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Team Members

   Sandria L. Godwin, Team Coordinator

Rank/Title:

Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University

M.S., 1973, Kansas State University

B.S., 1971, Kansas State University

Field of Specialization:

Foods and Nutrition

Current Research Areas:

Food safety practices of consumers

Portion size estimation aids

Effective nutrition education for disadvantaged populations

Participation by minorities in health-related studies

Contact Information:

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5619

E-mail:  sgodwin@tnstate.edu

  

   Fur-Chi Chen

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1998, Auburn University

M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin - Stout

B.S., 1987, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College

Field of Specialization:

Food Science

Current Research Area:

Protein markers for TSE agents

Rapid methods for detection of food pathogens

Bacteriological contamination during cold storage of food

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5410

E-mail:  fchen1@tnstate.edu

  

   Enefiok P. Ekanem

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota

M.S., 1987, Ohio University

M.A., 1986, Ohio University

M.A., 1983, Ohio University

B.S.I.S.E., 1981, Ohio University

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agricultural policy and production

Agricultural trade and marketing

Natural and environmental resource economics and management

Rural development

Value of safe food supply

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5823

E-mail:  eekanem@tnstate.edu

 

   Safdar Muhammad

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1997, Mississippi State University

M.S., 1992, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

B.S., 1989, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agricultural marketing

E-commerce

Micro and small enterprises

Rural development

Small farms

Sustainable agriculture

Welfare economics

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5823

E-mail:  smuhammad@tnstate.edu

  

   Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 2003, Auburn University

M.S., 1997, Tuskegee University

B.S., 1992, University of Eastern Africa

Field of Specialization:

Food Safety, Food Microbiology

Current Research Areas:

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Foodborne Pathogens

Bacterial contamination of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Isolation and Characterization of microorganisms in Consumer Homes

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5437

E-mail:  akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu

  

   Samuel N. Nahashon

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University

M.S., 1990, Tuskegee University

B.S., 1987, Andrews University

Field of Specialization:

Poultry Nutrition and Genetics

Current Research Areas:

Nutritional, genetic, and management practices for improving poultry production efficiency

Functional genomics regulating growth, production, and reproduction of guinea fowl

Rapid methods for detection of food pathogens

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.2575

E-mail:  snahashon@tnstate.edu

  

   Fisseha Tegegne

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1990, Michigan State University

M.S., 1977, Strathclyde University

B.A., 1973, Haile Sellassie I University

Field of Specialization:

Resource Economics

Current Research Areas:

Community economic development

Food and economic policy

Resource management

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5830

E-mail:  ftegegne@tnstate.edu

  

   Cindy Thompson

Rank/Title:

Research Assistant II

Educational Background:

B.S., 1978, University of Tennessee at Martin

Field of Specialization:

Foods and Nutrition

Current Research Area:

Consumer handling of ready-to-eat foods and home refrigeration practices

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.1877

E-mail:  cthompson1@tnstate.edu