Erin Crowley recently joined Neogen as the Head of Global Thought Leadership at Neogen Corporation. Prior to her current role, she served as Chief Scientific Officer at Q Laboratories, Inc in Cincinnati, Ohio where she spent the last 20 years managing all aspects of Research & Development, Method Validation and technical expertise for the Food Safety Industry.  Erin has expertise in AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Methods Program, MicroVal and AFNOR NF Certification Programs.  She frequently presents technical symposia globally on Method Validation, Method Verification, Harmonization and ISO standards development often representing the perspective of the third-party laboratory. Erin is an active member of AOAC INTERNATIONAL and the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP).  Erin has key leadership roles at AOAC INTERNATIONAL including President of the Board of Directors and Chair of the AOAC Official Methods Board.  Erin is a member of the MicroVal Technical Committee (MVTC)and the Co-Project Leader of the ISO TC34/SC9/WG 3 Committee on Method Validation. Erin earned a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati and an M.A. from Tufts University.