Faculty Directory
DR. DAVID Z. MCSWANE
David McSwane, Professor
Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: BS 4067
PHONE: 317-274-2918
E-MAIL: dmcswane@iupui.edu
Dr. McSwane has been affiliated with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs since 1981. His current research activities are intended to enhance food safety in America. The first project involves developing Master's level and professional in-service curricula in the areas of food safety and food defense. The second project involves crafting a nationally recognized training and standardization process for Food Safety Inspection Officers (FSIO) that can be used as a model to enhance the effectiveness of food safety inspections and increase uniformity among retail food regulatory professionals.
EDUCATION
- H.S.D., Indiana University
- M.P.H., Indiana University
- A. B., Biology, Wabash College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Administrator of the Monroe County Health Department, Bloomington, Indiana.
- Public Health Sanitarian, Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Food safety
- Drinking water safety
- Health effects of environmental hazards
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
McSwane, D. Z., N. R. Rue, and R. H. Linton. 2007. SuperSafeMark Guide to Food Safety. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
McSwane, David and John Marcello. "Conference for Food Protection Develops a Training and Assessment Process for Regulatory Retail Food Safety Inspection Professionals" published in California Environmental Health Bulletin. Fall, 2006.
McSwane, David. "Conference for Food Protection Recommends Training and Assessment Process for Food Safety Inspection Officers" published in Florida Association of Food Protection (FAFP) Connections. Summer, 2006.
McSwane, D. Z., N. R. Rue, and R. H. Linton. 2005. Essentials of Food Safety and Sanitation. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
McSwane, David. "Food Safety," in Environmental Health: From Global to Local, Howard Frumkin, MD, editor. Jossey-Bass Publishing Company, 2005
McSwane, D. Z., N. R. Rue, and R. H. Linton. 2004. Food Safety Fundamentals. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
McSwane, D.Z., R.H Linton, and N.R. Rue. 2003. Retail Best Practices and Guide to Food Safety and Sanitation. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
McSwane, D.Z., R.H Linton, and N.R. Rue. 2003. Retail Best Practices and to Food Safety and Sanitation Supervisor's Guide. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
McSwane, David Z. and Richard Linton. (2000)."Issues and Concerns for HACCP Development and Implementation for Retail Food Operations," Journal of Environmental Health. 62(January/February):15-18.
McSwane, David Z. and Cynthia D. Woodley. 1999. "A Valid Job Analysis is Key to Developing Food Protection Manager Certification Examinations." Journal of Environmental Health 62 (November): 15-21.
Linton, Richard H., McSwane, David Z., and Cynthia D. Woodley. 1998. "A Comparison of Perspectives about the Critical Areas of Knowledge for Safe Food Handling in Food Establishments." Journal of Environmental Health 60 (April):8 - 15.
COURSES TAUGHT
- SPEA-E 162 Environment and People
- SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health
- SPEA-H 416 Environmental Health Policy
- SPEA-H 428 Food Science and Sanitation
SERVICE
- Past President of the Indiana Environmental Health Association
- Past President of the Indiana Public Health Association
- Past-Chairman of the Board of the Indiana Division of the American Cancer Society
- Diplomate of the American Academy of Sanitarians
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Willard W. Patty Distinguished Alumni Award presented by the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Indiana University
- Walter S. Mangold Award presented by the National Environmental Health Association
- W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service presented by Indiana University
- Tony and Mary Hulman George Achievement Award in the field of environmental health presented by the Indiana Public Health Foundation
- American Cancer Society's St. George Medal for distinguished service in cancer control