Emeritus Professor David Laing

Emeritus Professor David Laing

Emeritus Professor,
Dean's Unit, School of Science

Biography

Qualifications

  • PhD University of New South Wales
  • BSc University of New South Wales

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit, School of Science

Contact

Email: D.Laing@westernsydney.edu.au
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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Laing, D. and Doty, R. (2003), 'Psychophysical Measurement of Human Olfactory Function, Including Odorant Mixture Assessment', Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation, Marcel Dekker, Inc 0824707192.

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, J., Wakefield, C. and Laing, D. (2016), 'Smell and taste disorders resulting from cancer and chemotherapy', Current Pharmaceutical Design, vol 22, no 15 , pp 2253 - 2263.
  • Correa, M., Laing, D., Hutchinson, I., Jinks, A., Armstrong-Kearns, J. and Kainer, G. (2015), 'Reduced taste function and taste papillae density in children with chronic kidney disease', Pediatric Nephrology, vol 30, no 11 , pp 2003 - 2010.
  • Laing, D., Armstrong-Kearns, J., Aitken, M., Carroll, A., Wilkes, F., Jinks, A. and Jaffe, A. (2010), 'Chemosensory function and food preferences of children with Cystic Fibrosis', Pediatric Pulmonology, vol 45, no 8 , pp 807 - 815.
  • Wilkes, F., Laing, D., Hutchinson, I., Jinks, A. and Monteleone, E. (2009), 'Temporal processing of olfactory stumuli during retronasal perception', Behavioural Brain Research, vol 200, no 1 , pp 68 - 75.
  • Armstrong-Kearns, J., Laing, D., Wilkes, F. and Laing, O. (2008), 'Olfactory function in Australian Aboriginal children and chronic otitis media', Chemical Senses, vol 33, no 6 , pp 503 - 507.
  • Laing, D., Segovia, C., Fark, T., Laing, O., Jinks, A., Nikolaus, J. and Hummel, T. (2008), 'Tests for screening olfactory and gustatory function in school-age children', Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol 139, no 1 , pp 74 - 82.
  • Armstrong-Kearns, J., Hutchinson, I., Laing, D. and Jinks, A. (2007), 'Facial electromyography : responses of children to odor and taste stimuli', Chemical Senses, vol 32, no 6 , pp 611 - 621.
  • Marshall, K., Laing, D., Jinks, A. and Hutchinson, I. (2006), 'The capacity of humans to identify components in complex odor-taste mixtures', Chemical Senses, vol 31, no 6 , pp 539 - 545.
  • Jinks, A., Marshall, K., Laing, D., Effendy, J. and Hutchinson, I. (2005), 'Perception of temporal order and the identification of components in taste mixtures', Physiology and Behavior, vol 83, no 5 , pp 673 - 681.
  • Jinks, A., Shahbake, M., Hutchinson, I. and Laing, D. (2005), 'Rapid quantitative assessment of fungiform papillae density in the human tongue', Brain Research, vol 1052, no 2 , pp 196 - 201.
  • Rose, G., Laing, D., Oram, N. and Hutchinson, I. (2004), 'Sensory profiling by children aged 6-7 and 10-11 years. Part 1: a descriptor approach', Food Quality and Preference, vol 15 , pp 585 - 596.
  • Rose, G., Laing, D., Oram, N. and Hutchinson, I. (2004), 'Sensory profiling by children aged 6-7 and 10-11 years. Part 2: a modality approach', Food Quality and Preference, vol 15 , pp 597 - 606.
  • Laing, D. (2003), 'Sensory Analysis - what children can do.', Food Australia, vol 55, no 1-2 , pp 47 - 51.
  • James, C., Laing, D., Jinks, A., Hutchinson, I. and Oram, N. (2003), 'Taste response functions of adults and children using different rating scales.', Food Quality and Preference, vol 15 , pp 77 - 82.
  • Laing, D., Legha, P., Jinks, A. and Hutchinson, I. (2003), 'Relationship between Molecular Structure, Concentration and Odor Qualities of Oxygenated Aliphatic Molecules.', Chemical Senses, vol 28 , pp 57 - 69.
  • Segovia, C., Hutchinson, I., Laing, D. and Jinks, A. (2002), 'A quantitative study of fungiform papillae and taste pore density in adults and children', Developmental Brain Research, vol 138 , pp 135 - 146.
  • Temple, E., Laing, D., Hutchinson, I. and Jinks, A. (2002), 'Temporal perception of sweetness by adults and children using computerized time-intensity measures', Chemical Senses, vol 27 , pp 729 - 737.
  • Laing, D., Link, C., Jinks, A. and Hutchinson, I. (2002), 'The limited capacity of humans to identify the components of taste mixtures and taste-odour mixtures', Perception, vol 31 , pp 617 - 635.
  • Temple, E., Hutchinson, I., Laing, D. and Jinks, A. (2002), 'Taste development: differential growth rates of tongue regions in humans', Developmental Brain Research, vol 135 , pp 65 - 70.
  • Jinks, A. and Laing, D. (2001), 'The analysis of odor mixtures by humans: Evidence for a configurational process', Physiology & Behaviour, vol 72 , pp 51 - 63.
  • Laing, D., Jinks, A. and Hutchinson, I. (2001), 'A Psychological study of the relationship between temporal processing in odor mixtures and transduction pathways', Cognitive Brain Research, , pp 273 - 288.
  • Laing, D., Oram, N., Freeman, M. and Hutchinson, I. (2001), 'Analysis of taste mixtures by adults and children', Developmental Psychology, vol 38, no 1 , pp 67 - 77.
  • Laing, D., Watson, W., Hutchinson, I. and Jinks, A. (2001), 'Identification of the Components of taste mixtures by adults a& Children', Developmental Psychology, vol 39, no 2 , pp 137 - 145.
  • Laing, D. and Jinks, A. (2001), 'Psychophysical Analysis of Complex Odor Mixtures', Chimia, vol 55, no 5 , pp 413 - 420.

Previous Projects

Title: Capacity of the human brain to process information about smells and taste components released during the consumption of food/ beverages
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: David Laing and Ian Hutchinson
Years: 2000-01-01 - 2002-12-31
ID: P0009394
Title: Development of psychophysical methods for conducting sensory evaluation of foods with children - Melanie Bolton
Funder:
  • Australian Food Industry Science Centre
Western Researchers: David Laing
Years: 1996-03-11 - 1999-03-11
ID: P0014210
Title: A study of the relationship between jaw motion measurements and the perception of the tenderness of meat
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Ian Hutchinson and David Laing
Years: 2000-01-01 - 2000-12-31
ID: P0013484
Title: Defining and applying the relationship between the molecular structure of odorants and the properties of fragrances and deodorants
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Givaudan-Roche Pty Ltd
Western Researchers: David Laing
Years: 2000-01-01 - 2002-12-31
ID: P0009518

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