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Research Reports

(Updated May 2018)

Perf Flay

Cover Feature:
Lee R, Tepper BJ, Reichert W, Juliani HR, Simon JE

A Fresh Language for Basil

Perfumer & Flavorist April, 2017 pp. 36-50

Cover Feature:
Simon JE, Decker EA, Ferruzzi MG, Giusti MM, Mejia CD, Goldschmidt M, Talcott ST.

Establishing standards on colors from natural sources.

Journal of Food Science, 2017 82(11):2539-2553.

Posters

1.	Jin L, Haviland-Jones J, Simon JE, Tepper BJ. Influence of odor intensity and mood on hedonic reactions to aroma compounds in a multi-ethnic sample of young adults. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June, 2014.
2.	Scott NO, Tepper BJ. Influence of PROP taster status, sensation seeking behavior and mood on the perception of pungency and liking of soups flavored with chili or ginger. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July, 2015.
3.	Mattes MZ, Tepper BJ. PROP taster status and gender as factors in the perception and liking of astringency in cranberry juice cocktail. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL July, 2015.
4.	Burgess B, Melis M, Scoular K, Clawans A, Driver M, Kuang L, Schaich KM, Keller KL, Tomassini Barbarossa I, Tepper BJ. Does supplementation of fat emulsions with free oleic acid increase creaminess and fattiness perception? 11th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2015.
5.	Reichert W, Patel H, Payne R, Villani T, Mascola K, Shuck E, Juliani, R, Wu Q, Simon JE. Comparing headspace sampling to distilled essential oils for qualitative descriptions in catnip plants. 3rd Flavors, Fragrances & Perception Symposium, Center for Sensory Sciences & Innovation, Rutgers University, December, 2015.
6.	Yousaf N, Melis M, Mattes MZ, Tomassini Barbarossa I, Tepper BJ. A Role for PROP Status in the salivary protein response to astringency. Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Fort Myers, FL, April, 2016.
7.	Burgess B, Melis M, Scoular K, Clawans A, Driver M, Kuang L, Schaich KM, Keller KL, Tomassini Barbarossa I, Tepper BJ. Perception of creaminess and fattiness in free oleic-acid supplemented safflower oil emulsions: Effects of ethnicity and CD36 genotype. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, July, 2016.
8.	Juliani, HR, Monaghan, A, Wright, D. Tepper, BJ, Simon, JE. Aroma volatiles of the headspace generated by essential oils using Q Research Solutions™ Portable Olfactive Devices (qPOD®). Sensometrics 2016, The Sensometric Society Annual Meeting, Brighton, England, July, 2016.
9.	Tepper BJ, Jin L, Haviland-Jones J, Simon JE. Influence of nasal pungency and aroma intensity on liking for and emotional reactions to pure aroma compounds using the “mood signature” approach. Association for Chemoreception Sci., Fort Meyers, FL, 2017.
10.	Lee R, Simon JE, Reichert W, Juliani HR, Tepper BJ. Development of a lexicon for fresh sweet basil (Osimum basilicum) aroma with links to volatile chemical composition. 12th International Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Provincetown, RI, 2017.
11.	Gaby JM, Tepper BJ. A comparison of hedonic and emotional responses to common odors delivered by qPODs (Portable Olfactive Devices) and traditional sniff jars. Association for Chemoreception Sci., Bonita Springs, FL, April 2018. Selected for ePoster presentation out of 250 submitted abstracts.
12.	Matia AC, McGann JP. Interactions between citral-related odorants in the activity of periglomerular interneurons in the mouse olfactory bulb. Association for Chemoreception Sciences Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL, April, 2018
13.	Patel M, Lee R, Simon JE, Reichert W, Juliaini HR, Tepper BJ. Sensory aroma profiles of Fresh sweet basil (Ocimum Basilicum spp.) cultivars: Relationship to volatile aroma composition using principle component analysis. Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL July, 2018

Oral Presentation

1.	Tepper BJ. “Taste genetics and food choice: Can lessons learned in the taste laboratory translate to everyday eating?” Symposium on Recent Advances in Taste Physiology, Institute of Food Technologists, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June, 2014.
2.	Tepper, BJ. “Understanding consumer choice and eating behavior: genes, culture and personality”. Symposium on Consumer Behavior and Sensory Evaluation – Development of New Sensory Methodologies, 17th World Congress on Food Science and Technology, International Union of Food Science & Technology, Montreal, Canada, August, 2014.
3.	Tepper, BJ. “Individual differences in salivary proteins and the perception of bitterness and astringency: Implications for nutrition and health”. Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, January, 2016.
4.	Tepper, BJ. A role for the PROP bitter taste phenotype in women’s health: Obesity, food choice and weight management”, Senses, Diet and Disease Conference, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar, November, 2016
5.	Tepper, BJ. “Individual differences in the perception of oral heat and astringency: implications for consumer acceptance”, Chromocell Corp., North Brunswick, NJ, March 2017
6.	Tepper, BJ. “Sweet taste preferences – A role in women's health.” Symposium on Sweetness-Sensory Perception in Product Development, Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June, 2017
7.	Tepper BJ, “Individual differences in taste and smell: Implications for aroma and flavor perception and mood”, Alliance of International Aromatherapists Alliance Annual Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ, August, 2017
8.	Tepper BJ, "Tailoring Foods for Sensory Perceptions and Consumer Acceptance: A Role for Taste Genes and Personal Traits”, New York Institute of Food Technologists, New Brunswick, NJ February, 2018.

Publications

1.	Haviland-Jones JM, McGuire TR, Wilson P (2016) Testing for individual differences in the identification of chemosignals for fear and happy: Phenotypic super-detectors, detectors and non-detectors. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0154495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154495
2.	Donovan JD, Keller KL, Tepper, BJ. A brief task to assess individual differences in fat discrimination. Journal of Sensory Studies, published online May 21, 2016 doi:10.1111/joss.12212.
3.	Burgess B, Rao SP, Tepper BJ. Changes in liking for sweet and fatty foods following weight loss in women is related to PROP phenotype but not to diet. Obesity 2016 24:1867-73. PMID: 27430708
4.	Melis M, Yousaf NY, Mattes MZ, Cabras T, Messana I, Crnjar R, Tomassini Barbarossa I, Tepper BJ. Sensory perception and salivary protein response to astringency as a function of the 6-n-propyluracil (PROP) bitter-taste phenotype. Physiology & Behavior 2017 Jan 24. pii: S0031-9384(16)30883-6. PMID: 28130087
5.	Lee R, Simon JE, Reichert W, Juliani HR, Tepper BJ. Development of a lexicon for fresh sweet basil aroma (Osimum basilicum) with links to volatile chemical composition. Perfumer & Flavorist, April 2017, pp. 36-50. http://www.perfumerflavorist.com/fragrance/rawmaterials/natural/A-Fresh-Language-416867873.html
6.	Jin L, Haviland-Jones J, Simon JE, Tepper BJ. Influence of aroma intensity and nasal pungency on the ‘Mood Signature’ of common aroma compounds in a mixed ethnic population. Food Quality & Preference (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.10.017
7.	Simon JE, Decker EA, Ferruzzi MG, Giusti MM, Mejia CD, Goldschmidt M, Talcott ST. Establishing standards on colors from natural sources. Journal of Food Science, 2017 82(11):2539-2553. DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13927
8.	Burgess B, Melis M, Scoular K, Driver M, Schaich KM, Keller KL, Tomassini Barbarossa I, Tepper BJ. Effects of CD36 genotype on oral perception of oleic acid supplemented safflower oil emulsions in two ethnic groups: A preliminary study. Journal of Food Science 2018 83:1373-1380. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.14115

Theses

Lee R. Analytical sensory evaluation of fresh, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). G.H. Cook Undergraduate Thesis, May, 2016, Tepper BJ and Simon JE, advisors.

Patel, M. “Multivariate analysis of fresh sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) with links to volatile chemistry”, George H. Cook Honors Thesis, May 2017, Tepper, BJ and Simon JE, advisors.