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Food Science and Human Nutrition Department

Food Science and Human Nutrition Department

Faculty & Staff Directory


Faculty

Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor
Food Science
352.392-2022
goodrich@ufl.edu | FSHN 359C

Laura Acosta, D.C.N., R.D.N., L.D.N.
Instructional Associate Professor
& Undergraduate Coordinator
Dietetics
352.273.3472
ljacosta@ufl.edu | Bldg 120, 104D

Soohyoun Ahn, Ph.D.
Food Science Lecturer
352.294.3710
sahn82@ufl.edu | Bldg 120 #104A

Jeanette M Andrade, Ph.D.,
RDN, LDN, FAND

Assistant Professor,
MS/DI Program Director
352.294.3975
jandrade1@ufl.edu | FSHN 467B

Juan E. Andrade Laborde, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
of Global Nutrition
352.294.3706
jandrade2@ufl.edu | FSHN 208

Linda M Bartoshuk, Ph.D.
Bushnell Professor
Food Science
352.294.3741
lmbart@ufl.edu | AFPL 103

Cora Best, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.D.N.
Assistant Professor
352.294.3751
corabest@ufl.edu | FSHN 449

Peggy R Borum, Ph.D.
Professor
Human Nutrition
352.392.7553
prb@ufl.edu | FSHN 467A

Sarah Brunnig MS, MPH, RDN
Lecturer
Human Nutrition
skbrunnig@ufl.edu | Bldg 120, 104B

Zhiyong Cheng, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
Human Nutrition
352.294.3728
z.cheng@ufl.edu | FSHN 265B

James F Collins, Ph.D.
Professor
Human Nutrition
352.294.3749
jfcollins@ufl.edu | FSHN 441A

Robert J Cousins, Ph.D. 
Eminent Scholar 
Boston Family Professor of Nutrition,
Director, Center for Nutritional Sciences
352.392.2133
cousins@ufl.edu | FSHN 201A

Wendy J Dahl, Ph.D. 
Professor
Dietetics, Human Nutrition
352.294.3707
wdahl@ufl.edu | FSHN 207

Michelle D. Danyluk, Ph.D. 
Professor 
Food Safety
863.956.8654
mddanyluk@ufl.edu | Lake Alfred

Razieh Farzad, Ph.D.   
Assistant Professor
Food Science
Seafood Specialist
352.294.3902
rfarzad@ufl.edu | AFPL 104

Beth Gankofskie, Ph.D., RDN
Lecturer
Dietetics
352.273.3471
gankofskie@ufl.edu | Bldg 120, 104E

Bin Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Human Nutrition
binliu1@ufl.edu 

Liwei Gu, Ph.D. 
Professor
Food Science
Director IR-4 SOR
352.294.3730
lgu@ufl.edu | FETL Room 1

Mitchell D Knutson, Ph.D. 
Professor
Human Nutrition
NSDP Director
352.294.3753
mknutson@ufl.edu | FSHN 459

Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, Ph.D., R.D. 
Professor
Human Nutrition
NSDP Program Graduate Coordinator
352.294.3721
henken@ufl.edu | FSHN 309B

Anne E Mathews, Ph.D., R.D.N. 
Associate Professor
Human Nutrition
352.294.3719
anne.mathews@ufl.edu | McCarty Hall D 2040

Andrew J MacIntosh, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor 
Food Science
352.294.3594
andrewmacintosh@ufl.edu | AFPP 126

Stacy Mobley, PhD, RDN, CNSC 
Lecturer 
Human Nutrition
352.273.3467
stacey.mobley@ufl.edu | Bldg 120, 104C

Naim Montazeri, Ph.D.  
Assistant Professor of Food Virology 
Food Science
352.294.3756
nmontazeri@ufl.edu | FSHN 341A

Z Asli Odabaşi Kirli, Ph.D. 
Research Assistant Scientist 
Food Science
352.294.3596
asli@ufl.edu | AFPP 130A

Felix Jimenez-Rondan, Ph.D. 
Research Assistant Professor
352.294.3716
fjimenezrondan@ufl.edu | FSHN 259B

Keith R Schneider, Ph.D.   
Professor 
Food Safety
352.294.3910
keiths29@ufl.edu | AFPL 215

Charles A Sims, Ph.D.   
Professor 
Food Science
352.294.3592
csims@ufl.edu | AFPP 130

Diana Taft, Ph.D.   
Assistant Professor 
Nutritional Science
352.294.3755
dianataft@ufl.edu | FSHN 409

Elaine Turner, Ph.D.    Dean, Professor
College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
352.392.1961
returner@ufl.edu | McCarty Hall D 2001

Yu Wang, Ph.D.   
Associate Professor
Food Science
863.956.8673
yu.wang@ufl.edu | Lake Alfred

Katherine Witrick, Ph.D.   
Assistant Professor 
Food Science
352.294.3908
kthompsonwitrick@ufl.edu | AFPL 214

Boce Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of
Food Microbiology
Food Science
352.294.3712
boce.zhang@ufl.edu
 | AFPL 216

Staff

Julie Barber  
Administrative Support Assistant III 
jaba@ufl.edu  
352.294.3736

Dana Conway   
Administrative Specialist II 
dconway1@ufl.edu  
352.294.3737

Jessie Erwin   
Blogs 
jerwin@ufl.edu

Jenna Grogan    
Academic Advisor II
jgrogan@ufl.edu

Kohrine Hazim, MS, RDN, LDN   
Dietetics Program Coordinator
kcounts77@ufl.edu

 Herschel Johnson   
Student Services Manager 
hdjohnson@ufl.edu 
352.294.3701

Taylor Judkins  
Research Administrator II
tmcombs@ufl.edu
352.294.3738

Denise Kirkland   
Fiscal Assistant I 
denisekirkland@ufl.edu  
352.294.3738

Meri Nantz, CRA   
Research Administrator III 
mnantz@ufl.edu 

Katlyn Nau    
Agricultural Food Scientist II
352.294.3593
knau@ufl.edu 

CJ Nieves   
Senior Biological Scientist 
Dr. Henken's Lab
cjnieves@ufl.edu 

Sharyn Passeretti 
Lab Manager 
sharyn@ufl.edu  

Chelsea Patrick
Academic Specialist
chelsea.patrick@ufl.edu

Courtney Ruggiero
Biological Scientist III
Dr. Cousin's Lab
clelandc@ufl.edu 

Kelly Smith 
Human Resources Generalist II 
kquirion@ufl.edu 
(352) 294-3739

Mary Ann Spitzer
Fiscal Assistant II
mspitzer@ufl.edu

Shelly Stiriz
Accountant II
sstiriz@ufl.edu 
 (352)-294-3740

Roderick Tatom 
IT Professional II 
rodtatom@ufl.edu

Emily Truscott, MS, RD, LD
Clinical Dietitian
emilytruscott@ufl.edu

Postdoctoral

Zhen(Jane) Jia, Ph.D. 
Post Doctoral Associate 
AFPL 105
jia.zhen@ufl.edu

IR-4 Staff

Victor Bauder 
Chemist IV
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region 
vicb@ufl.edu 

Connie Crawford
Administrative Support Assistant III
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region
connietcrawford@ufl.edu  

Isil Gazioglu, Ph.D.
Chemist III 
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region 
isilgazioglu@ufl.edu

Emily Graham 
Chemist II
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region 
limeyg@ufl.edu 

Kathleen Knight
Reserarch Coordinator III
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region, QA Coordinator
amtg@ufl.edu 

Stephanie Long
Chemist III
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region
longs@ufl.edu 

Gail Mahnken
Chemist IV
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region
gmahnken@ufl.edu 

Elisha Mitchell
Laboratory Tech I
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region 
em.mitchell@ufl.edu

Moriah Murrin 
Chemist II
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region, Regional Field 
mmurrin@ufl.edu 

Kristen Searer-Jones
Research Coordinator I
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region 
k.searerjones@ufl.edu 

Andrew Wuellner
Chemist I
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region
awuellner@ufl.edu  

Yavuz Yagiz 
Research & Development Manager
Food & Environmental Toxicology Lab
IR-4 Southern Region, QA Laboratory 
yavuzy@ufl.edu