Dr. Lisa K. Johnson Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina

My winding career path has led me deep into the most disagreeable possible topic, food loss and waste. I have worked with growers, academics, non-profits, and government to further understand why food sometimes does not reach consumers and can be left unharvested. Check out my website for lots of information and reach out to me with projects and collaborations!

We measurably reduce surplus agriculture in Colorado, support the economic stability of farmers and increase the nutritional security of our state’s residents. https://www.uprootcolorado.org/

Raleigh, North Carolina

In this role, I investigated food loss in processing vegetable production in the midwestern part of the US. Including sweet corn, cucumber, green bean, and blueberry, with short forays into potato, beet, carrot, and others, this research resulted in a publication by World Wildlife Fund called 'No Food Left Behind, part 2.' There is so much more to understand in food loss and waste, particularly in agriculture.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

My current research crosses all the boundaries of agriculture, considering food supply, food safety, resource conservation, and sustainable production, as I dig into the issue of food waste at the farm level. I am working on measuring the vegetable crops that never reach the US food supply. So many crops are left unharvested, usually because the price does not support the labor necessary to harvest. We often hear the statistic that 40% of our food supply is wasted. That figure does not include crops that are unmarketable for one reason or another. Additionally, I am trying to understand grower decision making that contributes to these losses and develop solutions, education, and prevention measures in order to solve this problem. I am supported and advised by an interdisciplinary team of accomplished faculty and intend to graduate in May of 2018. ISTJ, reliable, innovative, dedicated, curious

Athens, Georgia Area

Manage a university lab specializing in the molecular physiology of fruit crops. Assist professor and graduate students with research projects in the lab and with set up and execution of field experiments. Procure materials for lab and field research, oversee safety requirements for the lab. Some experimental planning, some manuscript preparation, and some general university red tape.

Athens, Georgia

Weekly event planning and management. Enforced market rules and assisted vendors in set up, break down, and operations of individual booths.

Athens, Georgia Area

Met with clients and assessed their real estate needs. Negotiated the purchase and sale of real property.

Ila, Georgia

Served retail and wholesale customers in purchasing landscape plants.

Eugene, Oregon

Managed Consignment sales and set-up, reconciled market proceeds, provided customer and vendor services, facilitated communications and publicity

Kearney Agricultural Center

monitoring codling moth populations in walnut orchards, collecting data on insect populations in plum, grape, nectarine, and other crops.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Horticultural Science, Sustainable Agriculture, Minor In Food Safety

Master Of Science (Ms), Horticultural Science

I worked on the molecular physiology of apple. There were two genes in the cell production cycle that seemed to be involved in stopping.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General