Catherine Donnelly

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Catherine Wright Donnelly (born 1956) is Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Vermont, [1] and the Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Companion to Cheese, [2] which won the 2017 James Beard Award for Reference and Scholarship.

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Education

Donnelly received her B.S. from the University of Vermont after attending school there from 1974-1978. Her degrees include a M.S. and Ph.D. in food science, both from North Carolina State University, specializing in food microbiology.

Career

Donnelly joined the faculty of the University of Vermont in 1983. At that time, a large outbreak of illness caused by a relatively unknown bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes , occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. Donnelly’s laboratory began research on this dangerous foodborne pathogen. She developed procedures for detection of Listeria in food, resulting in UVM medium, used by the USDA as part of its official meat testing program. Donnelly worked collaboratively with the FDA in refuting theories that Listeria could survive pasteurization. She has lectured extensively on the topic of Listeria.

From 1988-1998, Donnelly served as the Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont, and served as Interim Dean from 1998-1999. Donnelly served as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods [3] from January 1999 to 2005, being appointed initially by President Clinton and later reappointed by President Bush. In January 1999 she was appointed to the Science Advisory Board to the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research. [4]

Donnelly developed an interest in artisan cheese and controlling the threat of Listeria contamination in artisan cheese. In 2004, she and her colleague Paul Kindstedt became co-directors of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese (VIAC) [5] at UVM, an organization that provided education to over 1500 individuals from 48 states and 13 countries. Through VIAC, Donnelly was able to collaborate with cheese scientists from around the globe on issues concerning cheese safety. Her book Cheese and Microbes [6] (ASM Press, 2014), examines the microbiological complexities of cheese as a living food.

Donnelly also served as Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Companion to Cheese (Oxford University Press, 2016), where she was responsible for overseeing 325 contributing authors from 35 countries. The Companion received a James Beard Award for Reference and Scholarship [7] in 2017, and was a finalist for the André Simon Food Book Award [8] the same year.

Donnelly received the Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award [9] from the International Association of Food Protection in 2006 In 2011, she was named a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). [10] Donnelly served as the Scientific Editor of the "Microbiology and Safety" section of IFT’s Journal of Food Science from 2006-2016.

Donnelly had a cameo appearance in Netflix's documentary adaptation of Michael Pollan’s book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation .

In 2019, Donnelly's book Ending the War on Artisan Cheese was nominated for the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Donnelly, Catherine. "Faculty Bio". College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Vermont. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Donnelly, Catherine (November 22, 2016). The Oxford Companion to Cheese. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199330881.
  3. ↑ "National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, Open Plenary Session" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "National Center for Toxicological Research, Science Advisory Board Meeting" (PDF). U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Catherine W. Donnelly, Ph.D. Professor". Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese. University of Vermont. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Donnelly, Catherine (April 30, 2014). Cheese and Microbes. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. ISBN   9781555815868.
  7. ↑ "The 2017 James Beard Media Award Winners". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Awards 2016". André Simon Memorial Fund. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award". International Association for Food Protection. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "IFT Fellows". Institute of Food Technologists. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Bent, Horace (1 November 2019). "Life begins—again—at 41 for the Diagram Prize as six vie for title". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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