Refereed Publications
Feedback Calibration: a training method for descriptive panels
Findlay, C.J., Castura, J.C., Lesschaeve, I. Food Quality and Preference, 2007, 18(2), 321-328.
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Use of feedback calibration to reduce the training time for wine panels
Findlay, C.J., Castura, J.C. Schlich, P., Lesschaeve, I. Food Quality and Preference, 2006, 17(3-4), 266-276.
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Monitoring calibration of descriptive sensory panels using distance from target measurements
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C.J., Lesschaeve, I. Food Quality and Preference, 2005, 16(8), 682-690.
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Reprinted in Food Quality and Preference, 2006, 17(3-4), 266-276.
Computers and the Internet in sensory quality control
Findlay, C.J. Food Quality and Preference, 2002, 13(6), 423-428.
Effective discrimination of meat tenderness using dual attribute time intensity
Zimoch, J., Findlay, C.J. Journal of Food Science, 1998, 63(6), 940-944.
Dual attribute time intensity sensory evaluation: a new method for temporal measurements of sensory perceptions
Duizer, L.M., Bloom, K., Findlay, C.J. Food Quality and Preference, 1997, 8(4), 261-269.
On-line probe prediction of beef toughness, correlating sensory evaluation with fluorescence detection of connective tissue and dynamic analysis of overall toughness
Swatland, H.J., Findlay, C.J. Food Quality and Preference, 1997, 8(3), 233-239.
Temporal aspects of perception of juiciness and tenderness of beef
Zimoch, J., Gullett, E.A. Food Quality and Preference, 1997, 8(3), 203-211.
Dual attribute time intensity measurements of sweetness and peppermint perception of chewing gum
Duizer, L.M., Bloom, K. Findlay, C.J., Journal of Food Science, 1996, 61(3), 636-638.
Relationship between sensory time intensity, physiological electromyography and instrumental texture profile analysis measurements of beef tenderness
Duizer, L.M., Gullett, E.A., Findlay, C.J. Meat Science, 1996, 42(2), 215-224.
An objective numerical method of assessing reliability of time intensity panelists
Bloom, K., Duizer, L.M.,Findlay, C.J. Journal of Sensory Studies, 1995, 10(3), 285-294.
The effect of line orientation on the recording of time-intensity perception of sweetener solutions
Duizer, L.M., Bloom, K., Findlay, C.J. Food Quality and Preference, 1995, 6(2), 121-126.
Time intensity methodology for beef tenderness perception
Duizer, L.M., Gullett, E.A., Findlay, C.J. Journal of Food Science. 1993, 58(5), 943-947.
Sodium Reduction in Poultry Products: A Review
Barbut, S., Findlay, C.J. Critical Reviews in Poultry Biology, 1989, 2(1), 59-95.
Thermomechanical Properties of Beef Muscle
Findlay, C.J., Stanley, D.W., Gullett, E.A. Meat Science, 1986, 16(1), 57-70.
Integrated computerized sensory analysis
Findlay, C.J., Gullett, E.A., Genner, D. Journal of Sensory Studies, 1986, 1(3-4), 307-314.
Texture-Structure Relationships in Scallop
Findlay, C.J., Stanley, D.W. Journal of Texture Studies, 1984, 15(1), 75-85.
Differential scanning calorimetry of beef muscle: Influence of postmortem conditioning
Findlay, C.J., Stanley, D.W. Journal of Food Science, 1984, 49(6), 1513-1516.
Differential scanning calorimetry of beef muscle: Influence of sarcomere length
Findlay, C.J., Stanley, D.W. Journal of Food Science, 1984, 49(6), 1529-1531,1534.
Books
Multivariate and Probabilistic Analyses of Sensory Science Problems
Meullenet, J.-F., Xiong, R., Findlay, C.J. Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
Scientific Presentations
Applying enhanced descriptive sensory analysis training: A case study
Findlay, C.J., Phipps, K. S., Pitts, S., Fortune, S., Moore, L., Castura, J.C. 7th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. August 12-16, 2007, Minneapolis, MN, USA. (Poster).
Visualizing micro and macro structures in descriptive sensory training data
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C.J. 7th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. August 12-16, 2007, Minneapolis, MN, USA. (Poster).
A system for classifying sensory attributes
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C.J. A Sense of Diversity: European Conference on Sensory Consumer Science of Food and Beverages. September 26-29, 2006, The Hague, The Netherlands. (Poster).
Enriching sensory and consumer datasets with temporal metadata
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C.J. 8th Sensometrics Meeting. August 2-4, 2006, Ås, Norway. (Oral).
Setting meaningful attribute targets for feedback training of descriptive panellists
Findlay, C.J., Phipps, K., Castura, J.C., 6th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. August 7-11, 2005. Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK. (Poster).
Generating, refining, and calibrating targets: comparing the performance of panelists on two white wine panels
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C.J., 6th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. August 7-11, 2005. Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK. (Poster).
Calibrated descriptive analysis stabilizes sensory profiles across panels
Findlay, C.J., The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo 2005. Technical program: Sensory Evaluation: Analytical. July 17-20, 2005. New Orleans, LA, USA. (Oral).
White wines of the Niagara region
Findlay, C.J., A Sense of Identity: European Conference on Sensory Consumer Science of Food and Beverages. September 26-29, 2004. Florence, Italy. (Poster).
Development of a wine style guided by consumer research
Lesschaeve, I., Findlay, C.J., 12th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference proceedings. July 25-29, 2004. Melbourne, Australia. (Oral).
Optimizing the proficiency of wine panels trained using feedback calibration
Findlay, C.J., Castura, J.C., Schlich, P., Lesschaeve, I. 7th Sensometrics Meeting. July 28-30, 2004. Davis, CA, USA. (Oral).
Monitoring calibration of descriptive sensory panels using distance from target measurements
Castura, J.C., Findlay, C., Lesschaeve, I. 7th Sensometrics Meeting. July 28-30, 2004. Davis, CA, USA. (Poster).
Optimizing descriptive analysis
Findlay, C.J. The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo 2004. Technical Program: Advances in sensory science symposium. July 12-16, 2004. Las Vegas, NV, USA. (Oral).
The effect of context on the interpretation of wine descriptive analysis
Findlay, C.J., Bartel, A., Lesschaeve, I. 55th American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Conference. June 29-July 2, 2004. San Diego, CA, USA. (Poster).
Feedback calibration: a training method for descriptive panels
Findlay, C.J., Castura, J.C., Lesschaeve, I. 5th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. July 20-24, 2003. Boston, MA, USA. (Oral).
Suspending continual feedback and its effect on panel performance
Findlay, C.J., Castura, J.C., Lesschaeve, I. 5th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. July 20-24, 2003. Boston, MA, USA. (Poster).
Descriptive sensory analysis of smoked turkey breast using response surface methodology
Plaul, D., Findlay, C.J., Meier-Ploeger, A. 4th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium 2001. July 22-26, 2001. Dijon, France. (Poster).
Compusense® Commuter
Findlay, C.J. The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo 2002. Technical program: Fortification, nutrition, testing and computers. June 16-19, 2002, Anaheim, CA, USA. (Oral).
Temporal attribute discrimination
Findlay, C.J. The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo 2000. Technical program: Sensory Evaluation. June 10-14, 2000, Dallas, TX, USA. (Oral).
Dual vs. single attribute time-intensity: what can multitasking do for you? Duizer, L.M., Bloom, K., Findlay, C.J. 2nd Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium. July 30-August 3, 1995. Davis, CA, USA. (Poster).
