Scientific Advisory Committee
Over 20 years ago, in 1999, UEP convened an independent, unpaid Scientific Advisory Committee to evaluate egg-laying hen well-being standards, review existing research, conduct new research and recommend changes for egg farms. The first recommendations from this advisory committee became the foundation for UEP Certified. The advisory committee continues today, for ongoing review of new research and modern egg farm standards, used for continuous improvement of the UEP Certified program.
Committee Members
Janice C. Swanson, Ph.D., Chair
Professor, Director
Animal Behavior and Welfare
Michigan State University
Cia Johnson, MS, DVM
Director Animal Welfare Division
American Veterinary Medical Association
Suzanne T. Millman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Vet Med
Iowa State University
Ruth C. Newberry, Ph.D.
Professor of Ethology, Animal Sciences
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Paul B. Thompson, Ph.D.
W.K. Kellogg Professor of Agricultural, Food
and Community Ethics, Michigan State University
Tina M. Widowski, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Biosciences
& Research Chair in Poultry Welfare
University of Guelph
Don Conner, Ph.D.
Food Safety Liaison
Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs
New Mexico State University
Hongwei Xin, Ph.D.
Environmental Liaison
Dean for Ag Research
Institute of Agriculture
University of Tennessee
Consultants
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, Ph.D.
President
California Polytechnic State University