University of Georgia

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist

Laurel L. Dunn is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia (UGA). Her program focuses on pre- and post-harvest interventions to reduce the incidence of produce-associated foodborne illness, and she provides food safety education to Georgia’s produce industry. Laurel received her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee and served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Florida before joining UGA.