Jennifer Quinlan, PhD

Professor, Nutrition Sciences and Food & Hospitality Management Departments
Expertise Food nutrition
Quinlan’s research focuses on identifying potential unique food safety risks for minority racial/ethnic and low-income populations. Quinlan co-developed the Don’t Wash Your Chicken campaign based on surveys conducted by her laboratory finding that washing raw poultry is a common unsafe handling practice across multiple demographics. Her laboratory also conducts basic research on Campylobacter jejuni, a leading bacterial cause of foodborne illness, which is common on chicken.
 
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Should You Wash Raw Chicken Before Cooking It?
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 7 Audacy story about the updated "Don't Wash Your Chicken" campaign, a program to educate home cooks on safe raw poultry handling, from Drexel, the Partnership for Food Safety Education and New Mexico State University. The story was shared across multiple Audacystations, including Philadelphia's KYW-Newsradio and KCBS-Radio in San Francisco.
Should You Wash Raw Chicken Before Cooking It?
Research led by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in Sept. 4 Nexstar Media Wire story about the updated Don't Wash Your Chicken campaign, a program to educate home cooks on safe raw poultry handling, from Drexel, the Partnership for Food Safety Education and New Mexico State University. The Nexstar story was shared widely on local news affiliates across the country including in San Diego, California; Dallas, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Food Scientist Debunks a Dangerous Myth About Chicken
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a July 10 Inverse story about why you should not wash raw chicken before cooking it.
4 Natural Cleaning Hacks That Will Sanitize Germ Hot Spots
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a March 19 Woman’s World article about cleaning hacks, including how to sanitize a kitchen sponge.
Here’s Why You Should Never Wash Chicken Before Cooking It
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a July 15 Reader’s Digest article about the dangers of washing raw chicken.
Does Protein Powder Really Expire? Here's What Food Safety Experts Want You to Know
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 8 Women's Health story about what the expiration date on protein powder actually means.
Organic Chicken Is Half As Likely to Be Contaminated With Salmonella
A Nov. 21 Runner's World article quoting Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about ways to avoid Salmonella contamination with poultry was picked up Nov. 27 by Bicycling magazine.
Please! For the Love of Food Safety, Stop Washing Your Chicken
A 2013 study led by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in a Sept. 27 Food Network story about the dangers of washing raw chicken.

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