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Dr. Harrison is an Associate Professor and Extension Foods Specialist in the Department of Foods and Nutrition at The University of Georgia. She supports the outreach mission of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences in the areas of food safety and home food preservation. She not only trains and supports County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agents, but also develops, implements and evaluates educational programs and materials for a variety of audiences. With grant funding from USDA, she has developed materials and videos for training food handlers in child and elder care environments. Her latest projects include the development of curricula for elementary age children and general consumer audiences based on the Fight BAC!® Food Safety Education Campaign. Dr. Harrison is also involved in applied research examining the efficacy of various home food dehydration procedures in eliminating the risk of foodborne illness from E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella and Listeria. She is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists, the International Association for Food Protection, the American Dietetic Association, and the Georgia Association of Food and Environmental Sanitarians.

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