Julie Rice Suggs

Julie Rice Suggs, PhD, currently serves as the Academic Director at The Packaging School, a role held since January 2018, where responsibilities include student engagement, business development, and curriculum development for packaging education programs. In addition, Julie is a Contributing Editor for PMMI Media Group, providing insights to Packaging World, the leading resource for packaging professionals. Previously, Julie worked as Associate Research Director and Research Analyst at Package InSight, LLC, specializing in statistical report development. Academic experience includes undergraduate research at North Carolina State University, focused on fermentation and volatile analysis, and at Virginia Commonwealth University, studying sol-gel transformations. Julie holds a PhD in Food Science and Technology from Clemson University and a BS in Chemistry from Westminster College.