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Test-Retest Reliability of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Seafood Intake Dynamics for High-End Consumers in Coastal Gulf of Mexico Communities

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Andy Kane

Andy Kane

Associate Professor And Director Of The Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory
Department: HP-ENVIRONMENTAL GLOBAL HLTH
Phone: (352) 273-9090
Email: kane@ufl.edu
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My research program focuses on environmental and public health issues involving the human interface with aquatic and marine systems. Transdisciplinary collaboration and a community-based approach facilitate examination contaminant and water quality stressors on biota and host/pathogen interactions. Recent efforts have focused on behavioral toxicology, seafood safety in the Gulf of Mexico following DWH, oyster resource restoration and community-based science in Gulf coast communities, and health and safety of Gulf seafood workers. Additional interests include coastal oyster and clam aquaculture, water conservation and reuse, environmental reservoirs of non-tuberculous mycobacteria, teaching and scientific communication.

Accomplishments:
  • AFS Distinguished Service Award Nominee
    2019 · American Fisheries Society – Fish Health Section
  • WK Kellogg Community Engagement Scholarship Award
    2018 · Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU)
  • University Term Professor Award for Distinguished Research
    2017 · University of Florida
  • Outstanding Dedication and Community Service
    2015 · City of Cedar Key
Research Interests:
  • Aquatic pathology and toxicology
  • Behavioral toxicology Infectious diseases including non-tuberculous mycobacteria
  • Environmental change
  • Environmental health
  • Global Health
  • Low-level stress outcomes in aquatic organisms
  • Scientific outreach
  • Water quality
  • Zoonoses
Publications:
Grants:
  • Feb 2018 ACTIVE
    Omnibus 2018-2021_Florida Sea Grant Proposal
    US DEPT OF COMMERCE SEA GRANT PROGRAM · Project Manager
  • Nov 2017 – Jan 2020
    Strengthening Gulf Coast Resilience by Engaging, Educating and Empowering Vulnerable Populations
    FRANKLINS PROMISE COALITION INC · Co-Investigator
  • Sep 2016 ACTIVE
    Southeastern and Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCC-AHS)
    CTRS FOR DIS CNTRL INST OCCUP SFTY HLTH · Co-Investigator
  • Oct 2014 – Oct 2019
    Research, Communication and Community Engagement Support for Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration and Management
    FL FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMM · Principal Investigator
  • Jun 2011 – Apr 2017
    Health Impact of Deepwater Horizon Spill in Eastern Gulf Coast Communities
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIEHS · Project Manager
  • Feb 2010 – Sep 2016
    FSG Omnibus Master Award NA10OAR4170079 for years (2010-2013)
    US DEPT OF COMMERCE SEA GRANT PROGRAM · Project Manager
Education:
  • 1993
    Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Maryland
  • 1985
    Master of Science
    The Ohio State University
  • 1981
    Bachelor of Science
    Cornell University

Dr. Andy Kane, Makyba Charles and his team collected seafood consumption data from “coastal, high-end consumers of Gulf seafood,” using a survey instrument that is detailed in the below validation study. This paper is part of a series of manuscripts that covers the risk assessment of Gulf seafood after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Click here to read more.