One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-5270
5307526594
eldicaprio@ucdavis.edu
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Biography
Dr. Erin DiCaprio is an Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California Davis. She has a B.S. in Biology from Virginia Tech and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from the Ohio State University. Dr. DiCaprio is a food virologist. Her research focuses on understanding the interaction of foodborne viruses with foods, investigating emerging foodborne viruses, and developing strategies to control viruses in the food chain. As an Associate Professor in Cooperative Extension with a focus on community food safety she provides support to small food processors, food entrepreneurs, food hubs, growers, and consumers related to food safety and food regulations. Dr. DiCaprio is a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance Preventive Controls for Human Food Lead Instructor and site director for the Better Process Control School. She is a Produce Safety Alliance Lead Trainer and the statewide technical lead for the UC Cooperative Extension Produce Safety Technical Assistance Program.
Education
Discipline
Food Science and TechnologySpecialty
food safety, food virology, food microbiology, food safety regulation, manufactured cannabis regulation, produce safety, processed food safety, consumer food safetyAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Food
- New and Improved Food Processing Technologies
- New and Improved Food Products
- Home and Commercial Food Service
- Home Food Production
- Food Safety
- Protect Food From Contamination By Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins
- Zoonotic Diseases and Parasites Affecting Humans
- Master Food Preservers
- Safe and Secure Food Supplies
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Small Farm - Member