Dr Caroline Allen

Research Associate

Email: caroline.allen@ncl.ac.uk
Personal Website: http://carolineallen0.wixsite.com/caroline-allen
Address: Institute of Neuroscience
Henry Wellcome Building
Newcastle University
Framlington Place
NE1 4HH
UK

Background

I work for Daniel Nettle and Melissa Bateson, in their COMSTARlab – an ERC funded project aiming to further our understanding of developmental plasticity in humans and starlings.

Qualifications

PhD University of Stirling, titled: The artificially scented ape: Investigating the role of fragrances and body odours in human interactions

BSc (international. Hons) University of Leeds

Previous positions

2015-2016 Research Assistant, University of Stirling

2016 Research Assistant, Edinburgh Napier University

Publications

Allen C, Havlicek J, Williams K, Roberts SC. Perfume experts' perceptions of body odors: Toward a new lexicon for body odor description. Journal of Sensory Studies 2018, epub ahead of print.
Allen C, Cobey KD, Havlicek J, Roberts SC. The impact of artificial fragrances on the assessment of mate quality cues in body odor. Evolution and Human Behavior 2016, 37(6), 481-489.
Allen C, Havlicek J, Roberts SC. Effect of fragrance use on discrimination of individual body odour. Frontiers in Psychology 2015, 6, 1115.