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
Prof. Lihong Lao PhD '19, Syracuse University 

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