Experience

Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  •Environmental sampling for Listeria spp. in controlled atmospheric storage facilities for apples to assist apple packing facilities in improving handling practices to reduce risk of listeriosis •Utilized real time PCR to characterize SigB genes of more than 100 environmental samples of Listeria species •Investigating the antimicrobial effects of ozone, generated via novel nanobubble technology, on inactivation of E. coli on shredded lettuce to recommend new processing technologies for leafy green processers Show less



West Virginia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2019 - May 2021

  • Assisted graduate student in developing experimental methods to identify foodborne pathogens in food media and conducting experiments in a laboratory setting• Wrote grant that funded $1000 towards research• Presented research at WVU Undergraduate Symposium, WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposiumand KY-WV LSAMP 12th Annual Research Symposium

• • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  • Provided pre-workout, post-workout recovery, and other food and drink items to supplement the diets of the WVU student-athletes in conjunction with the NCAA deregulation of feeding• Offered WVU student-athletes nutritional advice upon request to excel at their specified sport• Maintained adequate stock in the fueling station