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INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE
METHODS (ISPAM)
Erin Crowley, Ph.D.
Q Laboratories, Inc. & ISPAM Chair
Erin Crowley has been the Microbiology Research and Development
Supervisor at Q Laboratories, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio since 2006. For the
past 10 years, Erin and her R&D team have served as an independent
third-party laboratory with a primary focus on providing high quality
method validation for microbiological rapid detection methods. These
validations include Independent laboratory evaluations for pathogen
detection, qualitative methods and confirmatory biochemical assays for AOAC Official Methods of
Analysis, AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program and MicroVal Certification
Program. In addition to being an active member of the International Association of Food Protection
(IAFP) and AOAC, Erin currently serves as Vice-Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board and Chair of the
International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM). Erin earned a B.S. from the University
of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio and an M.A. from Tufts University in Medford, MA.