Dr. Christina A. Mireles DeWitt

Professional Bio

Dr. Christina A. Mireles DeWitt graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Food Science & Technology. She completed her M.S. thesis “Complex mechanisms of chitosan and naturally occurring polyanions” and her doctoral thesis “Recovery and utilization of catheptic proteases from surimi wash water” at Oregon State University. She spent 11 years at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Animal Sciences conducting research focusing on muscle food protein functionality and utilization. She also taught Food Chemistry I, Food Chemistry II/Advanced Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Processing Dairy Foods, and Introduction to Food Science. In 2011, she joined the faculty at Oregon State University as an Associate Professor and currently serves as the Director of the Seafood Research and Education Center in Astoria, OR. Dr. DeWitt’s current research focuses on improving seafood quality, safety, and utilization.