Sumit Paudel

Sumit Paudel

Education

• M.S., Nutrition and Food Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, 2017
• B.S., Food Technology, Goldengate International College, Nepal, 2014
• Protecting Human Research Participants, National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research, 2015
• Basic HACCP Workshop, Oklahoma State University, 2016
• PCQI-FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA), 2016

Awards and grants

•  Student Research, Creative, & Scholarly Activity Grant, 2016, Office of High-Impact Practices, University of Central Oklahoma

• Graduate Student Professional Travel Award, Wayne State University, 2023

• Ph.D. Achievement Award Great Lakes Section IFT, 2024

Selected publications

Paudel, S. K., Bhargava, K., & Kotturi, H. (2019). Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon oil nanoemulsion against Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. on melons. LWT, 111, 682-687.

Jiang, W., Paudel, S. K., Amarasekara, N. R., Zhang, Y., Etienne, X., Jones, L., ... & Shen, C. (2021). Survey of small local produce growers' perception of antibiotic resistance issues at farmers markets. Food Control, 125, 107997.

Shen, C., Khouryieh, H., Li, K., Jiang, W., Paudel, S. K., Amarasekara, N. R., ... & Jones, L. (2022). Survey of Consumers’ Knowledge of Food Safety of Perishable Foods Purchased at Local Farmers’ Markets. Food Protection Trends, 42(4), 292-303.

Amarasekara, N. R., Swamy, A. S., Paudel, S. K., Jiang, W., Li, K., Shen, C., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Hypervirulent clonal complex (CC) of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh produce from urban communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1307610.

Courses taught by Sumit Paudel

Fall Term 2023

• NFS5140 - Laboratory Techniques in Nutrition and Food Science

Winter Term 2023

• NFS4150 - Advanced Food Science