Our Team

Dr. Feng is an associate professor of food science at Purdue University. Feng’s research program explores cultural, social, and environmental factors that affect food safety behaviors. The goal of Dr. Feng’s research program is to identify barriers to understanding food safety issues and evaluate strategies that empower stakeholders to make science-based decisions. By using both qualitative and quantitative research methods and working with farmers, food workers, and consumers, Dr. Feng’s work can increase the knowledge of different sectors of the food supply chain: which include consumers, food processors, retailers and the policymakers.

My name is Han and I'm currently a Ph.D. student in Dr. Feng’s lab. I graduated from Purdue University with both my BCs and MSc in Food Science. I joined Dr. Feng's lab in my junior year as an undergraduate research assistant and continued as an MS student. During my master, my projects were to understand the barriers and needs of farmers in food safety and develop food safety education program for this niche population. Currently, I am pursuing my Ph.D. degree and my research interests are food safety culture assessment and cross-culture food safety education.

My name is Elma and I hold a master's degree (MPhil) in Food Science from the University of Ghana. My research interests include consumer food safety education, food security, food, and nutrition policy, and survey research methods. I joined Dr. Feng's lab this summer as an intern and worked on some consumer food safety educational programs, as well as writing good scientific papers. I will start my Ph.D. this spring'23, working to develop a virtual food safety education program for small scale food processors.

My name is Autumn Stoll and I am from Seattle, Washington. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition from San Diego State University in 2019. After graduation, I served with AmeriCorps as a Nutrition Coordinator at a shelter for houseless youth in Downtown Seattle. My research involved evaluating perceptions, knowledge, and behavior of food safety through developing, conducting, and analyzing focus groups, interviews, and surveys. I utilize the power of combining qualitative and quantitative research to tell an impactful story. This work enabled me to provide resources to communicate food safety education to various groups targeted at the studies by developing and leading workshops, coordinating webinars and managing educational websites.

My name is Lorena Correia, and I am a food engineer graduated from the University of São Paulo, in Brazil. My background includes experience as a visiting scholar at the Toxicology Laboratory at the University of Missouri, as well as research and development projects in the Food Technology Laboratory, at Whirlpool. I have also been involved in social entrepreneurship projects for low income communities with Enactus and completed internships in research and development and microbiology at the University of São Paulo. Currently, I am a master’s student in Dr. Feng’s lab, having joined as a visiting scholar in the Spring. My research interests are consumer behavior and exploring alternative technologies to enhance food safety education.

My name is Claudia Guillen and I am a sophomore studying Food Science. I am interested in food safety and its effects on the environment. Because I really enjoyed my experiences in the food processing lab, I would like to expand my horizons in this field by joining this research lab. This year I also joined Pilot Plant in FEMI that I am looking forward to learn more about on-field work.

My name is Shams Adigozalzade, I am a sophomore in Food Science. I joined Feng Lab last year to be involved in food safety control as I am really passionate about the quality of the food. I am also a website manager and work with graduate students on interviews, social media, and events. I am really interested in working with people and informing people about the food safety importansce issues.