She joined the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program in October, 2008 after spending 16 years as a technical support specialist in the ingredient manufacturing sector. Prior academic experience includes the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Superintendent/Research Scientist); the Oregon State University Seafood Laboratory in Astoria (Assistant Professor) and the University of California at Davis (Post-Graduate Research Biochemist). She is currently Associate Editor of the HACCP Seafood Compendium and has served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Aquatic Food Products and the Journal of Muscle Foods. She is an author of over 230 scientific, industry and lay publications.