Graduate Seminars
DEA 7100
DEA 7100 is a 1-credit, weekly graduate seminar for DEA graduate students and faculty. The aims of DEA 7100 are:
- To foster a sense of community within the DEA graduate field.
- To enable students and faculty to learn about new research programs, methods, and studies.
- To facilitate discussion regarding research, writing, grantsmanship and other topics of interest to DEA graduate students.
- Fall semester: 2nd year MA/ MS/ PhD students provide update
- Spring: 1st year MA/ MS/ PhD students provide updates along with 3rd and 4th year PhD students - To improve research skills, understanding of measurement, research design, and various approaches to research.
- To provide a context for students (and faculty) to share periodic updates regarding their research activities, progress, and challenges.
- To promote collaboration and connection within the DEA community.
Graduate Seminar Series in Fiber Science & Apparel Design
Each semester, the Graduate Field of Fiber Science & Apparel Design offers seminars on topics important to our teaching and research. The typical audience consists of graduate students, academic staff and faculty, however these seminars are open to the general public.
Fall 2024 Seminars will be held on Fridays at 11:00 am in T01 Human Ecology Building or via Zoom, unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact Karen Steffy.
Spring 2025 Graduate Seminars in Fiber Science & Apparel Design
January 31 |
Smart Materials for the Built Environment |
February 7 | Circular Fashion Communities: A Research Journey into Natural Dyes & Regenerative Fashion Systems Prof. Kelsie Doty PhD '20, Kansas State University |
February 14 | Remaking Fashion Media - Encouraging Sustainable Change and Research through Co-Editing Prof. Rosie Findlay, City University of London |
February 21 | Fashion Analytics and AI: Transforming the Industry for a Sustainable Future Prof. Li Zhao, University of Missouri |
February 28 | Textiles of the Future: Technology-Driven E-Textiles, Functional Wearables, and Beyond Dr. Seonyoung Yoon, Cornell University |
March 7 | Apparel Innovation at Nike Aaron Pempel, MAV Unlimited |
March 14 | Decolonizing Fashion Sustainability: Centering Ecofeminism and Ecowomanism in Design and Practice Prof. Sha’Mira Covington, The University of Georgia |
March 21 | Banishing the Bustle: Constructing Whiteness Through Dress Reform Prof. Victoria Pass. Maryland Institute College of Art |
March 28 | Graduate student speaking competition |
April 4 | No seminar - spring break |
April 11 | Fashioning Memories, Places, and Archives: Black Women’s Style in Harlem, NYC Prof. Dyese Matthews PhD '24, Parsons The New School |
April 18 | Reimagining Fashion: Weaving Human Intelligence with AI Prof. Julie Chang, Texas Tech University |
April 25 | Prof. Gozde Goncu-Berk, UC Davis |
May 2 | Fashion and Politics in Maoist China Prof. Peidong Sun, Cornell University |