Meat Science & Muscle Biology
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Personnel

Faculty

Name Office Phone E-mail
Mindy M. Brashears, Ph.D. - Professor: Food Microbiology, Food Safety FT 204E, AFS 202 742-2469 (FT), 742-2805, ext. 235 (AFS) mindy.brashears@ttu.edu
Chance Brooks, Ph.D. - Associate Professor: Meat Science AFS 200E 742-2805, ext. 230 chance.brooks@ttu.edu
Samuel P. Jackson, Ph.D. - Associate Department Chair & Associate Professor: Sheep and Goats AFS 103E 742-2805, ext. 224 sam.jackson@ttu.edu
Brad Johnson, Ph.D. - Gordon W. Davis Regent's Chair in Meat & Muscle Biology & Graduate Student Coordinator AFS 201 742-2805, ext. 244 bradley.johnson@ttu.edu
Guy Loneragan, Ph.D. - Professor AFS 224 742-2805, ext. 268 guy.loneragan@ttu.edu
Markus F. Miller, Ph.D. - Horn Professor: & San Antonio Livestock Exposition Chair in Meat Science AFS 200H 742-2805, ext. 231 mfmrraider@aol.com
Jessica D. Starkey, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Meat and Muscle Biology AFS 207 742-2805, ext. 250 jessica.starkey@ttu.edu
Leslie D. Thompson, Ph.D. - Assistant Department Chair and Professor: Food Science & Safety AFS 103E 742-2805, ext. 224 leslie.thompson@ttu.edu

 

Staff

Name Office Phone E-mail
Mark Anderson, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Research Associate AFS 215 742-2805, ext. 245 mark.anderson@ttu.edu
Moriah J. Beyers - Coordinator of Meat Science Programs AFS 205 742-2805, ext. 248 moriah.beyers@ttu.edu
Thu Dinh, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Research Associate AFS 221 742-2805, ext. 253 thu.dinh@ttu.edu
Lyda Garcia, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Research Associate ML 103 742-2805, ext. 275 lyda.garcia@ttu.edu
Andrea Garmyn, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Research Associate AFS 200G 742-2805, ext. 236 andrea.garmyn@ttu.edu
Jerrad Legako, Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Research Associate AFS 215 742-2805, ext. 245 jerrad.legako@ttu.edu
Bradley Price - Meat Lab Manager & Director of Raider Red Meats ML 101 742-2805, ext. 238 brad.price@ttu.edu
Shandon Rankin - Assist. Meat Lab Manager ML 101 742-2805, ext. 238 shandon.rankin@ttu.edu

 

Graduate Students

Name and Advisor Office Phone E-mail
Clint Alexander, Ph.D.
Dr. Miller
Off Campus 620-272-4370 clint.alexander@ttu.edu
Tyson Brown, Ph.D.
Dr. Brooks
AFS 227 742-2805, ext 263 tyson.brown@ttu.edu
Paden Daniels, MS
Dr. Miller
AFS 226 742-2805, ext 262 paden.daniels@ttu.edu
Andrew Hosford, Ph.D.
Dr. Johnson
AFS 226 742-2805, ext 262 andrew.hosford@ttu.edu
Aaron Jennings, MS
Dr. Johnson
MLAB 106 742-2805, ext 278 aaron.jennings@ttu.edu
Paige Johnson, Ph.D.
Dr. Miller
Off Campus   paige.alexander@ttu.edu
Sydney Knobel, Ph.D.
Dr. Miller
MLAB 102 742-2805, ext 276 sydney.knobel@ttu.edu
Jennifer Martin, Ph.D.
Dr. Brooks
AFS 227 742-2805 ext. 263 jennifer.n.martin@ttu.edu
John Michael Mehaffey, Ph.D.
Dr. Miller
Off Campus 806-790-4330 john.m.mehaffey@ttu.edu
Kari Spivey, Ph.D.
Dr. Miller
MLAB 102 742-2805, ext 276 kari.spivey@ttu.edu
Nathan Tapp, MS
Dr. Miller
AFS 226 742-2805, ext 262 nathan.tapp@ttu.edu
Mat Vaughn, MS
Dr. Starkey
AFS 227 742-2805, ext 263 mathew.vaughn@ttu.edu
Shanna Ward, MS
Dr. Miller
MLAB 105 742-2805, ext 277 shanna.ward@ttu.edu
Tanner Young, MS
Dr. Johnson
AFS 225 742-2805, ext 261 tanner.young@ttu.edu