Dennis D'Amico

Associate Professor

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Education

• PhD in Animal, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2008
• MS, in Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2004
• BS in Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2002

Academics

Courses Taught

• ANSC 3461/5640. Animal Food Products: Dairy Technology
• ANSC 3642W. Scientific Writing in Animal Food Products: Dairy Technology

In the News

• Inside Tampa Bay’s raw milk market as scientists fear bird flu in cows – Tampa Bay Times, July 2024
• Bird Flu and Milk: What You Need to Know from UConn Dairy Safety Expert Dennis D’Amico – UConn Today, June 2024
• Food Microbiologist Shares Long-Brewing Passion for Making Craft Beer – UConn Today, May 2024
• Raw milk is the latest health fad. Experts worry it may spread bird flu. – The Washington Post, May 2024
• The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Can Do With The Food At A Cookout – HuffPost, May 2024
• What Is Ultra-Filtered Milk, and How Does It Pack So Much Protein? – SELF, April 2024
• Hazelnut MOOcha Latte Debuts at UConn Dairy Bar for Fall – UConn Today, September 2023
• Raw Milk Is Being Legalized in More States. Is It Safe? – The New York Times, July 2023
• Top of the Class: Student Develops Brown Butter Brickle Ice Cream for UConn Dairy Bar – UConn Today, February 2023
• Protective Bacterial Cultures Offer Promising Path for Antibiotic Resistant Salmonella in Food – UConn Today, January 2023
• Beef jerky recall: Check your pantry for this probably harmful jerky – News NCR, September 2022
• Study finds that cultures can protect from foodborne pathogens in cheese – FSN, January 2022
• Bacterial battle: How protective cultures can protect us from food-borne pathogens in cheese – Phys.org, December 2021
• How UConn’s creamery turned to cheese during the pandemic – CT Post, May 2021
• What’s True (and Totally Not True) About Cheese and Pregnancy – Kitchn, December 2020
• Cornerstone: The Latest American Original – Culture Magazine, April 2019

Research/Outreach Interests

• Improving the safety and quality of foods with a focus on dairy products
• Working with small value-added dairy producers on product development, process control, environmental monitoring, and the development and implementation of food safety management systems
• Developing, supporting and delivering workshops to provide dairy manufacturers and professionals with technical and scientific knowledge necessary to assure the consistent production and sale of safe, high-quality cheese and dairy products
• Examining the microbial ecology of dairy products and production environments, the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria in milk and milk products, and microbial behavior during the manufacture of foods
• Identifying novel and natural interventions as preventive controls for pathogens in foods

Hobbies/Non-Academic Interests

• Beer and brewing