Douglas Marshall, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Natural & Health Sciences, Professor of Community Health

Education

PhD in Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Florida

M.S. in Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska

Douglas L. Marshall is Associate Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado. He also is a tenured Public Health Professor in the School of Human Sciences at UNC. Prior to joining UNC he held professorial positions at Mississippi State University (1994-2007) and Louisiana State University (1989-1994).

Since 1996, he has served as cofounder, President, and Director of the Food Safety Institute, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is an integrated food safety consulting and analytical services company. Dr. Marshall received his B.S. (Microbiology, 1982) and M.S. (Food Science & Technology, 1985) degrees from the University of Nebraska and Ph.D. degree (Food Science & Human Nutrition, 1989) from the University of Florida.

His public health teaching and research interests include discovery of novel antimicrobial agents, rapid methods development, and control of microbial pathogens. He has over 200 published refereed journal articles, proceeding papers, books, and book chapters. He served as Contributing Editor for the peer-reviewed scientific journal Food Microbiology (2001-2007). Dr. Marshall has received numerous local and national awards for his contributions to food microbiology and is a frequent speaker on the topic.