AWARDS and HONORS

• Institute of Food Technologist, Puget Sound Section Scholastic Achievement Award, 2012
• Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) fellowship, 2006
• Netherland Organization for International Cooperation (NUFFIC) fellowship, 2005

• Adhikari, A., Graham, C., Lewis Ivey, M. L., and Fontenot, K. Enhancing Louisiana Specialty Crop Growers Food Safety Awareness and Market Opportunities through Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices. LDAF-Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. October 1, 2014- April 30, 2017. $112,385.

• Adhikari, A., Graham, C., and Fontenot, K. Facilitating on-farm food safety risk management practices to implement FSMA and GFSI requirements. Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center. April 1, 2015 - September 31, 2016. $49,777.

TEACHING AREAS 
    FDSC 4070: Food Laws, Regulations and Standards

UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES

• Member of Food Safety Task Force, LSU AgCenter
• President elect (2015) for International Food Technology (IFT) Association Gulf Coast Section
• Executive Advisor of Farm to Table International Symposium
• International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) member since 2009

• Understanding the persistence of foodborne pathogen in an agricultural environment; developing strategies to minimize pathogen risk associated with irrigation water and biological soil amendments.
• Identifying and developing sustainable best practices to mitigate microbial food safety risk as it relates to growing, harvesting, holding and processing fresh produce
• Planning, developing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive issue-based educational outreach programming related to food safety regulations

• PhD – (Food Science) Emphasis in Food safety /Food Microbiology, Washington State University 2012
• M. Tech (Food Technology) Tribhuvan University 2004, Nepal
• B. Tech (Food Technology)Tribhuvan University1999, Nepal