AOAC ISPAM Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book 9-24-17

INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM)

Erin Crowley, Ph.D. Q Laboratories, Inc. AOAC ISPAM Chair

Erin Crowley is the Chief Scientific Officer at Q Laboratories, Inc in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is responsible for new business development and testing capabilities through acquisition of new and emergent technologies in both the Microbiological and Analytical Divisions. Prior to this, she was the Microbiology Research and Development Supervisor at Q Laboratories, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio since 2006. For the past 11 years, Erin and the team at Q Laboratories have served as an independent third-party Expert Laboratory

with a primary focus on providing high quality method validation for microbiological diagnostic assays. These validations include Independent laboratory evaluations for AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program, MicroVal and AFNOR NF Certification Programs. In addition to being an active member of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) and AOAC International, Erin currently serves as Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board, Chair of the International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM) and a member of the MicroVal Technical Committee (MVTC). Erin earned a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio and an M.A. from Tufts University in Medford, MA.