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Carolyn Ross is a Professor in the School of Food Science at Washington State University (WSU), Affiliate Professor in the WSU School of Medicine, and Director of the WSU Sensory Science Center. Since starting at WSU in 2004, Dr. Ross has established her lab and the WSU Sensory Science Center as a center for graduate student training in the areas of sensory science and analytical chemistry. Specifically, the overall objectives of Dr. Ross’ research and graduate education program are to understand the theoretical basis underpinning the sensory perception of foods and wines and correlate these attributes with quantifiable characteristics. Dr. Ross has also expanded her research to explore food texture perception in children. She has three-times been awarded the Institute of Food Technologists Tanner Award for most‐cited article in the Journal of Food Science (sensory and food quality section).  Dr. Ross was also recently awarded the WSU Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction and is currently a Fulbright-Australia Scholar at Deakin University in Melbourne.

Education:

  • 2003  Certificate in University Teaching , Department of Teaching Resources and Continuing Education, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
  • 1998-2001  Doctorate of Philosophy in Food Science/Environmental Toxicology, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI .
  • 1995-1997  Master of Science in Food Science, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
  • 1991-1995  Bachelor of Human Ecology in Foods and Nutrition, Department of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

Professional Experience:

  • 2021 – now   Member, Down syndrome Medical Interest Group.
  • 2018-now   Affiliate Professor, Washington State University, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, WA.
  • 2016- now   Professor, Washington State University, School of Food Science, Pullman, WA.
  • 2017  Visiting Researcher. University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences, International Centre for Brewing, United Kingdom.
  • 2010 – 2016  Associate Professor, Washington State University, School of Food Science, Pullman, WA.
  • 2011  Visiting Researcher, Lincoln University, Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, New Zealand
  • 2004-2010  Assistant Professor, Washington State University , Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Pullman , WA .
  • 2004  Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University , St. Catharines , ON .
  • 2003  Director of Research, DeltaNu, Laramie , WY .
  • 2003  Post-Doctoral Fellow and Laboratory Manager of InFARel (Industrially Focused Analytical Research Laboratory), Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON .
  • 2002-2003  Post-Doctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology Research Institute, Food Processing Technology Division, Atlanta, GA.

Awards:

  • 2022-23   Fulbright US Senior Scholar Award.  Australian-American Fulbright  Commission.  Research at Deakin University, Melbourne, AU.
  • 2022 Tanner Award for most highly-cited paper (published in 2019).  Institute of Food Technologists.  Journal of Food Science: Sensory and Food Quality section.
  • 2021 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction. Washington State University.
  • 2020  Tanner Award for most highly-cited paper (published in 2017).  Institute of Food Technologists.  Journal of Food Science: Sensory and Food Quality section.
  • 2019  Tanner Award for most highly-cited paper (published in 2016).  Institute of Food Technologists.  Journal of Food Science: Sensory and Food Quality section.
  • 2018, 2019  Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction (Finalist). Washington State University.
  • 2016  Institute of Food Technologists, Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division, Outstanding Service Award.
  • 2015  Institute of Food Technologists Division Leader Travel Award
  • 2015  Interdisciplinary Team Award, Quinoa Research and Extension team, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Science, Washington State University.
  • 2014  Early Career Excellence Award, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Science, Washington State University.
  • 2013  Finalist, Early Career Excellence Award, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Science, Washington State University.
  • 2012  Finalist, Early Career Excellence Award, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Science, Washington State University.
  • 2007  Certificate of Honor, Outstanding Mentor, Women & Leadership Alliance Forum, Washington State University.
  • 2006  Certificate of Honor, Outstanding Mentor, Women & Leadership Alliance       Forum, Washington State University.
  • 2001  Michigan State University Food Science and Human Nutrition Graduate Student Teaching Award.
  • 2001  Graduate Student Achievement Award, Great Lakes IFT.