ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM)

Erin Crowley, Ph.D. Q Laboratories, Inc. & ISPAM Chair

Erin Crowley has been the Microbiology Research and Development Supervisor at Q Laboratories, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio since 2006. For the past 10 years, Erin and her R&D team have served as an independent third-party laboratory with a primary focus on providing high quality method validation for microbiological rapid detection methods. These validations include Independent laboratory evaluations for pathogen

detection, qualitative methods and confirmatory biochemical assays for AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program and MicroVal Certification Program. In addition to being an active member of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and AOAC, Erin currently serves as Vice-Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board and Chair of the International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM). Erin earned a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio and an M.A. from Tufts University in Medford, MA.