Faculty

*Full Members of the Graduate Faculty are indicated by an asterisk

*Dr. Bonnie D. Belleau
Beverly Grifin Shea Professor and Division Head
hcbell@lsu.edu
Research Interests: Design, development, and evaluation of fashion apparel products, made with specialty materials such as exotic leather; fashion theory, consumer, designer, manufacturer, and retailer knowledge of apparel products.

 

*Dr. Chuanlan Liu
clliu@lsu.edu
Research interests: Online/multi-channel retailing, consumer behavior, and Asian market research.

 

Ms. Debbie Welker
Instructor
dwelker@lsu.edu
Teaching expertise in apparel design, fashion illustration, apparel manufacturing, textile science,collection develpoment and visual merchandising, NEW YORK Field Study Program, China Academic Program Abroad.

Mrs. Elva Bourgeois
Undergraduate Coordinator and Instructor
ebourgeois@lsu.edu
Teaching expertise in apparel construction/design and social psychological aspects of dress and appearance.

 

*Dr. Haesun Park
Assistant Professor
hpark@lsu.edu
Research interests: Social responsibility in the apparel industry; International sourcing and supply chain management; Merchandising and consumer behavior
Personal Website: www.huec.lsu.edu/faculty/hpark

 

*Dr. Ioan Negulescu
Professor
inegule@lsu.edu
Research interests: Textile science; chemistry of natural fibers and fiber-forming polymers; physical and chemical characterization of textiles.

 

*Dr. Jenna Kuttruff
Professor
jkutt1@lsu.edu
Research interests: Historic and socio-cultural significance of textiles and apparel; analysis, interpretation and conservation of archaeological textile remains.

 

Mrs. Lisa Barona McRoberts
Assistant Professor
lmcrob1@lsu.edu
Teaching and research interests include apparel design, body shape analysis, consumer preferences, consumer satisfaction, product development, functional design, comfort, fit, couture techniques, manufacturer, mass customization, posture studies, prototype evaluation, and sizing.

Personal Website: homepage.mac.com/lisamcroberts

*Dr. Teresa Summers
Spanier Alumni Professor in Human Ecology
Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs-LSU System
tsummer@lsu.edu
Research Interests: Marketing strategies for exotic leather products; consumer satisfaction and patronage practices; visual merchandising and promotion
Personal Website - http://www.huec.lsu.edu/faculty/tsummers/Research.html

Mrs. Pam Rabalais
Museum Curator and Instructor
prabala@lsu.edu
Curator of the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, with expertise in historic textiles and apparel and modern western fashion and the fashion industry-

 

Raul Pinel
rpinel@agcenter.lsu.edu
Research Associate for statistical analysis and database development and analysis

 

*Dr. Yan (Jonathan) Chen
Associate Professor
chenyan@lsu.edu
Research interests: Processing and evaluation of textile materials and products; production and applications of bio-based non-woven composites.

Mrs. Yvonne Marquette
Instructor
ymarque@lsu.edu
Expertise in creative and technical apparel design, including pattern making, fit, production, CAD technology, collection development and illustration.  Director of the TAM internship program, a field study program to New York, and supervisor of the Computer-Aided Design Laboratory.

 

 

 

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