Jennifer Perry

Jennifer Perry is an Associate Professor of Food Microbiology at the University of Maine, affiliated with the School of Food and Agriculture within the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. Her work balances teaching (50%) and research (50%), focusing on microbial food spoilage, contamination mitigation, and fermentation benefits.

• Expertise: Food safety, processing, and pathogen analysis
• Current projects: Enhancing Microbial Food Safety by Risk Analysis (ME031916), Evolution of food safety risks in a changing climate (ME021915)