Dr. Pippa Haughton
lecturer
Science
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Dr. Pippa Haughton is an Assistant Lecturer in Food Science in the Department of Science in WIT. She was awarded a first class BSc honours (ab initio) degree in Toxicology from Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2006. After working for a time in the pharmaceutical industry, she returned to AIT to complete a research MSc in food safety with the Biomedical and Health Science Research Group. In 2008, Dr. Haughton went on to join the Centre for Food Safety in University College Dublin (UCD) to conduct a PhD in the area of Campylobacter control. She completed her PhD in 2011 and achieved seven peer reviewed publications as a result of her research. After completing a postdoctoral research contract in UCD, she began working with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in 2012. Having spent 5 years with the FSAI, Dr. Haughton gained valuable experience in food safety regulation across several functional areas including Chemical Safety, Biological Safety and Food Technology. In September 2017, Dr. Haughton joined WIT and currently lectures in food safety management, nutrition, food traceability and research methods.
Research Interest
Food Science
