl5280@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Megan Mershon Laboratory Coordinator mem6164@psu.edu 814-867-1378
Edward W. Mills, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Meat Science emills@psu.edu 814-865-2394
Naomi Minarchick Inventory Control & Distribution Specialist njm17@psu.edu 814-863-4726
Karen Mullen Administrative Assistant and Graduate Program Coordinator kjs15@psu.edu 814-863-4827
Heather Nowlin Financial Assistant hxl162@psu.edu 814-863-4711
Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Food Science Bob.Roberts@psu.edu 814-863-2959
Bob Rosenberry Dairy Product Processor (Cultured Products) rrr10@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Richard Sanders Creamery Storeroom Assistant - Grade 10 rjs170@psu.edu 814-863-4733
Joshua Sayko Special Relief Utility Operator jus1939@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Christopher Sigler, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Food Science cms578@psu.edu 814-863-6358
Tom Smith Special Relief Utility Operator tas43@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Beth Tepsic Manager of Departmental Operations eak173@psu.edu 814-863-8668
Ashley Tice Financial Associate arh5950@psu.edu 814-867-5947
Vinnie Valicente, Ph.D. Research Project Manager - Sensory & Consumer Sciences vmv5222@psu.edu 814-863-4698
Susan Valimont Special Relief Utility Operator srv1@psu.edu 814-865-7535
Mark Walters Special Relief Utility Operator mlw43@psu.edu 814-865-7435
Suzanne Watson Proposal and Award Generalist sbs6489@psu.edu 814-865-5006
Josephine Wee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Food Science jmw970@psu.edu 814-863-2956
Yi Zhang, Ph.D. Frederik Sr. and Faith E. Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science yjz5549@psu.edu 814-863-3546
Gregory R. Ziegler, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Food Science grz1@psu.edu 814-863-2960
Jeff Zook Special Relief Utility Operator jlz16@psu.edu 814-865-7535