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Paula Varela
Paula Varela, Ph.D., is a professor and food engineer from Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and earned a Ph.D. from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain). She has wide experience in academic and industrial research. She is a senior researcher in sensory and consumer sciences at Nofima and professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She has authored 120 peer-reviewed articles, four books, various book chapters and numerous conference presentations. Prof. Varela is interested in methodological aspects of consumer research, particularly with special populations (i.e. children, elderly and sub-cultures) in light of societal issues and food behaviour, as well as consumer involvement in the green shift.
Contact: Department of Innovation, Consumer and Sensory Science, Nofima Ås, PO Box 210, N-1431 Ås, Norway.