Page 1 of 4 Jennifer L.O. Patterson
340 Gillespie Road, Apt. 156
Madison, AL 35758
Cell: (205) 253-1848
Email: jennifer.patterson@aamu.edu
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:
Highly motivated professional with experience in diverse areas of project management within laboratories
and classrooms. Proven success in managing projects from inception through completion. Adept in
supervising staff members, handling administrative functions, compiling reports, achieving research
objectives, and coordinating meetings. Broad knowledge base relating to product development, risk
assessment procedures, food laws and regulations, food chemistry and food analysis procedures, solidphase and liquid-liquid extraction, reagent and sample preparation, analytical instrumentation analysis
(e.g. GC, GC-MS), wet chemistry, various enzymatic assays, cell culture techniques, animal model
experiments, and microbiological techniques.
EDUCATION:
Dec 2011 Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
• Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science
• Emphasis in Food Science/Food Toxicology and Safety
• Dissertation: Distribution, Bioaccumulation, and Toxicity of N-nitrosamines in Red Swamp
Crayfish
Dec 2006 University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Master of Arts in Education - Secondary Education / Chemistry
May 2003 Mary Baldwin College
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
• Thesis: Optimizing the Storage Conditions of Tertiary Alcohols
Birmingham, AL
Staunton, VA
SKILLS AND SPECIAL TRAINING:
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Instrumentation: UV-Vis, AA spectrophotometer, GC, GC-MS, ICP-OES/MS, NIR, basic
knowledge of HPLC, rotary evaporator, other basic laboratory equipment
Methodology: Shelf-life studies, product development, Risk assessment procedures, mineral
analysis; fat extraction and analysis, solid-phase extraction; liquid-liquid extraction; reagent
and sample preparation; heavy metal determination, immunoassays, various enzyme assays
including glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase; cell
culture techniques; microbiological techniques including plating, total plate count,
differentiation techniques for E.Coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria, zone-inhibition and
minimum inhibitory concentration analyses.
Microsoft Office: SAS, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Print Shop
Page 2 of 4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
01/12-present Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Postdoctoral Research Associate
•Train and assist food science students with product development projects
•Assisted with graduate level product development class
•Manage laboratory activities including overseeing the research progress of Ph.D. and Masters
students
•Developed and implemented Food Safety Education modules in middle and high school classrooms
in Huntsville, AL area as a part of a grant funded by USDA-NIFA
•Reviewed manuscripts submitted to peer-reviewed journals
•Developed instructional materials (ie power point presentations) for varies courses
•Assisted with various department recruitment functions
8/12- 12/12 Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Adjunct Faculty
•Primary instructor for food microbiology dual-level class
•Developed and implemented laboratory activities in relation to lecture topics on a weekly basis.
•Developed instructional materials (ie power point presentations) for varies courses
•Assisted with various department recruitment functions
08/08-12/11 Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Graduate Research Assistant
• Co-advised three groups in graduate-level product development class
• Contributed to collaborative research teams in the areas of toxicology and nutritional
biochemistry leading to discovery of possible risk to contaminants
• Co-taught undergraduate food chemistry lab course
• Edited laboratory manual for undergraduate food chemistry lab course
• Conducted data analysis and computation to produce research reports based upon objectives to
be submitted to peer-review journals
• Supervised, scheduled, and managed lab activities and clean up
• Mentored undergraduate and high school students in research projects
08/04-05/08
Birmingham City Schools
Birmingham, AL
High School Science Teacher
• Taught chemistry, physical science, and biology to both exceptional and at-risk children with
classroom size ranging from 20 to 30 students
• Developed and supervised wet and dry chemistry labs on a biweekly basis
• Developed and implemented a laboratory system in which students were assigned and responsible
for commonly-used lab materials (e.g. beakers, Erlenmeyer flask, test tubes)
• Tutored students in preparation for science section of state graduation exam with 100% passing
rate
09/01- 05/03 Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA
Chemistry Lab Assistant
• Prepared solutions and reagents for analytical, organic, and inorganic laboratory on a weekly
basis
• Assisted students in laboratory completion including conducting instrumental analysis on various
samples
Page 3 of 4 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Jennifer Patterson, J. Boateng, M. Verghese. Cytotoxic effect of multiple N-nitrosamines in human liver
cell line Hep2G: possible mechanisms of action. J. Pharm. Toxicol, 7:114-127.
Jennifer Patterson, S.Ogutu, L.T. Walker, M. Verghese. Volatile N-nitrosamines in Red Swamp crayfish
Procambarus clarkia. Manuscript accepted and in press by Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
ISSN 1816-496X. DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2012.
S. Appiah, M. Verghese, J. Boateng, L.A. Shackelford, B. Kanda, J. Patterson, and L.T. Walker.
Determination of processing effects on phytochemical content, antioxidant activity and chemopreventive
potential of Beets (Beta vulgaris) using a colon cancer Fisher 344 rat model. Manuscript accepted to
International Journal of Cancer Research. ISSN 1811-9727. DOI: 10.3923/ijcr.2012
Peer reviewed scientific poster
J. Patterson, J. Boateng, M. Verghese. Cytotoxic effect of multiple N-nitrosamines in human liver cell
line Hep2G: possible mechanisms of action., 2012 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts, Las Vegas,
NV.
Peer reviewed scientific poster
Jennifer Patterson , Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu, Lloyd T. Walker, Analysis of volatile Nnitrosamines in red swamp crayfish, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New
Orleans LA.
Peer reviewed scientific poster
Jennifer L. Patterson , Thomas P. Wilson, Dirk Spencer, Rapid determination of trace metal
accumulation in fish species in Tennessee River by inductively coupled plasma optical emission
spectrometry, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts.Also presented at the Association of
Research Directors Biannual Conference held in Atlanta, GA, April 2011.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
• Outstanding graduate student nominee, Department of Food and Animal Sciences, School of
Agricultural and Environmental science, 2011
• Award for serving as a mentor for the USDA Summer Scholars Food Science Program at
Alabama A&M University, 2008-2011
• Certificate of Participation, IFT College Bowl Team at Alabama A&M University, 2009-2011
• Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students, 2010
• Phi Tau Sigma Honor Society Induction, 2009
• Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society for Women in Chemistry Induction, 2003
• Unsung Hero Student Leadership Award from Mary Baldwin College, 2003
• Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities , 2003
Page 4 of 4 AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Institute of Food Technologists Student Association, Member
• Phi Tau Sigma Honor Society for Food Science and Technology, Secretary 2010-2011
• Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students, Member
• AAMU IFT College Bowl, Member, placed 2nd in IFT Southeast region 2010-2011