Below is a selection of dissertations from the Food Science program in Schmid College that have been included in Chapman University Digital Commons. Additional dissertations from years prior to 2019 are available through the Leatherby Libraries' print collection or in Proquest's Dissertations and Theses database.
Theses from 2023
Kinetic and Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Anti-Greening Mechanisms of Cysteine and Glutathione in Chlorogenic Acid-Lysine Solutions, Charles Taylor Drucker
DNA Barcoding of Ayurvedic Herbal Supplements used for the Purported Treatment of COVID-19, Calin Harris
Disinfection of Foodborne Bacteria using the Contamination Sanitization Inspection and Disinfection (CSI-D) Device, Jennifer McCoy Sanders
Labeling Compliance, Species Authentication, and Short-Weighting of Prepackaged Frozen Shrimp Sold in Grocery Stores in Southern California, McKenna Rivers
Single-Laboratory Validation for the Detection of Salmonella enterica in Meat Analog Products, Amanda Tabb
Theses from 2022
Characterization of Gangliosides and Fatty Acids in Extracellular Vesicles from Human Milk, Aliya Amin
Evaluating Mislabeling of Raw, Ready-To-Eat Seafood Products in Orange County, California, Courtney Kitch
Microbiological Safety and Quality of Raw, Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Seafood Sold in Orange County, California, Grace Marquis
Investigating the Relation Between Genetic Variation in FADS1 & FADS2 with the LCPUFA Content of Extracellular Vesicles from Human Milk, Natalie Paterson
Theses from 2021
The Impact of Processing on the Content and Composition of Bovine Milk Extracellular Vesicles, Anna Colella
Gamma and X-ray Irradiation Improve Postharvest Shelf-Life in 'Bartlett' Pears, Matthew Garcia
Microplate Immunocapture Coupled with LAMP-BART and Selective Plating for the Rapid Detection of Salmonella Infantis in Dry Dog Food and Treats, Danielle Rosen
Application of a DNA Mini-Barcoding System based on the Mitochondrial Control Region for the Identification of Raw and Processed Tuna Products, Jiahleen Roungchun
Assessing the Efficacy of Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Enrichment Broths for Detection of Salmonella spp. in Meat Analogs, Georgia Sampson
Theses from 2020
Formation of Maillard Reaction Products and Chlorogenic Acid-Quinone Induced Green Pigments in Gluten-Free Pretzels Made Using Sunflower Flour, Rashi Bhatnagar
Elucidating the Relation between Human Milk Fatty Acids, Extracellular Vesicles, and Infant Developmental Outcomes in the First Year of Life, Diana Bickmore
Effect of Dried Mushroom Powder on Thiol Content in Lyophilized and Native Bovine Myofibrillar Protein, Allany Chayasing
Use of Molecular Methods to Authenticate Animal Species and Tissue in Bovine Liver Dietary Supplements, Olive Dahm
Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Stipe Peptides as in-vitro Radical Scavenging, Ferrous Iron Chelating, & Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Compounds, Suraj Meharwade
Effect of Low Dose Irradiation on Expression of Genes Involved in Ethylene Biosynthesis of 'Granny Smith' Apples, Brian Nyakundi
Labeling Compliance, Species Authentication and Net Weight Identification of Frozen Fish Fillets Sold in Grocery Stores in Southern California, April Peterson
Authentication of Species in Bison Products Using Molecular Methods, Zerika Scales
Impact of Gamma Irradiation on Post-harvest Disorders in 'Bartlett' Pears, Michelle Tu
Theses from 2019
Effect of Poor Sanitation Procedures on Cross-Contamination of Animal Species in Ground Meat Products, Sunjung Chung
Use of Gamma Irradiation as an Intervention Treatment to Inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Freshly Extracted Apple Juice, Dielle Aurelia Fernandes
Real-Time PCR Combined with DNA Barcoding for the Authentication of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Fillets, Rachel Isaacs
Labeling Compliance and Species Authentication of Fish Fillets Sold at Grocery Stores in Southern California, Priscila Liou
Use of PCR Cloning Combined with DNA Barcoding to Identify Fish in a Mixed-Species Product, Anthony Silva
Theses from 2015
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes to Bacteriophage LISTEX™ P100 in Alfalfa Sprouts (Medicago sativa), Tushar Sawant