Dr. Jaleesa Reed is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design. Broadly, her research explores the processes of self-definition and consumption in relation to place-making and dress practices for marginalized groups. Through the lens of feminist theory and Black geographies, she studies the influence of racism and representation on Black American women’s conceptions of beauty and identity in retail spaces and cities.
FSAD 2310
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Fashion Product Mangement
FSAD 3330
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Retail Buying and Merchandising
- A Scoping Review of Black American Beauty Studies From 1995 to 2022 in the Journal of Black Studies (2023)
- A missing site of Black beauty history: The Black beauty supply store in the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (2023)
Board of Directors, Costume Society of America
Ph.D.,
Polymer, Fiber, and Textile Sciences; Emphasis in International Merchandising,
University of Georgia