Education

• June 1981: M.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
• June 1977: B.S., Food Science, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  

Research Interests

Seafood safety and processing, sensory evaluation, and product development.

Current Projects

• Seafood Advisor Columnist for National Fisheries Institute AboutSeafood.com
• Retail Seafood Quality and Safety Improvement Program
• National Seafood HACCP Alliance Trainer.
• Improvement of the Microbial Safety and Quality of Seafood by High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment
• Enhancing Delaware Seafood Safety and Quality with Delaware State University, USDA and ARS
• Control Strategies for Listeria monocytogenes in Food Processing Environments with Cornell University and the USDA
  

Selected Publications

Hicks, D. T. 1988, 1995. Seafood Delaware Style. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Hicks, D. T. 1992. A Consumer Guide to Safe Seafood Handling. MAS Bulletin. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Hicks, D. T. 1990. Seafood is Good for You. MAS Note. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Hicks, D. T. 1990. Consumers: Know the Facts about Eating Raw Shellfish. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Hicks, D. T., and J. G. Farrell. 1990. Buying Guide for Fresh Delaware Seafood. MAS Note. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Berlin, D.L., D. S. Herson, D. T. Hicks, and D. G. Hoover. 1999. Response of pathogenic Vibrio species to high hydrostatic pressure. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(6): 2776–2780

Hicks, D. T., D. Kramer. 1999. Seafood Safety: What Consumers Need to Know. University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program and the National Seafood HACCP Alliance.

Hicks, D. T. 1999. Coast Day Crab Cake Cookbook: 10 Years of Award-Winning Recipies. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Hicks, D. T., S. Snider, C. Wabeck, and T. Rippen. 2001. "Safe Food Depends on You" Video and Training Guide.