Selected Presentations (total +60)

My invited talks focus on translating complex microbiological data into practical food safety insights for scientific, regulatory, and industry audiences.

• Vibrio phages and food safety – Phage Meeting, UF Emerging Pathogen Institute. Gainesville, FL. November 14, 2025.

• Assessment and mitigation of foodborne pathogens. Microbiology Research Panel. ASM Gators - UF Students Chapter. Gainesville, FL. February 24, 2025.

• Inferential modeling of coronavirus persistence and surface-mediated transfer to human skin. IAFP Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA. July 27–30, 2024.

• Preharvest mitigation of norovirus in agricultural water using chemical sanitizers. IAFP Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. July 16-19, 2023.

• Modeling coronavirus persistence and human exposure through surface-to-skin transfer. FAFP — AEC. St. Petersburg, FL, May 14-16, 2024.

• Environmental persistence and antibacterial efficacy of bacteriophages against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. FAFP — AEC. Lake Buena Vista, FL. May 16-18, 2023.

• Mitigation of norovirus contamination in water. FAFP — AEC. Lake Buena Vista, FL. May 18, 2022.

• Biocontrol potentials of bacteriophages against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Florida Branch of ASM — Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. Oct 21-23, 2022.

• In vitro testing of lytic bacteriophages isolated from virulent strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus for biocontrol applications. IAFP Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 2022.

• Virus surrogates in persistence and inactivation studies. University of Georgia, Department of Food Science and Technology. Nov 18, 2021.

• Environmental persistence and antibacterial efficacy of bacteriophages against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. FAFP — AEC. Lake Buena Vista, FL. May 16-18, 2023.