Nicole Martin

In her role, Nicole oversees the farm to consumer dairy microbiology research conducted in the MQIP and works closely with dairy industry stakeholders including producers and processors. Nicole’s research interests take a holistic approach to dairy product quality and safety, with the mindset that providing consumers with high quality dairy products must start at the farm and be a priority throughout processing, distribution and retail. In particular, Nicole is interested in the transmission of dairy associated spoilage organisms from environmental niches into raw and processed dairy products, strategies to reduce or eliminate this transmission, the implications of spoilage organisms on finished product and methods of detection.

Nicole is a member of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and was awarded the ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Foods in 2019. Nicole currently serves as the chair of the ADSA Dairy Foods Division and is a section editor for the Journal of Dairy Science. She is also a member of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and the New York State Association of Food Protection (NYSAFP). Nicole is a regular contributor to the Cornell Dairy Foods Extension programs, teaching at courses such as Fluid Milk Processing for Quality and Safety, The Science of Yogurt and Fermented Dairy Products and Membrane and Evaporation and Drying Technology.