In the news
Press & podcasts
Coverage of Allison’s research on craft chocolate, consumer perception and cacao farming communities.
Articles
University of Illinois ACES
What this chocolate scientist got to learn from—and teach—cacao farmers in Trinidad and Tobago
June 18, 2024 → ConfectioneryNewsStudy: Consumers see craft chocolate as “novel and exciting”
December 7, 2020 → LaddersThis is the real reason you’re addicted to chocolate
November 15, 2020 → Penn State NewsGolden ticket: Researchers examine what consumers desire in chocolate products
November 9, 2020 → Penn State Ag Science MagazineFor the Love of the Bean
July 12, 2018 → Penn State NewsAuthor and chocolatier to visit College of Agricultural Sciences
March 19, 2018 → Penn State NewsDual-title degree adds international flavor to Food Science graduate program
April 10, 2017 →Podcasts
PMCA Research Chat
July 2021
Episode 18: Meet the Team
PMCA Research Chat
February 2021
Episode 12: Chatting with Allison Brown, PhD student at the Pennsylvania State University
The Well Tempered Podcast
May 2020