CARS Faculty Directory 2005 - 2006

The Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies consists of eight full-time faculty. Our faculty have worked on a variety of research projects for the industry, as well as for academia.

Barbara Dyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Marketing, marketing strategy, new product development, sales, and internal and external professional relationships in marketing and sales.
Carl L. Dyer, Ph.D., Hayes Distinguished Professor

Consumer driven retailing of apparel, home furnishing and consumer product brands; intergenerational and multicultural retailing; consumer demand and market research for soft lines; private label and store brands; international trade of soft lines; apparel and home furnishings brand strategy; analysis of the apparel, home furnishings, consumer products, retail and related industries; economics of the retail supply chain complex.

Kenneth J. Gruber, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Research and Statistical Services Coordinator for the School of Human Environmental Sciences

Peter Kilduff, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Dynamics of the global fiber, textile and apparel industries, their distribution channels and markets; company strategy and organization, industry evolution and organization; textile/apparel supply chain management; impact of information technology; developments in global retailing.
Charles Kim, Ph.D., Professor (Emeritus)
Sensory and instrumental evaluation of fabric hand; pesticide residue removal from protective clothing; performance analysis of consumer and industrial textiles.
Sherry Lyon, M.F.A., Lecturer and Director of the Internship Program
Textile products design and marketing; student internship management and supervision.
Nancy Nelson Hodges, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Social-psychological and cultural aspects of textiles and dress; issues of gender and textile products in history and culture.
Nancy A. Oliver, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Ann Ramsey, MS, Lecturer

Mass customization, consumer behavior, the historical significance of colors and symbols in clergy apparel; CAD and embroidery techniques that allow customization and personalization of virtually any fabric product.

Tu Watchravesringkan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
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