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Laura Jefferies

Associate Professor
Nutrition, Dietetics, & Food Science

S 133 ESC
Provo, UT 84602

Research Interests

Sensory Analysis, particularly testing techniques and protocol and relationships between sensory science and marketing.
Food engineering. Dairy and meat science.
Food packaging and labeling and consumer insights and sensory perception.

Teaching Interests

Essentials of Food Science
Food Process Engineering
Techniques for Sensory Evaluation
Food Commodity Processing

Education

  • Ph.D., Food Science , Utah State University (2011)
  • M.S., Food Science , Brigham Young University (1998)
  • B.S., Food Science , Chemistry, Brigham Young University (1994)

Licenses and Certifications

  • Institute of Food Technologists, Certified Food Scientist (2013 - Present)

Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award, College of Life Sciences (2010 - 2010)

Memberships

  • Society of Sensory Professionals (2015 - Present)
  • Institute of Food Technologists (1993 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Member, BUILD Dairy (2018 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Chair, Society of Sensory Professionals (2017 - Present)
  • Board Member, Institute of Food Technologists Bonneville Section (2010 - Present)
  • Officer (specify in Other), Institute of Food Technologists Bonneville Section (1998 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Sensory and Consumer Sciences Scholarship Committee (2016 - 2018)
  • Committee/Council Member, Society of Sensory Professionals (2015 - 2016)

Courses Taught

Publications

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Presentations

Bryan F Howell Kanae S Lee Rebecca N Holbrook Sophie J Houghton Linda A Reynolds Laura K Jefferies
Laura Kahealani Jefferies Bryan F Howell Kanae Kanae Sophie Houghton Rebecca Holbrook Linda Reynolds
Alissa Nolden Adam Robert Brown Laura Kahealani Jefferies Tzo Joo Lim Jonathan Kershaw
Laura K Jefferies A. O. Wright A. V. Cardello M. Lloyd G. Ares A. Gimenez R. Deliza
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Laura Kahealani Jefferies Frost M Steele
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