Shauna C. Henley

EDUCATION

• B.S. Biology, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
• M.S. Nutrition & Food Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• Ph.D. Biology with a concentration in Human Nutrition, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION
Shauna works in the Northern Maryland Cluster (Baltimore County, Harford County, Carroll County, and Baltimore City), delivering programs that center on nutrition, food safety, and physical activity.  Dr. Henley has been involved with teaching food preservation workshops throughout the state, as part of the "Grow It, Eat It" series. 

Dr. Henley is actively engaged in food safety education along the food supply chain. At the farm level, Dr. Henley is a FSMA Produce Safety Rule instructor, assists with On-Farm Readiness Reviews and co-teaches Good Agricultural Practices. At the production level, Dr. Henley is a Lead Instructor for FSMA’s Preventive Controls for Human Food 2.0, and works with an interdisciplinary team to educate food entrepreneurs on Cottage Law, and other regulations related to a food business. In addition to these activities, Shauna is a ServSafe and Safe Plates instructor and exam proctor. Her expertise focuses on consumer food-safety education. Shauna’s current research interest is improving safe and consistent food handling behaviors from farmers to consumers, by focusing on cues that drive safe food handling behaviors.

CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS

• University of Maryland Extension Excellence Award. University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (2025).
• Outstanding Professional Skills award aka Best in Class with the Association for Communication Excellence for ProduceTRAINer.org (2025).
• Chair of the Food Safety Professional Development Group for the International Association for Food Protection (2023-2025)
• Past Co-Chair of the AGNR Healthy Food System Initiative (Jan. 2021- Jan. 2023)
• Member of the Board of Directors, for the Partnership for Food Safety Education & Co-Chair for the 2023 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference
• Tri-liaison for the 2023 NEAFCS Annual Session in Providence, RI.
• University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Off-Campus Junior Faculty Excellence Award, 2019.
• Contributor to the UME-SNAP-Ed Eat Smart Blog
• UMD ADVANCE class of 2016
• Co-Leader of the Food Safety Action Team (2015-Current)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Henley's current work, focuses on nutrition and food safety education for community members. Her more current teaching activities involve GAP, FSMA Produce Safety Rule, food entrepreneurship with Food for Profit, as well as bridging consumer knowledge and behavior gaps with produce safety.  Dr. Henley's previous work focused on interdisciplinary research to identify a unique and unsafe poultry mishandling practice among minority racial and ethnic consumers. The unsafe behavior identified to be addressed in a food safety education campaign, "Don't Wash Your Chicken!", receiving national attention on NPR, Nightly News, Slate blog, the TODAY show, ABC's the CHEW, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, and many other news outlets. Creating the educational materials was in collaboration with New Mexico State University. http://drexel.edu/dontwashyourchicken/ Shauna's Masters research focused on investigating rural Vermont, and the food environment and cooking practices as an implication for health. This was part of a larger ethnographic study looking at the urban, suburban, and rural food environment.

In the Media

1. Gray Streeter, L. (2024, October 24). The benefits of canning your food, and how to get started. Baltimore Banner. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/column/canning-how-to-VGFUOCAD2ZHEZPAKDC3MS6QCTU/

2. Miller, K. (2024, September 10) It’s pear season-Here’s how to store the fruit so it’s perfectly ripe. https://www.foodandwine.com/how-to-store-pears-8709060

3. Tkacik, C. & Cohn, M. (2024, August 1) What caused the listeria outbreak? A Baltimore grocery store held the answer. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/public-health/maryland-listeria-boars-head-recall-C4WD5TRYXJC2ZFCEEHUEWOZGEQ/
4. Krieger, E. (2023, November 15). How long is it safe to leave food out? The 2-hour rule, explained. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/11/15/food-safety-rules-2-hour/
5. Worthington, L. (2023, December 22). Do you wash your meat? Some cooks are divided over the practice. Role: Interviewed. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/wash-raw-chicken-meat  
6. Krakower, A. (2022, August 17). 6 Tips for inflating your mealtime options amid food price spikes. Maryland Today. https://today.umd.edu/6-tips-for-inflating-your-mealtime-options-amid-food-price-spikes
7. Yeung, M. (2022, April 18). These fruits and vegetables rank highest in pesticide. How harmful are they really? Experts weigh in. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/these-fruits-and-vegetables-rank-highest-in-pesticide-residue-how-harmful-are-they-really-experts-weigh-in-204357398.html
8. Korp, A. (2022, March 28). Why are people still washing raw chicken?https://newsblog.drexel.edu/2022/03/28/why-are-people-still-washing- rawchicken%EF%BF%BC/
9. Krystal, B. (2021, May 31). Extension services are the best free cooking resource. Here’s how to use them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/05/31/extension-services-cooking-help/
10. Krystal, B. (2021, January 8). How to safely defrost meats, soups baked goods and more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/01/08/food-safety-defrosting-meat-soup/
11. Furbank, L. (2020, March 2). The most effective methods for keeping your refrigerator clean. https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanifurbank/clean-my-refrigerator
12. Ragusea, A. (2020, November, 30). Why people wash meat (or don’t). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Nd_vh3yk8
13. Beecher, C. (2019, May 30). Plant food safety in school and other youth gardens; don’t miss those important teaching moments. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/05/plant-food-safety-in-school-and-other-youth-gardens-dont-miss-those-important-teaching-moments/
14. Harris, M. (2019). Foodborne frenzy: Serve up listeriosis prevention and treatment. CMA Today. SepOct2019, 12-18. https://www.aama-ntl.org/docs/default-source/other/so19-course
15. Kasura, J.M. (2019). Learn how you can can fall’s bounty. Shore Home & Garden, September, 26-28.http://shorehomeandgarden.com/2019/09/01/learn-how-you-can-can-falls-bounty/ 
16. Pee, D. (2019, January 22). Food safety for people with diabetes.  https://breathingroom.umd.edu/2019/01/22/food-safety-for-people-with-diabetes/
17. Pee, D. (2018, September 11). What you shouldn’t learn from celebrity chefs. https://breathingroom.umd.edu/2018/09/11/341/
18. Unknown. (2016, April 5). “Role of ag educator never ends…(Editorial).” American Farmer: Delmarva Farmer. https://americanfarm.com/articles/delmarva-farmer/role-of-ag-educator-never-ends-editorial/  
19. Spurrier, D. (2015, August 4). Cultivating interest in the art of canning. MomenntUM. 13(1), 17-19. https://agnr.umd.edu/news/cultivating-interest-art-canning/

PUBLICATIONS-https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-7908

# Corresponding Author

1. Henley, S. C.# , Matava, L., Littles, D., Patel, D., Jackey, B., Habibi, M., Bush, C., Vogin, J., Serio, T., Dixon Cravens, J., Wang, C., McCoy, T. Impact of a community-based Extension boiling-water-bath canning workshop in Maryland from 2018-2024 (accepted April 7, 2025). Food Protection Trends. 

2. Lou, R., Schwan, C. L., Savoie, K. A., Casulli, K., Liu, C., Tikekar, R. T., Henley, S. C.# (accepted-2025-Nov/Dec. issue). Survey results towards validating a novel low-acid seafood recipe for home canning. Food Protection Trends

3. . The Food Safety Brat Pack [1], Henley, S. C.# (accepted-2025-Jul/Aug issue). Movie Review: Let's Talk about Food Safety Awareness and Education - Food Safety Scientists Weigh in on Netflix’s Documentary Poisoned. Food Protection Trends. [1] Extension Specialists consortium led by University of Maryland and with participants from NCSU, Ohio State, Purdue, UGA, UNL, Virginia Tech, and various industry partners.

4.  Henley, S.C.#, & Shumaker, E. (accepted-2025- Sept/Oct. issue)-Share Your Story: Food Safety Education Professional Development Group. Food Protection Trends.

5. Henley, S.#, Crist, G., Pippidis, M., Alexis, S. K., Jessup, D. (2024). Best practices when applying for a USDA-NIFA- AFRI conference grant. Journal of National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, 19, 121-130. https://neafcs.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/journal/2024-journal/2024%20Journal%20of%20NEAFCS%20FINAL.pdf 

6. Song, H.-J.#, Rosenstein, R., Bush, C., Cravens, J. D., Habibi, M., Henley, S., Jackey, B., McCoy, L., Patel, D., Serio, M., Udahogora, M. (2023). Implementing an integrated hypertension management program for community dwelling older adults through Extension. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(7), 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.233 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.233

7. Patra, D.#, Henley, S. C., Benefo, E. O., Pradhan, A. K., Shirmohammadi, A. (2022). Understanding and addressing food waste from confusion in date labeling using a stakeholders' survey. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 8, 100295. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266615432200028X10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100295

8. Archila-Godínez, J. C., Chen, H., Klinestiver, L., Barrett, T., Henley, S. C., Feng, Y. (2022). An evaluation of a virtual food safety program for low-income families: Applying the theory of planned behavior. Foods, 11(3), 355.  10.3390/foods11030355 

9. Gilman, A., Henley, S. C., Quinlan, J.# (2021). Understanding barriers to consumers to stop washing raw poultry through in-depth interviews. British Food Journal. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-07-2021-0837/full/html10.1108/BFJ-07-2021-0837

10. Henley, S. C.#, Traunfeld, J. (2021). Assessing master gardener volunteers’ involvement in and knowledge of food preservation. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 9(1), 84-93. https://www.jhseonline.com/article/view/965 

11. Henley, S. C.#, Fu, J. (2019). Developing and testing consumer educational materials at a farmers’ market. Food Protection Trends, 39(2), 162-175.   

12. Lane, H. G., Deitch, R., Wang, Y., Black, M. M., Dunton, G. F., Aldoory, L., Turner, L., Parker, E. A., Henley, S. C., Saksvig, B., Song, H.-J., Hager, E. R. (2018). "Wellness Champions for Change," a multi-level intervention to improve school-level implementation of local wellness policies: Study protocol for a cluster randomized trial. CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS, 75, 29-39.  10.1016/j.cct.2018.10.008

13. Henley, S. C., Launchi, N., Quinlan, J. J.# (2018). Survival of Salmonella on raw poultry exposed to 10% lemon juice and vinegar washes. FOOD CONTROL, 94, 229-232.  10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.06.034

14. Henley, S. C.#, McCoy, T. K. (2018). Intercept surveys: An overlooked method for data collection. JOURNAL OF EXTENSION, 56(7).   

15. Henley, S.#, Herceg, M., O'Grady, A. (2018). Increasing Extension visibility by involving undergraduates in research. Journal of Extension, 56(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.04.0510.34068/joe.56.04.05

16. Wolfson, J. A., Bostic, S., Lahne, J., Morgan, C., Henley, S. C., Harvey, J., Trubek, A. (2017). A comprehensive approach to understanding cooking behavior Implications for research and practice. BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL, 119(5), 1147-1158.  10.1108/BFJ-09-2016-0438 

17. Henley, S. C., Gleason, J., Quinlan, J. J.# (2016). Don’t Wash Your Chicken!: A Food safety education campaign to address a common food mishandling practice. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS, 36(1), 43-53. 

18. Henley, S. C., Stein, S. E., Quinlan, J. J.# (2015). Characterization of raw egg and poultry handling practices among minority consumers Identification of unique practices. BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL, 117(12), 3064-3075.  10.1108/BFJ-03-2015-0089 

19. Borrusso, P. A., Henley, S. C., Quinlan, J. J.# (2015). Visual audit of food safety hazards present in homes in an urban environment. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS, 35(4), 290-301.   

20. Henley, S. C., Stein, S. E., Quinlan, J. J.# (2012). Identification of unique food handling practices that could represent food safety risks for minority consumers. JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 75(11), 2050-2054.  10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-146 

Extension Publications; ^Undergraduate student interns

1. Douglas, A.^, Sorenson, C., & Henley, S. (2023). Does Your Health Insurance Plan Cover Nutrition Counseling? (FS-2023-0677) [Fact sheet]. University of Maryland Extension. go.umd.edu/FS-2023-0677.
2. Ferelli-Gruber, A., Little, N., & Henley, S. (2023). Frequently Asked Questions for Value-Added Producers (ERB-2022-0635) [Extension brief]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/frequently-asked-questions-value-added-producers-ebr-2022-0635.
3. Benner, S., & Henley, S.C. (2022). UME Fast-track. Developing confidence in the kitchen: How adults and older siblings can assist youth (2 years and up) with washing, chopping, and measuring (FS-2022-0639) [Fact Sheet]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/developing-confidence-kitchen-how-adults-and-older-siblings-can-assist-youth-2-years-and-washing
4. Lazur, A., Henley, S.C., Jackey, B., & McCoy, L. (2020). COVID and Home Indoor Air Quality (ERB-55) [Extension brief]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/covid-and-home-indoor-air-quality
5. Jackey, B., & Henley, S. (2019). How to use and calibrate your food thermometer (FS-1092) [Fact sheet]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/how-use-and-calibrate-your-food-thermometer
6. Henley, S., & Moore, P. (2019). How to build a miniature refrigerator for nutrition & food safety demonstrations (FS-1091) [Fact sheet]. University of Maryland Extension.https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/how-build-miniature-refrigerator-nutrition-food-safety-demonstrations
7. Dill, S. P., Little, N., Beale, B., Henley, S., Todd, M., Everhart, S. & Myers, G. (2019). Maryland Beginning Farmer Guidebook. University of Maryland Extension. 76 pages. Guidebook developed for beginning farmer workshops and web based education. Role: Wrote the food safety section.
8. Fachler, B., & Henley, S. C. (2018). Food safety for persons with diabetes (EBR-45). [Extension brief]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/food-safety-persons-diabetes
9. Beaulieu, J., Henley, S. C., Buritsch, H., & Traunfeld, J. (2018). Food Safety in Your School Gardens, Classrooms, and Greenhouses (FS-1077) [Fact sheet].University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/food-safety-your-school-gardens-classrooms-and-greenhouses\
10. Henley, S. C. & McCoy, L. (2016). How to report a foodborne illness in Maryland (FS-1034) [Fact sheet]. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/foodsafety/food-safety/links
11. Henley, S. C., Ridgeway, B., & Serio, T. (2015). Clostridium botulinum (FS-1031) [Fact sheet]. University of Maryland Extension.  https://extension.umd.edu/foodsafety/food-safety/links

Certifications

• Lead instructor- FSMA-Preventive Controls for Human Foods 2.0
• Certified trainer-FSMA-Produce Safety Alliance
• Instructor/Proctor-ServSafe
• Certificate-Good Agricultural Practices
• Certificate-Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
• Certificate-Better Processing Control School: Acidified Foods

Grant Funding-ORA 

1. Patel, D., Chan, A., Habibi, M., Sorenson, C., Henley, S., Terhune, C., Ketterman, J., Hurtado, A. (2024). Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Caregiver Program. Do Good Foundation (University of Maryland). $30,000. 
2. Jarboe, D., Little, N.L., Henley, S.C., & Dill, S.P. (2024). Technical service support for entrepreneurship in rural Maryland. Rural Maryland Council.
3. Henley, S.C. (PD) & Jackey, B. (Co-PD) (2024-2025). Capture the Flavor: Herbs & Spices. McCormick Science Institute.
4. Henley, S.C., Crist, G., Lane, E. (Co-PD), & Jessup, D. (Co-PD). (2023). Supporting NEAFCS Annual Session of Exploring Oceans of Opportunities. USDA-NIFA-AFRI-FAS.
5. Henley, S.C., (PD) Schwan, C., Savoie, K., Liu, C., & Tikekar, R.V. (2023-2024). An Exploratory Study to Identify the Need and Interest in Consumer Home-Canning of Seafood, and Provide Preliminary Results Towards Validating a Novel Consumer Canning of Low-Acid  Seafood Recipe. NEAFCS Endowment Grant.
6. Chan, A. (Co-PI), Patel, D. (Co-PI), Habibi, M., Sorenson, C., Jackey, B., Ketterman, J., Henley, S., & Terhune, C. (2023). Caregiver outreach and education for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Maryland Department of Health. Role: Content development and implementation of food safety module.
7. Henley, S. (PI), Ferelli, A. (Co-PI), Cook, N. (PI-UMES), Martinez, P. & Chamberlain, B. (NMSU). (2021-2024). TRAIN: Targeted Resources Addressing Identified Needs in Maryland worker food safety training via on-farm piloting of a mixed media toolkit. USDA-FSOP.
8. Shumaker, E. (PD), Baker, K., Crist, C., Schonberger, L., Simonne, A., Henley, S., Johnson, J., Schwan, C., & Parraga-Estrada, K. (2023-2024). An In-Person Meeting of the Food Safety Extension Network: Supporting Consumer, Retail, and Home-based Businesses. USDA-NIFA-AFRI-Food Safety and Defense.
9. Henley, S. (PI), Little, N. (Co-PI), Dill, S. & Myers, G. (2021-2022). Maryland Food Ventures. USDA Northeast Extension Risk Management Education. . Role: Assumed PI upon G. Myers retirement 7/1/2021.
10. Song. H.J., (PI), Kim, J., (PI-UME), Udahogoroa, M., & Ma, T. (2021-2024). Effects of an integrated system approach on hypertension management in community dwelling older adults. USDA-AFRI.
11. Tikekar, R (PI), Henley, S.C., Myers, G., & Martin, D. (August 2016-August 2018). Develop and implement a hybrid workshop in FSMA produce safety & preventive controls rules for stakeholder’s engaged in growing and processing high-risk produce. USDA-NIFA-Food Safety Outreach Program.
12. Hager, E. (PI), Ezell, P. (PI-UME), Black, M…Henley, S.C., and Song, HJ. (2015-2021). Childhood obesity prevention challenge area: Integrated approaches to preventing childhood obesity. USDA-AFRI.
13. Hager, E. (PI), Ezell, P. (PI-UME), Henley, S.C….Jaspers, L., and Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Partners. (2014-2016). Maryland team nutrition competitive training grant wellness leaders: Champions for change. USDA. 

Grant Funding-Non-ORA 

1. Henley, S.C. (PD), Habibi, M. (Co-PD), & Nuckols, D. (Co-PD) (2024).  Developing a Community-Based Participatory Research Wellness Program for Maryland Older Adults. Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station Competitive Grants Program.
2. Henley, S.C., Northcott-Grant, N., & Brennan, B.W. (Co-PD) (2023-2024). Enhancing Digital Literacy Skills for an Immigrant Afghanistan Population in Baltimore City, Maryland. University of Maryland Extension Tech Extension-Digital Skills Training Mini Grant.
3. Henley, S.C. (2023). Drying herb indoors in paper bags. AGNR Strategic Initiative Implementation Team: Establish a Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security: Student Engagement Mini grant.
4. Tikekar, R. (PI), Henley, S.C. (Co-I), & Gilbert, A. (2020). NFSC498T Advanced food processing and safety. UMD Teaching Innovation Grant.
5. Callahan, A. (PI) & Henley, S.C. (Co-I). (2020-2022). Interdisciplinary projects for community resilience in urban and peri-urban environments. AGNR Strategic Initiative Implementation Team: Optimizing Urban Environments Through Design, Green Technology and Community Engagement.
6. Henley, S. C. (PI), & Carlson, C. (Co-PI), Buritsch, H., Beaulieu, J., Fedor, K., and Baldwin, D. (2017-2018). Food safety in your school garden or green house. Internal Healthy Living funding. 

PERSONAL INTERESTS

In Shauna's spare time she enjoys running, cycling, tennis-anything outdoors. She also enjoys learning about new food and cultures, birds, and bugs.

Photo Credit: Baltimore County Public Library