On October 1, the Safe Produce Indiana team welcomed Katheryn Parraga as its newest team member. Katheryn will serve as a Food Safety Research and Outreach Specialist in the Department of Food Science. She will be stationed at the Purdue Extension Food Safety Training Hub in Vincennes.
Figure 1. Katheryn Parraga, Food Safety Research and Outreach Specialist.
Katheryn received her Ph.D. and master’s degree in Food Science from Louisiana State University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Technology from Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School in Honduras. Prior to coming to Purdue, Katheryn served as an Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech, focusing on seafood and muscle food safety.
Katheryn will assist the Safe Produce Indiana team with food safety outreach and ongoing projects in her new position. She will also work to provide food safety training in Spanish to various audiences.
Katheryn may be contacted at (812) 888-7402 or kparraga@purdue.edu. Please join us in welcoming Katheryn Parraga to Purdue Extension.