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This manual provides information about the Lubbock Community and Texas Tech University. It includes items such as steps to obtain a visa, transportation, housing and cost of living.
Map of Current and Previous Students
2019 Students
Maria Fernanda Amaya Araujo
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Trained Sensory Analysis of the effects of extended wet aging on the flavor profile of grass and grain fed Australian beef.
- Link to Poster
Sabrina Elizabeth Blandon Montoya
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Research title: The Influence of Retail Display Lighting and Packaging System on Beef Flavor.
- Link to Poster
Daniela Raquel Chavez Velado
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Marcos Sanchez
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Validation of Thermal Processing on Reducing Shiga toxin-producing Wscherichia coli (STED) and Salmonella on Whole Muscle Beef Jerky Strips
- Link to Poster
Andres Steven Donoso Badillo
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: Sensory and Tenderness evaluation of a new grass-fed beef strip loins
- Link to Poster
Fabio Antonio Escobar Vazquez
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education and Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Amy Boren-Alpizar
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Water for Education: The Relationship Between Water Needs and Educational Levels of Women in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region of Ethiopia
- Link to Poster
Henry Alberto Lugo Ruiz
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: A comparison of American Grass-Fed Brands on Strip Loin Quality Grade and Consumer Acceptance
- Link to Poster
Jose Luis Prieto Fajardo
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Weindorf
- Country: Honduras
- Research title: Potential of a Low-Cost Color Sensor to Determine Soil Organic Carbon
- Link to Poster
Indhira Margarita Pulinario Lorenzo
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Marcos Sanchez
- Country: Dominican Republic
- Research title: Validation of a Standardized Protocol to Establish Microbial Baselines in Poultry Facilities
- Link to Poster1
2018 Students
Daniel Orlando Blandón Blandón
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Nicaragua
- Research title: Impact of Tannic Acid as a Secondary Dietary Antioxidant on Cattle Oxidative Status and Carcass Composition
- Link to Poster
Vanessa Michelle De la Guardia Hidrogo
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Sharma
- Country: Panama
- Research title: Influence of Soil Chemical Properties and Microenvironment of Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungal Community Dynamics
- Link to Poster
Luz de Fátima Díaz Flores
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education and Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Boren-Alpízar
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Adoption of Modern Technologies in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Poeple's Region of Ethiopia
- Link to Poster
Maria Fernanda Godoy Sosa
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Weindorf
- Country: Honduras
- Research title: Comparative Geochemistry of Urban and Rural Playas in The Southern High Plains of Texas
- Link to Poster
Yessenia Elizabeth Gonzalez Teo
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal and Food Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Research title: Lipid Oxidation of American Grain-Fed and New Zealand Grass-Fed Strip Loins Varying in Aging Time
Jefferson Mauricio Guana Cabezas
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal and Food Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: Effects of Lactic Acid Dipped Beef Trimmings and Post-Grind Age on Subjective and Objective Color of Ground Beef in Retail Display
- Link to Poster
Paoleth Monserrate Iza Andrade
- Major: Agribusiness
- Department: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Carpio
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: Effect of Traffic Light Nutritional Labeling on the Consumption and Nutritional Content of Cookies in Ecuador
- Link to Poster
Kristel Anaby Melendez Lemus
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal and Food Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Research title: Palatability of Beef Strip Loin Steaks from Pasture-Finished Steers Following Exposure to a High- Concentrate Diet
Angie Gabriela Rubi Landaverde
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Sanchez
- Country: Honduras
- Research title: Effect of Environmental Conditions on Listeria Monocytogenes Attachment and Biofilm Development on Food Plant Surface
- Link to Poster
Carmen Aida Sabillón Leiva
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Research title: Comparison of Different Brands of MRS (With different Peptone Source) for Effectiveness of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strain J19 (Enterococcus Faecium) to Reduce Listeria Monocytogenes
- Link to Poster
María José Valencia Ramos
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Probiotic Strains Against Listeria Monocytogenes, Salmonella and E. Coli O157:H7
- Link to Poster1
- Link to Poster2
2017 Students
Kevin Bladimir Barrios Simon
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Research title: Consumer Assessment of United States, New Zealand and Australia Lamb Loin and Leg Chops
Juan Carlos Campos Gonzalez
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Research title: Purchasing Motivation of Fresh Beef Steaks in Various Regions of The United States
Jose Armando Chavarria Irias
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Nicaragua
- Research title: Presence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157, Generic Escherichia Coli, and Coliforms on Hide and Fecal Samples From Small-Ruminants in West Texas
Hector David Garnica Vargas
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Echeverry
- Country: Guatemala
- Research title: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Enterococcus Isolated From Cattle Feces Supplemented With or Without a Direct Fed Microbial (DFM)
Bryan Leonardo Guevara Larrea
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Longing
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: Research title: Is Body Size of Metallic Green Sweat Bees Agapostemon ssp. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae Related to Floral Resource Abundance?
Pablo Sebastian Lamiño Jaramillo
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education and Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Boren-Alpizar
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: Environmental Perception of CASNR Students at TTU
Paola Melisa Moncada Muñoz
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal and Food Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country:Honduras
- Research title: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Campylobacter ssp. Isolated From Cattle Feces Supplemented With and Without L. Salivarius During Finishing
Victor Daniel Peñaherrera Burbano
- Major: Agribusiness
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Country: Ecuador
- Research title: The Effect of Traffic-Light Nutritional Levelling on Consumer Purchases and Product Formulation in Ecuador
Katia Cecilia Pozuelo Bonilla
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: El Salvador
- Research title: Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Generic Escherichia Coli and Salmonella Isolated from Retail Meats
Darío Diogenes Rueda Kunz
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Sharma
- Country: Bolivia
- Research title: Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Tropical Orchids
Sara Andrea Salinas Laura
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Sanchez
- Country: Bolivia
- Research title: Antimicrobial Effect of a Copper-Coating Materials on Conveyor Belts for Meat and Poultry Processing Operations
2016 Students
Edytha Alexandra Alfaro Martinez
- Major: Agribusiness
- Department: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Carpio
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: alexandra.agro7@gmail.com
- Research title: The Minimum Cost of a Nutritious Diet in El Salvador
- Link to poster
Yomer Cisneros Aguirre
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education & Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Boren
- Country: Peru
- Email: ycisneros2020@gmail.com
- Research title: Hunger at the household level: A baseline study of food security in Madriz Province, Nicaragua
- Link to poster
Jorge Wilmer Echevarria Peña
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Peru
- Email: jorge.echevarria@outlook.es
- Research title: Presence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 in small-ruminant fecal samples from the Bahamas
- Link to poster
Jorge Emilio Estévez Portillo
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Tompson
- Country: Honduras
- Email: jorgemilio1994@hotmail.com
- Research title: Proximate analysis of free range and commercially-raised broilers available in retail outlets in Lubbock, Texas.
- Link to poster
Erasmo Alexander Flores Granados
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: El Salvador
- Email: eraflore95@gmail.com
- Research title: Consumer Assessment of Domestic Lamb Loins from Three Marbling Levels Aged Twenty-one or Forty-two Days
- Link to poster
Wilber Gutierrez Usedo
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Longing
- Country: Peru
- Email: wilberwydem@gmail.com
- Research title: An annotated checklist and catalogue of the native bee species occurring on the Southern High Plains in western Texas, USA
- Link to poster
Roberto Antonio Miranda Gómez
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Plant and Soil Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Longing
- Country: Panama
- Email: mirandagomez1693@gmail.com
- Research title: Habitat associations of a Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus monahansensis) at the Monahans sand dunes in western Texas
- Link to poster: here
Diana Fabiola Orellana Quijada
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brasheras
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: diana.orellana11@hotmail.com
- Research title: Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica isolates recovered beef cattle from México
- Link to poster: here
Axel Ivani Humberto Poou
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: axel.poou@est.zamorano.edu
- Research title: Honduras feed cattle diets and how they affect live weight and ribeye area
- Link to poster: here
Mateo Toro Sánchez
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Colombia
- Email: mateo_toro1@hotmail.com
- Research title: Comparing the difference in eating quality from hot-boned and conventionally chilled bovine muscles.
- Link to poster: here
2015 Students
Celeo Mauricio Arias Aviles
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email:
- Research title: Comparing the consumer perception of palatability traits of strip loin steaks from young cattle and grain-‐fed cull cows of varying marbling scores
- Link to poster: Here
Diego Casas
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Email: diegocasasm@gmail.com
- Research title: Determination of Mechanism of action for the Reduction of Listeria Monocytogenes by Lactiguard
- Link to poster: Here
Luis Manuel Castellanos Reyes
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email: luis_castellanos01@yahoo.com
- Research title: Effects of finishing mode on
consumer assessment of beef from mature
cull cows - Link to poster: Here
Skarleth Johana Chinchilla Valdiviezo
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Email:skarleth.chinchilla@
est.zamorano.edu - Research title: Salmonella enterica baseline
for hides, carcasses, and lymph nodes of
cattle presented for slaughter in Honduras - Link to poster: Here
Darwin Abel Cuellar Milian
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: darwincuellar_12@hotmail.com
- Research title: In-plant Validation of the Efficacy
of Lactic Acid as Antimicrobial Intervention on
Beef Heads and Variety Meats - Link to poster: Here
Jose Isidro Fuentes Rosales
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email:tiojoc@gmail.com
- Research title: Microbial prevalence found
in sheep fecal samples from the
Lubbock, Texas area - Link to poster: Here
Jose Benjamin Gomez Mayorquin
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email: jose.gomez@est.zamorano.edu
- Research title: Digestibility of BMR Forage
sorghum silage-based diet compared to corn
silage diet in beef feedlots steers from different
background systems - Link to poster: Here
Vanessa Jimenez Huaman
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Peru
- Email:vane_jihu95@hotmail.com
- Research title: Consumer comparison of
different beef production systems based on
palatability - Link to poster: Here
Manuel De Jesus Garcia Chaclan
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Carpio
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: meme7405@gmail.com
- Research title: Analysis of Food Security in
Guatemala - Link to poster: Here
David Fernando Iscoa Matute
- Major: Agricultural and livestock production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Trojan
- Country: Honduras
- Email: david.iscoa@est.zamorano.edu
- Research title: Survey of Feedstuffs for
Ruminant Production in Honduras - Link to poster:Here
Claudio Mariano Moreno Torrez
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Nicaragua
- Email: claumorenot94@gmail.com
- Research title: Consumer acceptability of
Honduran and United States beef from
different production and processing system - Link to poster: Here
Monica Quezada
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Sanchez-Plata
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: monica.quezada@est.zamorano.edu
- Research title: Development of a bi-lingual
semi-quantitative tool to assess the readiness
level of a food processing establishment with
the proposed rules of the Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA) cGMP, Hazard Analysis
and Preventive Controls for Human Food. - Link to poster: Here
Rafael Antonio Quijada Landaverde
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agriculture Education & Communication Department
- Advisor: Dr. Boren
- Country: El Salvador
- Email: rafaelquilan@gmail.com
- Research title: Assessment of students' intercultural sensitivity after a short-term study abroad program
- Link to poster: Here
Alex Santiago Villacres Brazales
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: santiago.zamo15@hotmail.com
- Research title: Validation of FOSS FoodScan™
for analysis of proximate composition (moisture,
protein and fat) in fresh meat (beef) products. - Link to poster: Here
2014 Students
Susana Andrade
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Email:susana.andrade@ttu.edu
- Research title: Consumer preference on beef from
Honduras and the United States. - Link to poster: Here
Coranyi Banegas
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Email: coranyi.banegas@ttu.edu
- Research title: Reduction of Salmonella and Escherichia
coli O157:H7 in drinking water using microwave technology - Link to poster: Here
Andrea Chica
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: andrea.chica@ttu.edu
- Research title: Antibiotic Resistance of Salmonella isolates
recovered from beef cattle from Honduras,
Mexico and the United States of America - Link to poster:Here
Alvaro Gustavo Garcia Lira
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: alvaro.garcia@ttu.edu
- Research title: The Effect Of Lactic Acid Dip Treatment
To Control Salmonella In Beef Skirt Steak - Link to poster
Ximena Paz
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Carlos Carpio
- Country: Bolivia
- Email: ximena.paz@ttu.edu
- Research title: Assessing Food Security in Bolivia
- Link to poster
Olga Gabriela Perez Duarte
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Lyda Garcia
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: olga.perez@ttu.edu
- Research title: Sensory Evaluation and the Reduction of Listeria
monocytogenes and All Natural Beef Frankfurters using
5% Lactic Acid - Link to poster
Dany Rivas
- Major: Agribusiness
- Department: Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Jaime Malaga
- Country: Guatemala
- Email: dany.rivas@ttu.edu
- Research title: Effectiveness of Central American Free
Trade Agreement on Agricultural Exports - Link to poster
Fernando Vargas
- Major: Agricultural Production
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Sara Trojan
- Country: Panama
- Email: fernando.vargas@ttu.edu
- Research title: In Situruminal degradation properties of the residue
of two grain sorghum varieties - Link to poster
Cindy Ventura
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education & Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Todd Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Email: cindy.ventura@ttu.edu
- Research title: An Evaluation of Employees' Perceptions of Food Safety
and Training Sessions Effect on the Behavior of Employees in a Meat
Processing Facility in Merida, Mexico - Link to poster
2013 Students
Elisa Botero
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Colombia
- Email: elisa.botero@est.zamorano.edu
Gerson Flores
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: gerflobej@hotmail.com
Ana Gomez
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email: ana.gomez@est.zamorano.edu
Luis Llumitasig
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: ramiroll_08@hotmail.es
Carla Millares
- Major: Environmental Sciences
- Department: Agricultural Education & Communications
- Advisor: Dr. Todd Brashears
- Country: Bolivia
- Email: carla-andrea.millares@ttu.edu
Esau Salgado
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Honduras
- Email: esau.salgado.2013@alumni.zamorano.edu
Johana Torres
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Mindy Brashears
- Country: Ecuador
- Email: johanak.torresy@hotmail.com
2012 Students
Maria Bueso
- Major: Food Science
- Department: Animal & Food Science
- Advisor: Dr. Miller
- Country: Honduras
- Email: maria.bueso@ttu.edu
International Center for Food Industry Excellence
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Address
Texas Tech University, Animal and Food Science Building Box 42141 Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2805 ext. 282 -
Email
mindy.brashears@ttu.edu