Student Scholars

The Partnership for Food Safety Education is pleased to announce the selection of Student Scholars for the 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Virtual Conference.

PFSE is the U.S. leader in advancing dialogue and program collaborations that improve people's access to actionable solutions for reducing the risk of foodborne illness for themselves and their families. Learn more about PFSE.

Support for the student scholarships is provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI project 2020-06179.

PhD Students

Stephanie Alvarado

Oregon State University

PhD Candidate, Food Science

Gary Closs, Jr.

The Ohio State University

PhD Candidate, Food Science & Technology

Adwoa Dankwa

University of Maine, Orono

PhD Candidate, Food Microbiology

Minh Duong

Virginia Tech
PhD Candidate, Food Science & Technology

Allison Howell

The Ohio State University
PhD Candidate, Food Science & Technology

Hansel Mina

Purdue University
PhD Candidate, Food Microbiology & Food Safety

Clair Murphy

Virginia Tech
PhD Candidate, Food Science & Technology

Lillian Nabwiire

Iowa State University
PhD Candidate, Food Science & Technology

Mari Schroeder

University of Florida
PhD Candidate, Food Science

Graduate Students

Juan Archila

Purdue University
MS, Food Science

Jyoti Aryal

Louisiana State University
Masters, Food Science & Technology

Nikita Bhusal

Lincoln University
Masters, Sustainable Agriculture

Alexandria Bromley

University of Maine
MS, Food Science

Christina Wormald

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Masters, Food Safety

Undergraduate Students

Paige Benson

University of Minnesota
BS, Food Science

Kayla Finkelstein

Penn State University
BS, Food Science

Aislinn Guinee

University of Massachusetts
BS, Food Science & Public Health

Bailey Teter

Texas Tech University,
BS, Food Science & Food Safety

Jacob Vitt

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BS, Food Safety Microbiology

Sydney Wiegand

Louisiana State University
BS, Food Science & Technology

Sabrina Yushinski

Penn State University
BS, Food Science

Scuyler Zenger

Kansas State University College of Agriculture
BS, Food Science & Industry