WCC-23 TEXTILES AND APPAREL RESEARCHERS
1997-1999

University of Arizona

Retailing and Consumer Studies
School of Family & Consumer Resources
P.O. Box 210033
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0033
Phone: (520) 621-1715,1295
Fax: (520) 621-3209


EASTLICK, MARY ANN
eastlick@aruba.ccit.arizona.edu
(520)621-3347

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: retail patronage behavior
including adoption of new technologies, cross-cultural consumers, and store
atmosphere


GOLDSBERRY, ELLEN
elleng@ag.arizona.edu
(520)621-1140

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: Consumer behavior, retailing
career decision-making, apparel sizing, textiles & apparel QC standards.

GEHRT, KENNETH

gehrt@ag.arizona.edu
(520)621-1295

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: Direct marketing, situational
influences in buyer behavior, phenomenology of convenience, gift-giving
behavior, career choice behavior, elderly consumers, Japanese consumers.

HATCH, KATHRYN
khatch@ag.arizona.edu
(520)621-7134

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: Textiles and contact allergy; effects of occlusive garments on skin; relationship of dye structure to sensitization potential.

LOTZ, SHERRY
slotz@ag.arizona.edu
(520)621-1295

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: Global and cross-cultural
consumer behavior/evaluations, international franchisee-franchisor
relationships, global retailing strategies.


SHIM, SOYEON
shim@ag.arizona.edu
(520)621-1295

Area(s) of expertise and research interests: Consumer decision making,
global consumer.


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Division of Textiles and Clothing
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (916) 752-6650
Fax: (916) 752-7584


HSIEH, YOU-LO
(916) 752-0843

Areas of interest: Morphology (thermal and stress induced crystallization, solvent-polymer interaction; crystalline/amorphous domains); surface science (chemistry, reactions, wetting, adhesion) of fibers and polymers.

KAISER, SUSAN B.
kaiser@agdean.ucdavis.edu
(916) 752-0110

Areas of interest: Contextual approach to the social meaning of clothes, with current emphasis on cultural stereotypes linked to gender; theory construction in the social psychology of appearance and fashion; postmodernism, fashion and feminist theory; inter-connectedness in textiles and clothing subject matter.

NEEDLES, HOWARD L.
(916) 752-6650

Areas of interest: Physical and chemical changes in polymers, fibers, dyes and finishes; dyeing and color characteristics of fibers; textile flammability; fate of polymers and fibers in the environment.

PAN, NING
(916) 752-6232

Areas of interest: Micromechanics of fibrous assemblies (yarns, fabrics, papers, and nonwovens); strength and fracture behavior of fibers and twisted fiber structures; objective measurement and evaluation of fabric performance; analysis of fiber composites; transport properties of fibrous assemblies.

RUCKER, MARGARET
(916) 752-2018

Areas of interest: Consumer information processing and decision making in selection and use of clothing and other textile products; exchange theory (especially as applied to gift-giving process); domestic and international marketing; role of textile products in human exposure to pesticides.

SUN, GANG
(916) 752-0840

Areas of interest: Study of protective clothing against microorganisms and toxic chemicals, evaluation of thermal protective clothing, dyeing and functional finishing of fabrics, chemical modification of polymers, synthesis of functional monomers and preparation of new functional polymers, melt and wet fiber spinning technology, utilization and treatment of agriculture and textile waste materials.

ZERONIAN, S. HAIG
(916) 752-6560

Areas of interest: Chemistry and physics of natural and manufactured fibers; degradation of cellulose by enzymatic hydrolysis, photooxidation and acid hydrolysis; properties of polyester either hydrolyzed by alkaline metal hydroxides or aminolyzed.


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Department of Environmental Design
Design Program: Textile Arts and Costume Design
Davis, California 95616-8585
Phone: (916) 752-6223
Fax: (916) 752-1392

DEBOIS, EMILY
mle@community.net
(916) 752-5480

Areas of interest: Computer-aided textile design and weaving as artistic expression.

HETHORN, JANET
jlhethorn@ucdavis.edu
(916) 752-9149
jlhethorn@ucdavis.edu

Areas of interest: Aesthetics and visual analysis of appearance; environmentally adaptive apparel design.

LAKY, GYNOGY
gslaky@ucdavis.edu
(916) 752-0105

Areas of interest: Textile design; constructed textiles on small, personal, and large environmental scales; also printed and dyed textiles and cloth constructions.

RIVERS, VICTORIA
vzrivers@ucdavis.edu.
(916) 752-0805

Areas of interest: Visual Arts, contemporary design; environmental design. Folk art and textile arts.

SHAWCROFT, BARBARA
(916) 752-2723

Areas of interest: Textile structures and work in computer aided textile design and hand- woven jacquard-technology.

STABB, JOANN
jcstabb@ucdavis.edu
(916) 752-6809

Areas of interest: Wearable art and apparel design

VICTORIA RIVERS
vzrivers@ucdavis.edu
(916) 752-0805

Areas of interest: Visual Arts, contemporary design environmental design. Folk art and textile arts.


COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Design, Merchandising, & consumer Science
314 Gifford Bldg.
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-1629
Fax: (970) 491-7252


BICKLE, MARIANNE
bickle@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-5331

Areas of interest: Merchandising; consumer behavior; consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction; tourism, cultural identity and ethnicity.

BLAESI, LAVON
blaesi@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-1356

Areas of interest: Apparel design and merchandising; economic development; experiential learning; PC technology; electronic meeting support; business development.

BRANDT, BRENDA
brandt@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-6759

Areas of interest: Textile evaluation for comfort, health, safety and protection; nineteenth century women's history and costume.

CARLSON, LINDA
carlson@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-1983

Areas of interest: Historic costume and textiles; social and cultural history as related to dress; costume as a teaching tool; exhibit development.

DALLAS, MERRY JO
dallas@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-5626

Areas of interest: Textiles and apparel evaluation related to health issues and comfort factors; apparel design and production processes; textiles and apparel satisfaction factors for older adults and other groups with special needs.

ECKMAN, MOLLY
eckman@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-6715

Areas of interest: Effect of ethnicity on consumer behavior; consumer decision-making; financial planning for retail businesses.

KOTSIOPULOS, ANTIGONE
kotsiopulos@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-5811

Areas of interest: Merchandising; technology applications in merchandising; inventory control and merchandise management.

SPARKS, DIANE
sparks@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-5360

Areas of interest: Computer aided design; apparel and fabric design; cross-cultural studies; ethnographic textile design and production.

WILLIAMS, KATHLEEN
kwilliams@cahs.colostate.edu
(970) 491-1939

Areas of interest: Microbusinesses; interior textiles


UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO


Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Moscow, ID 83844
Phone: (208) 885-7664
Fax: (208) 885-5751


EVENSON, SANDRA LEE
sevenson@uidaho.edu
(208) 885-7798

Areas of interest: Cultural aspects of dress and textiles; international trade; trade textiles


MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY


Department of Health and Human Development
Herrick Hall
P.O. Box 173540
Bozeman, MT 59717-3540
Phone: (406) 994-3241
Fax: (406) 994-2013


DAVISON, BRIGITTE

uhdbd@montana.edu
(406) 994-5024

Areas of interest: National and international marketing issues related to
the clothing industry, apparel design, and visual merchandising.

HAYNES, GEORGE
uhdgh@montana.edu
(406) 994-5012

Areas of interest: Home-based work; women-owned businesses; small-family
owned businesses; and health issues related to drug and alcohol use.

TATARKA, BERNADETTE
uhdbt@montana.edu
(406) 586-5005

Areas of interest: Apparel and fabric design, cross-cultural studies,
social and psychological aspects of appearance management.


OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Apparel, Interiors, Housing & Merchandising
224 Milam Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5101
Phone: (541) 737-3796
Fax: (541) 737-0993

BRYANT, NANCY
bryantn@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0989

Areas of interest: Historic/contemporary costume--especially 18th century men's costume and 20th century women's costume, ethnic costume, quality control in apparel manufacturing, garment design and fit for special populations.

BURNS, LESLIE DAVIS
Burnsl@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0983

Areas of interest: consumer/human sensory responses to textiles and apparel, social and psychological factors that affect consumer decision making related to apparel, cross-national consumer behavior research, fashion theory

CHEN, HSIOU-LIEN
chenhs@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0996

Areas of interest: Identification and characterization of polymers, polymer degradation mechanisms on archaeological and modern textiles, structural features and performance characteristics, recycling, and environmental impacts.

FRANCIS, SALLY K
franciss@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0987

Areas of interest: Consumer satisfaction; social psychological aspects of clothing.

JORDAN, CHERYL
ordanc@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0985

Areas of interest: Personnel management in retail organizations, consumer patronage behavior and merchandising.

PEDERSEN, ELAINE
pedersee@ccmail.orst.edu
(541) 737-0984

Areas of interest: Socio-cultural factors affecting clothing and textiles. Historic clothing and textiles, especially regional dress. Nineteenth and twentieth century quilts. Contemporary and historic ideas of beauty.


UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Human Resources
303 Family Life Bldg.
Logan, Utah 84322-2910
Phone: (801) 797-1558
Fax: (801) 797-3845


ANDERSON, LUELLA F.
anderson@flcl.usu.edu
(801) 797-1554

Areas of interest: Textiles and apparel in the tourist market; appearance attributions of victims of sex crimes. Replication of Anasazi Sandals. History of Mao suit.

ARBUTHNOT, JEANETTE J.
jeanette@flcl.usu.edu
(801) 797-1560

Areas of interest: Small apparel shop entrepreneurship, and businesses owned by women, family members, and minorities. AutoCAD designs to fill the apparel needs of elderly women.

DEEGAN, ANN C.

(801) 750-1565

Areas of interest: Textiles, specifically archaeological textiles, historic textile analysis including fabric construction and fiber identification; and computer assisted textile design and analysis.


WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Apparel, Merchandising & Interior Design
Pullman, WA 99164-2020
Phone: (509) 335-7949
Fax: (509) 335-7299

CHO, JINSOOK
cho@wsu.edu
(509) 335-4726

Areas of interest: Consumer behavior, international retailing, global sourcing, direct retailing (catalouge and internet retailing), retail merchandising and management, computer applications in business (quick response), computer applications for retailing and product development (CAD and CAM-LUMENA, Microdynamics, AccuMark and AutoCAD).

FISCHER, PATRICIA A.
pfischer@wsu.edu
(509) 335-1651

Areas of interest: Textiles-fiber to product, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of dress and appearance, historic textiles and apparel, product development. Women and textiles, meaning and place of textile arts in women's lives, cultural diveristy in dress, national dress, ethnic embroidery, history of embriodery, acquisition of textiles skills, historic dress and dress during pregnancy.

JACOB, JOHN J.
jjacob@wsu.edu
(509) 335-3353

Areas of interest: Social / Psychological /Cultural aspects of human appearance with a focus on gender and fashion as communicators within society; costume history, apparel design, qualitative research, feminist and gay studies. Aesthetic and technical aspects of apparel product development including garment conception, construction and fit, computer aided design and manufacturing.

SALUSSO, CAROL
salusso@wsu.edu
(509) 335-3821

Areas of interest: Product development--assessing product quality particularly as it relates to sizing, fit, textile performance and end use criteria. Wearer response to size, fit, style, and textile components of existing apparel; body image and perception issues.


UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Agriculture Building
P.O. Box 3354
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 776-4145
Fax: (307) 776-3379

BROWN, DONNA
dmbrown@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-5687

Areas of interest: Wool science and technology, apparel and textile design, performance and evaluation of laundry products, historic clothing and textiles, body image, evaluation of textiles surface characteristics.

CAMERON, BRUCE
unsw@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-4219

Areas of interest: Photodegradation of wool, physical and chemical properties of wool, evaluation of textile surface characteristics, performance and evaluation of laundry products.

MEYER, SONYA
wildcat@uwyo.edu
(307)766-5152

Areas of interest: Historic clothing, rural retailing, quilting profiles.


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