Faculty Research Interests
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Achyut Adhikari |
Assistant Professor 263 Knapp Hall 225-578-2529 acadhikari@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Working with producers on issues relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act |
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Kayanush J. Aryana |
Professor 115 Dairy Science Building 225-578-4380 karyana@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Functional dairy foods; influence of health beneficial components, vitamins, minerals, immune enhancers, omega-3-fatty acids, probiotics, prebiotics, fibers, antioxidants, carotenoids in various amounts and combinations on key quality attributes of dairy foods. Enhancing probiotic properties, acid and bile tolerances, improving processing attributes, salt and heat tolerances of dairy culture bacteria. Pulsed electric fields in dairy foods processing. |
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Michele Ball |
251 Knapp Hall 225-578-6046 mball6@lsu.edu |
Instructor |
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Sharman Charles |
Instructor 271 Knapp Hall 225-578-1704 sjcharles@agcenter.lsu.edu |
EFNEP Program Manager |
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Shellie Doré |
Instructor 205 Knapp Hall 225-578-3661 sdore@lsu.edu |
Foodservice Management, Dietetics Management, Quantity Food Production, Food Safety, ServSafe® Certification |
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Luis Espinoza |
Manager & Technical Services 149 Ingram Hall 225-578-3713 lespinoza@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Food Incubator |
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Elizabeth Gollub |
Assistant Professor 281 Knapp 225-578-4448 egollub@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Application of a small changes approach and basic principles of habit formation to the adaptation and normalization of healthy eating and routine physical activity behaviors; Community nutrition program development; program evaluation. |
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M. Evelyn Gutierrez |
Instructor 216 Animal and Food Sciences Laboratories 225-578-6304 megutierrez@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Food Microbiology and Food Safety, coordinate Better Process Control School, Sanitation Control Procedures for Fish and Fishery Products, Basic Seafood HACCP, and Meat and Poultry HACCP trainings, and support food industry in food safety related areas |
Hope Hickerson |
Extension Associate SNAP-ED 249 Knapp Hall 225-578-8112 hopem@lsu.edu |
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Marlene E. Janes | Professor Graduate Coordinator Ag Chemistry 225-342-5812 ext. 129 mjanes@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Food Microbiology and Food Safety, Control/elimination of Listeria monoyctogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Vibrio, Bacillus cereus, Hepatitis A, and Norovirus in food and water |
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Denise Holston-West | Instructor 201 Knapp Hall 225-578-4573 DHolston@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Child Nutrition/Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Nutrition Communication; Nutrition Education; Community Nutrition; Disclosures in Healthcare Settings |
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Michael J. Keenan | Professor 209 Knapp Hall 225-578-1708 mkeenan@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Study of the health effects of the dietary fermentable fiber, resistant starch, which includes molecular effects and the effect on the microbiota. This includes the study of the whole grain and non-whole grain forms of resistant starch and the effects of different dietary levels of fat on fermentation of resistant starch. |
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Joan M. King | Professor Undergraduate Coordinator 201J Animal and Food Sciences Laboratory Bldg 225-578-5157 jking@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Ingredient development-especially resistant starch; ozone processing to remove unwanted chemicals; oxidation products in processed and stored foods |
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Carol Lammi-Keefe | Alma Beth Clark Professor 297B Knapp Hall 225-578-1518 clammi-keefe@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Omega-3 fatty acids in pregnancy and development, diabetes, postpartum depression, obesity. Functional foods |
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Jack N. Losso | Professor
212 Food Science 225-578-3883 jlosso@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Recovery of bioactive compounds for food and biomedical applications, identification/development of dietary anti-angiogenic functional foods/nutraceuticals |
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Erin McKinley |
Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics Assistant Professor 285 Knapp Hall 225-578-1631 emckinley@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Survey instrument development; breastfeeding behaviors; breastfeeding self-efficacy among pregnant women and new mothers; using health behavior theory to create breastfeeding education programs for pregnant women |
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Brandi Milioto | Instructor 257 Knapp Hall 225-578-1537 bmilioto@lsu.edu bmilioto@lsu.edu |
Methods of nutritional assessment and nutrition education and counseling to promote behavior change |
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Judy Myhand | Instructor 219 Human Ecology 225-578-1718 jmyhand@agcenter.lsu.edu |
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Karen Overstreet |
Professor 297D Knapp Hall 225-578-4494 koverstreet@agcenter.lsu.edu |
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Witoon Prinyawiwatkul | Professor 114-A Food Science 225-578-5188 wprinya@lsu.edu |
Seafood/aquacultural byproducts/wastes; consumer-oriented product optimization and acceptance; statistical methods/ analyses in sensory research |
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Heli Roy | Associate Professor 273 Knapp Hall 225-578-4486 hroy@agcenter.lsu.edu |
General Nutrition & EFNEP Childhood/Adult Obesity; Over-the-counter weight loss aids; Adolescent Eating Habits; Functional Food Intake; Nutrition and Chronic Disease |
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Gaye Sandoz |
Coordinator 212 Wilson Hall 225-578-7213 gsandoz@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Food Incubator |
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Diane Sasser |
Professor 269 Knapp Hall 225-578-4448 dsasser@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Systems Approach to Childhood Obesity Prevention |
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Subramaniam Sathivel | Professor 220 Wilson Hall 225-578-0614 ssathivel@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Bioavailability of the micro or nano-encapsulated omega-3 fatty acids & bioactive compounds. Biodegradable matrix and colloidal system from seafood and agricultural byproducts. Non-thermal and thermal food processing technologies to prevent/reduce microbial loads in foods and improve food quality. |
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Georgianna Tuuri | Associate Professor 255 Knapp Hall 225-578-1722 gtuuri@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Examines food preferences and develops and tests nutrition and exercise interventions to promote healthy diets and active lifestyles, conducts community-based research with children and caregivers |
Carla Verbois |
Extension Associate SNAP-ED 280 Knapp Hall 225-578-0485 Cverbois@agcenter.lsu.edu |
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Louise Wicker |
Professor 297B Knapp Hall 225-578-6153 Lwicker@agcenter.lsu.edu |
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Wenqing Xu |
Assistant Professor 281 Knapp Hall 225-578-3997 Wenqing.Xu@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Our group focuses on using reality-based research methods to enhance microbial safety of fresh produce, as well as understand the survival and transmission of pathogenic bacteria and viruses in various public settings | |
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Zhimin Xu | Professor 201H Animal and Food Sciences Laboratory Bldg. 225-578-5280 zxu@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Characterization of health promoting (bioactive) compounds in agricultural products; stability and utilization of bioactive compounds during post-harvest treatment, storage, and food processing |
