Dr. John A. Henson has been a member of the ASAE faculty at CSU –Fresno for 23 years. He teaches courses and conducts applied research in the areas of Meat Science, Food Safety and Market Animal Evaluation. Dr. Henson graduated from Fresno State with a B.S. in Meat Technology in 1990. In 1992 Dr. Henson earned his M.S. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, with a Meat Science emphasis. He received his Ph.D. from South Dakota State University in 1995. Dr. Henson was the Plant Manager at Busseto Foods prior to returning to academia. Dr. Henson works closely with industry partners across the country in the areas of food safety, plant design and innovative production practices.