Extension Faculty and Staff

  • 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
Full Bio for Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D.
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Ph.D.
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  • 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 (FSPCA), 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)
Full Bio for Martin Bucknavage
Martin Bucknavage
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  • Associate Professor Emeritus of Food Science
  • Division of Science, Berks College
  • Department of Food Science, University Park
Full Bio for Hassan Gourama, Ph.D.
Hassan Gourama, Ph.D.
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  • Associate Research Professor Emeritus of Food Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Dairy Food Processing & Quality
  • Dairy Food Safety
  • Sensory Analysis of Dairy Products
  • Artisanal Cheese
  • Value-Added Dairy Products
Full Bio for Kerry E. Kaylegian, Ph.D.
Kerry E. Kaylegian, Ph.D.
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  • Professor of Food Science and Extension Specialist (I am retiring shortly and am not taking on any new students)

Areas of Expertise

  • Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce production and processing environments
  • Food safety validation of mushroom growing, packing, and processing.
  • L. monocytogenes in tree fruit packinghouses.
  • Farm food safety (Good Agricultural Practices) training
  • Hazards Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls training
  • Technical assistance to home and commercial food processors
  • Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Full Bio for Luke F. LaBorde, Ph.D.
Luke F. LaBorde, Ph.D.
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  • Professor and Head of Food Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Microbiology
  • Dairy Products Processing
  • Ice Cream
  • Yogurt
  • Non-dairy Frozen Desserts
Full Bio for Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D.
Robert F. Roberts, Ph.D.
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