Dagmar Schoder

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.vet. Dagmar Schoder is an Associate Professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna within the Department of Food Microbiology. Her research focuses on global food safety, including validation of analytical systems for detecting biological/chemical hazards, risk assessment in less-developed nations, and ethnological studies on traditional food processing methods of East African tribes like the Maasai and Sandawe. She also investigates illegal food trade and intentional contamination, alongside control measures for Listeria monocytogenes in food processing environments.

Her expertise bridges veterinary medicine and public health, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to food safety challenges in both industrialized and resource-limited settings. Collaborative fieldwork in Tanzania and advanced laboratory research underpin her contributions to mitigating foodborne disease risks.