Kendra Nightingale

Dr. Nightingale joined the FSNS Technical faculty in September 2012. Formerly an associate professor in Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Science, her research focuses primarily on pre- and post-harvest food safety. Dr. Nightingale’s work has included a comprehensive understanding of the molecular ecology and transmission dynamics of foodborne pathogens throughout the human food chain, as well as identifying risk factors that contribute to loading of the human food chain with foodborne pathogens and the subsequent spread of these pathogens along the food continuum. She’s also interested in probing the molecular evolution and population structure of human foodborne and animal pathogens, and defining the underlying genetic mechanisms responsible for observed differences in virulence phenotypes within a given pathogen species. Dr. Nightingale received her Bachelor of Science degree in animal science and a Master of Science degree in food science from Kansas State University. She earned her PhD in science and technology from Cornell University.