Description of Research Interests
Food microbiology; Modeling microbial responses in food; Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); and Food Safety
Courses Taught
FDST(MIBO) 4120/6120-4120L/6120L: Food Fermentations
FDST(EHSC)(MIBO) 4320/6320-4320L/6320L: Food Safety Control Programs
FDST 8090: Advanced Food Microbiology
Selected Recent Publications:
- Mishra, A., Pang, H., Buchanan, R. L., Schaffner, D. W., & Pradhan, A. K. (2017). A system model for understanding the role of animal feces as a route of contamination of leafy greens before harvest. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(2), e02775-16.
- Pang, H., McEgan, R., Mishra, A., Micallef, S. A. and Pradhan, A. K. (2017). Identifying and modeling meteorological risk factors associated with pre-harvest contamination of Listeria species in a mixed produce and dairy farm. Food Research International (Accepted).
- Mishra, A., Guo, M., Buchanan, R. L., Schaffner, D. W., & Pradhan, A. K. (2017). Prediction of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes growth in leafy greens without temperature control. Journal of Food Protection, 80(1): 68-73.
- Mishra, A., Guo, M., Buchanan, R. L., Schaffner, D. W., & Pradhan, A. K. (2017). Development of growth and survival models for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal time-temperature profiles in leafy greens. Food Control, 71, 32–41.
- Mishra, A., Buchanan, R. L., Schaffner, D. W., & Pradhan, A. K. (2016). Cost, quality, and safety: A nonlinear programming approach to optimize the temperature during supply chain of leafy greens. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 73, 412–418.
- Guo, M., Mishra, A., Buchanan, R. L., Dubey, J. P., Hill, D. E., Gamble, H. R. A. Y., & Pradhan, A. K. (2016). Quantifying the risk of human Toxoplasma gondii infection due to consumption of domestically produced lamb in the United States. Journal of Food Protection, 79(7), 1181–1187.
- Guo, M., Mishra, A., Buchanan, R. L., Dubey, J. P., Hill, D. E., Gamble, H. R., & Pradhan, A. K. (2016). Development of dose-response models to predict the relationship for human Toxoplasma gondii infection associated with meat consumption. Risk Analysis, 36(5), 926–938.
- Guo, M., Mishra, A., Buchanan, R. L., Dubey, J. P., Hill, D. E., Gamble, H. R., & Pradhan, A. K. (2016). A systematic meta-analysis of Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in food animals in the United States. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 13(3), 109–118.
- Lambertini, E., Mishra, A., Guo, M., Cao, H., Buchanan, R. L., & Pradhan, A. K. (2016). Modeling the long-term kinetics of Salmonella survival on dry pet food. Food Microbiology, 58, 1–6.
- Mishra, A., Mishra, H. N., & Rao, P. S. (2012). Preparation of rice analogues using extrusion technology. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 47(9), 1789–1797.
- Mishra, A., Prabuthas, P., & Mishra, H. N. (2012). Grain storage: Methods and measurements. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, 4(3), 144.
- Singh, K. P., Mishra, A., & Mishra, H. N. (2012). Fuzzy analysis of sensory attributes of bread prepared from millet-based composite flours. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 48(2), 276–282.