Karen Killinger
Karen Killinger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and
Consumer Food Safety Specialist
OFFICE: FSHN 228
PHONE: (509) 335-2970
E-MAIL: karen_killinger@wsu.edu
FAX: (509) 335-4815
Research Interest
Educational programs for at-risk populations for foodborne illness and hard-to-reach audiences; food safety at food service establishments; the relationship of cooked meat color to internal temperature and antimicrobial drug resistance in foodborne pathogens.
Education
| Ph.D. | Animal Science, minor in Microbiology |
Texas Tech University | Dec 2005 |
| M.S. | Animal Science | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
May 2001 |
| B.S. | Food Science & Industry, minor in Business | Kansas State University | May 1998 |
Professional Experience
| 2006 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Texas Tech University, Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Lubbock, TX.Washington State University |
| 2001-2005 | Research Assistant, Texas Tech University, Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Lubbock, TX. |
| 1998-2001 | Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Animal Science. Lincoln, NE. |
| 1997 | Summer Intern. Excel Product Development Center. Wichita, KS |
Research Professional Experience
Research Grant Proposals Funded
| Title, Authors, Grantors | Requested | Funded |
|
2007- |
Advancing accurate consumer use of instant-read food thermometers |
$598,926.30 | $598,927.00 |
| 2007- 2009 |
Food Safety Needs Assessment for SustainablemAgriculture |
$6000.00 | $6000.00 |
| 2007- 2008 |
Use of Vegetative Filter Strips to Reduce Off-site Pathogen Migration: |
$19,988.00 | $14,500.00 |
| 1999- 2001 |
The Value of Beef Flavor. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association |
$30,000 | $30,000 |
Publications
Refereed Articles
Dowd, S. E., K. M. Killinger-Mann, J. B. Blanton, Jr., M. San Francisco and M. M. Brashears. 2007. Positive adaptive state: Microarray evaluation of gene expression in Salmonella enterica Typhimurium upon exposure to sub-therapeutic levels of nalidixic acid. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Accepted. Summer;4(2). |
Killinger, K. M., C. R. Calkins, W. J. Umberger, D. M. Feuz and K. M. Eskridge. 2004. Consumer sensory acceptance and value for beef steaks of similar tenderness, but differing in marbling level. Journal of Animal Science. 82: 3294-3301. |
Brashears, M. M., M. L. Galyean, G. H. Loneragan, J. E. Mann and K. M. Killinger-Mann. 2003. Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 and performance of beef feedlot cattle given Lactobacillus direct-fed antimicrobials. Journal of Food Protection. 66(5): 748-754. |
Umberger, W. J., D. M. Feuz, C. R. Calkins, and K. Killinger. 2002. "U.S. consumer preference and willingness-to-pay for domestic corn-fed beef versus international grass-fed beef measured through an experimental auction." Agribusiness: An International Journal. 18: 491-504. |
Edeal, B., J. Rumph, R. Mass, K. Killinger, N. Jerez, S. Elnagar, T. McDaneld, R. Aljumaah, U. Pithpongsiriporn, K. Nephawe, G. Martinez, C. D. Gladney, M. F. Allan, D. Pomp. 2000. Rapid Communication: Linkage mapping of the Mahogany (attractin) locus in cattle and pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 78: 2479-2480. |
Killinger, K. M., M. C. Hunt, R. E. Campbell and D. H. Kropf. 2000. Factors affecting premature browning during cooking of store purchased ground beef. Journal of Food Science. 65: 585-587. |
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