Associate Professor
joy.waite-cusic [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-6825

Joy’s integrated food safety systems program combines research, teaching, and outreach to assist food production and processing industries (and consumers) in improving food safety to minimize foodborne illness. Joy’s research program covers four thematic areas: (1) pre-harvest food safety, (2) process validation, (3) prevalence of pathogens in food systems, and (4) microbiological quality indicators and spoilage. A list of formal publications can be found here. More information on specific projects, including ongoing projects, can be found on the Research Projects page.

At OSU

Affiliated with:

Food Science and Techno

Career Links:

Waite-Cusic Lab

Department of Food Science & Technology

Student(s):

Madeleine Enriquez

Sasha Nerney

Jason Racine

Professional Accomplishments

Education:

B.S. 2002 - Oregon State University, Food Science & Technology
M.S. 2004 - Oregon State University, Microbiology
Ph.D. 2007 - The Ohio State University, Food Science & Technology

My Awards

My Publications

Publications list

Outreach and Extension

Extension Service Site Publications

(2021) Can I soak pickles to reduce salt?
(2020) Are home-preserved gifts safe to eat?
(2020) Add-on Exercise on Water Infiltration for PSA Module 5.2 Ag Water (V1.2) The intent of the exercise is for PSA grower course trainees to witness the impact of water infiltration in produce, consider produce safety implications related to post-harvest water quality and think about the importance of managing postharvest water quality.
(2019) Add-on Exercise for Produce Safety Alliance Module 6 v1.2– Post-harvest Handling and Sanitation The intent of this add-on exercise is for PSA grower course trainees to think through various harvest and post-harvest scenarios and consider implications related to produce safety in the context of real production environments. Each group of trainees (4-6 per group) is given a set of the printed photos to work through. They are asked specific questions, and given 15-20 minutes to work in their groups. Following group discussions, trainers go through the slide deck and ask participants to share what they discussed in their groups about each scenario.
(2018) On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRRs) On-Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) is designed as a tool to help regulators and educators effectively prepare farmers for compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)'s produce safety rule.