Member Profile
Membership type: full
Joycelyn Quansah
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Ghana, Accra General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2018 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences2012 Master Agricultural Sciences2009 Undergraduate Other -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Detection and characterization of foodborne pathogens and their control in foods
Publications resulting from Research:
Quansah, J.K., Escalante, C.L., Kunadu, A, P., Saalia, F.K. and Chen, J. (2020). Pre- and post-harvest practices of urban leafy green vegetable farmers in Accra, Ghana and their association with microbial quality of Vegetables produced. Agriculture, 10, 18; doi:10.3390/agriculture10010018
Gazula, H., Quansah, J., Holland, R., Scherm, H., Li, C., Takeda, F. and Chen, J., 2019. Microbial loads on selected fresh blueberry packing lines. Food Control, 100, 315- 320
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingOtherTeaching and research
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019 Accra, Ghana Impact week2018 Salt Lake, Utah International association for food protection annual meetingPresentation given
2018Antibiotic resistance profile of salmonella isolated from leafy green vegetables in Accra, Ghana.Salt Lake City, UtahEvent: International association for food protection annual meeting -
Other Awards
May 2017• Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future FellowshipThe Faculty for the Future program provides funding for women from emerging economies to pursue PhD and postdoctoral studies in STEM fields at the leading universities abroad.
