Food marketing and consumer behaviour
Brian Wansink: Cornell Food and Brand Lab review, 2017 to 2018
Cornell University (Food and Brand Lab)
Misconduct found Resigned from Cornell and was removed from all teaching and research, with retirement at the end of the 2018 to 2019 academic year.1
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six JAMA Network papers, including Super Bowls: serving bowl size and food consumption (JAMA, 2005) JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Pediatrics and Archives titles, 2005 to 2014 https://retractionwatch.com/2018/09/19/jama-journals-retract-six-papers-by-food-marketing-researcher-brian-wansink/2 | Retracted | 19 September 2018 | The notice said Cornell was unable to provide assurances regarding the scientific validity of the 6 studies, as quoted by Retraction Watch. |
| Earlier retractions and corrections, including a JAMA Pediatrics research letter retracted, replaced and retracted again Multiple journals, https://retractionwatch.com/2018/02/27/after-considerable-intellectual-agony-journal-retracts-wansink-paper/3 | Retracted | 2017 to 2018 | Retraction Watch counted seven retractions, one paper retracted twice, and 14 corrections by February 2018. |
Investigations
- Cornell University faculty committee, upheld by the dean of the faculty, 20 September 2018Concluded he committed academic misconduct, including misreporting of research data, problematic statistical techniques, failure to properly document and preserve results, and inappropriate authorship.1
Response
He said reanalyses Cornell verified came out identical or nearly so to what had been reported, and that he was confident the findings would be replicated (Retraction Watch).2
Sources
- Cornell University, Statement of Cornell University Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff (20 September 2018)
- Retraction Watch, JAMA journals retract six papers by food marketing researcher Brian Wansink (19 September 2018)
- Retraction Watch, After considerable intellectual agony, journal retracts Wansink paper (27 February 2018)