Meet our team of experts
The Cornell University Dairy Foods Extension team, with the Department of Food Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is a diverse group of faculty and staff with extensive knowledge that spans nearly all aspects of dairy science and technology.
Faculty and Academic Staff
Assistant Professor
Email: sda23 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Brewing; dairy microbiology; food safety; microbial fermentations; protective cultures and enzymes
Sr. Extension Associate
Email: rdr10 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Dairy systems environmental microbiology, product processing and regulations; small-scale dairy production, general food security and risk assessment
Extension Associate
Email: at543 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Fluid milk voluntary shelf-life (VSL); Milk quality improvement and dairy extension
Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety Professor
Email: mw16 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Listeria monocytogenes; pre-harvest food safety; molecular pathogenesis; microbial ecology and epidemiology
Extension Staff
Extension Professional
Email: krb14 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Dairy plant auditing; food safety systems; GFSI-Safe Quality Foods; good manufacturing practices; dairy manufacturing; ice cream, FSMA Preventive Controls.
Extension Support Specialist
Phone: 607-255-7098
Email: lmf226 [at] cornell.edu (lmf226)krb14 [at] cornell.edu (@cornell.edu)
Areas of Expertise: Instructional design, food safety systems, good manufacturing practices & FSMA Preventive Controls.
Dairy Processing & Marketing Specialist
Phone: 585-813-3539
Email: adz8 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Dairy foods systems; dairy product manufacturing; food safety systems; FSMA Preventive Controls Trainer; economic development
Executive Administrator
National Dairy Food Safety Coalition
Phone: 607-255-3459
Email: ahs24 [at] cornell.edu
Areas of Expertise: Course coordination and data management.
Extension Aide
Phone: 607-255-6806
Email: mpr13 [at] cornell.edu">mpr13ahs24 [at] cornell.edu (@cornell.edu)
Areas of Expertise: Course coordination and data management.