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Debbie Welker
Instructor
Textile Science, Apparel Design, and Merchandising
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge , LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-2406
Fax: 225-578-2697
Email: dwelker@lsu.edu

Research Interests:
Ms. Welker has teaching expertise in apparel design, textile science and visual merchandising. Her research interests are in the fields of historic and sociocultural significance of textiles and apparel; analysis, interpretation and conservation of archaeological textile remains; production, application, and consumer knowledge and use of biobased products.

Recent and Notable Publications:
"An 1852 Female Furial Gown from South Louisiana," thesis, Louisiana State University (1999)

"Textiles and Garments from Three Antebellum Burials in South Louisiana," abstract, Louisiana Archeaological Society, with Jenna Kuttruff (1998)

"Burial Dress in Mid-Nineteenth Century Louisiana, paper, International Textile and Apparel Association (1997)

"Evaluation of Fiber Damage and Conservation Treatments of Mid-Nineteenth Century Burial Textiles," American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, with Jenna Kuttruff, Elisabeth Brantley, M. Despa, Ioan Negulescu (1997)

Teaching:
2032 - Introduction to Apparel Design
2040 - Textile Science
2040 - Textile Science Lab

3030 - NY Field Study Program

3030 - China Academic Program Abroad
3045 - Visual Merchandising
3032 - Textile and Apparel Product Development
3034 - Textile and Apparel Manufacturing
3232 - Apparel Design Studio

Professional and Notable Activities:
New Instructor Mentor, School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State Unversity, 2003-2004

Graduate Student Scholarship, School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University, 1999

Graduate Student Representative, School of Human Ecology, Alumni and Development Committee, Louisiana State University, 1998-1999

Treasurer, Board of Directors, HUEC Friends of the Textile and Costumen Gallery, Louisiana State University, 1997-1999

Honors and Awards:

LSU BP Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education Research Training (IGERT) Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2001

HUEC Alumni Graduate Scholarship, Louisiana State University, 2000

Edith Spring Arnold Scholarship, Louisiana State University, 1997-1998

School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
125 Human Ecology Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: 225-578-2281
Fax: 225-578-2697
E-mail: humanecology@lsu.edu