Mississippi State University


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Director

Dr. William (Benjy) Mikel
 
Food Science
Dr. Jason Behrends
Dr. Patti Coggins

Dr. William Gillis

Dr. Zahur Zee Haque
Dr. Anna Hood
Dr. Mike Martin
Dr. Ramakrishna Nannapaneni
Dr. Wes Schilling
Dr. Juan Silva
Dr. Byron Williams
 
Health Promotion
Dr. Jane Clary
Dr. Michael Hall  
Dr. Barry Hunt  
 
Nutrition

Dr. Chiquita Briley

Dr. Sylvia Byrd
Dr. Brent Fountain
Dr. Michelle Lee

Renee Matich

Dr. Diane Tidwell
 
 

jason behrendsJason Behrends, Ph.D.,CSS

Assistant Professor

Office: 204 Herzer
Email: jbehrends@fsnhp.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-0485

 Education
2004 Ph.D.

Texas A&M University

2001 M.S. University of Kentucky
1999 B.S. Texas Tech University

Certifications

• CCS (certified Culinary Scientist)
• HACCP
• ServSafe

 Memberships

• American Meat Science Association (AMSA)
• Research Chefs Association (RCA)
• Institute of Food Technologist (IFT)

Current Research

• Yield improvement of chicken breast meat utilizing alternative salts
• Evaluation of temperature and its effect on microbial growth during fabrication and further processing

Selected Journal Articles
Behrends, J. M. , Mikel, W. B., Armstrong, C. L., and Newman, M. C. 2003. Color stability of semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris steaks packaged in a high oxygen modified atmosphere. J. Anim. Sci. 2003.81:2230-2238.

• Rider-Sell, N. Mikel, W. B., Xiong, Y. L., and Behrends, J. M. 2004. Vitamin D 3 supplementation of cull cows: Effects on longissimus and semitendinosus muscle tenderness. J. Anim. Sci. 82:225-230.

• King, D. A., Behrends, J. M., Jenschke, B. E., Rhoades, R., and Smith, S. B. 2004. Positional distribution of fatty acids in triacylglycerols from subcutaneous adipose tissue of pigs fed diets enfriched with conjugated linoleic acid, corn oil, or beef tallow. Meat Sci. 67:675-681.

• Behrends, J. M., Goodson, K. J., Koohmaraie, M., Shackelford, S. D., Wheeler, T. L., Morgan, W. W., Reagan, J. O., Gwartney, B. L., Courington, S. M., Wise, J. W., and J. W. Savell. 2005. Beef Customer Satisfaction: USDA quality grade and marination effects on consumer evaluation of top round steaks. J. Anim. Sci. 83:662-670.

• Behrends, J. M. , Goodson, K. J., Koohmaraie, M., Shackelford, S. D., Wheeler, T. L. Morgan, W. W., Reagan, J. O., Gwartney, B. L., Courington, S. M., Wise, J. W., and Savell, J. W. 2005. Beef Customer Satisfaction: Factors affecting consumer evaluation of calcium chloride injected top sirloin steaks when given instructions for preparation. J. Anim. Sci. 83:2869-2875.

• Rhoades, R. D., King, D. A., Jenschke, B. E., Behrends, J. M., Hively, T. S., and Smith, S. B. 2005. Postomortem regulation of glycolysis by 6-phosphofructokinase in bovine M. sternocephalicus pars mandibularis. Meat Sci. 70:621-626.

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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