Nancy Nelson Hodges

Biography

Nancy Hodges is the Burlington Industries Excellence Professor and Head of the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG). Dr. Hodges has been on the faculty at UNCG since 1998. She has taught General Education Core undergraduate courses on the cultural, historical, and social psychological factors of dress, and graduate courses on qualitative methodology, literature and thought, consumer research, and dress and identity. She served as Director of Graduate Studies for the CARS program from 2004-2014, and has, thus far, served as dissertation advisor for 27 completed doctoral dissertations and thesis advisor for more than 40 MS theses and projects. 

Dr. Hodges’ research examines issues of higher education and employment relative to the US and North Carolina textile, apparel, and retail industries. Dr. Hodges has garnered more than $1.8 million in external research support. She is the Project Director and Co-PI of three USDA grants totaling over $1.3 million focused on researching global industry trends. She has published approximately 72 book chapters and articles in refereed journals, including the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, and Women’s Studies International Forum. In addition, she has published more than 130 proceedings and presented over 185 papers at numerous juried national and international conferences. She has been awarded 14 Paper of Distinction and Best Paper awards for publications and presentations. In 2010 she received the Outstanding Paper Award from the Emerald Literati Network for one of her articles published in the Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 

She has served on the Executive Board of the Textile and Apparel Accreditation Association (TAPAC), as Vice President for Planning for the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), and on the Executive Board of the Costume Society of America’s (CSA) southeastern region. Dr. Hodges has also served on the Editorial Board for the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal and is presently on the board of Fashion Practice: The Journal of Design, Creative Process and the Fashion Industry. She served two terms as the Associate Editor of the Social, Psychological and Education track for the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal.  In 2020, she was appointed the inaugural Deputy Editor for the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal.  

Dr. Hodges’ work has been recognized by her peers. She has received several college and university awards, including college awards for Outstanding Teaching in 2003 and 2009. In 2010 she was the UNCG recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence award (one award is given per campus throughout the UNC system each year). In 2012 she received the Bryan School of Business and Economics Senior Research Excellence award and in 2013 was awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award from The Graduate School of UNCG for her work advising and mentoring graduate students (one award is given at UNCG each year). In 2018 she received the ITAA Distinguished Scholar award, the highest accolade given for a researcher in the field. 

Education

• PhD in Design, Housing, and Apparel from the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN), Major: Clothing and Textiles; Minor: Feminist Studies. Dissertation title: Women Textile Artists in Ireland: An Exploration of Experience, Expression, and the Everyday. June 1998
• MA in Design, Housing, and Apparel from the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN), Major: Clothing and Textiles; Minor: Museum Studies. Thesis title: Dress, Domains, and Dialectic: The Writings of Jane Cunningham Croly. July 1996
• BFA in Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Minneapolis, MN). May 1992. 

Research/Publications

(Past two years: 2021-2023; * = based on graduate student mentoring) 

1. Williams, Annie, Hodges, Nancy, & Watchravesringkan, Kittichai. (2023). An Index is Worth a Thousand Words: Considering Consumer Perspectives in the Development of a Sustainability Label. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Cleaner and Responsible Consumption.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100148

2. Karpova, Elena, Hodges, Nancy, Haque, Farhan, & Bayat, Farimah. (2023).  Increasing Objective and Subjective Knowledge of the Environmental Impact of Cotton and Polyester Apparel: Implications for Educating Future Industry Professionals. Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2023.2277259 

3. Wu, Huicheng, Hodges, Nancy, Su, Jin & Seo, Sukyung. (2023). Investigating the role of apparel supplier satisfaction in developing a collaborative buyer–supplier relationship: A power-dependency perspective. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management.*  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-09-2022-0185 

4. Wu, Huicheng, Su, Jin, & Hodges, Nancy. (2023). Investigating the Role of Open Costing in the Buyer-Supplier Relationship: Implications for Global Apparel Supply Chain Management. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 41(2), 154-169.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X21993501 

5. Ceballos, Lina, & Hodges, Nancy. (2022). Appearance-related possessions and the transition to retired life. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 46(6), 2367-2382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12792 

6. Su, Jin, Hodges, Nancy, Wu, Huicheng, & Iqbal, Arif.  (2022).  Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the apparel industry in Bangladesh and China. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (ahead-of-print; Published online on 09/30/2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-08-2021-0213 

7. Williams, Annie, & Hodges, Nancy. (2022).  Adolescent Generation Z and Sustainable and Responsible Fashion Consumption: Exploring the Value-Action Gap. Young Consumers, 23(4), 651-666.* Awarded an Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper, Young Consumers, Emerald Publishers.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-11-2021-1419 

8. Bayat, Farimah, & Hodges, Nancy. (2022).  Just say “No” to compulsory hijab: Exploring the motivations and meanings of bad-hijabi in Iran. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (ahead-of-print; Published online on 03/29/2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X221089580 

9. Williams, Annie, & Hodges, Nancy. (2022).  Signaling Sustainability: Exploring Consumer Perspectives on Communicating Apparel Sustainability Information. Journal of Sustainability Marketing, 3(1), 26-40.*  DOI: https://doi.org/10.51300/jsm-2022-49 

10. Wilson, Jennifer, & Hodges, Nancy. (2022). What does it mean to “shop local”? Examining the experiences of shoppers and store owners within the framework of downtown revitalization. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 65(1), 1-9.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102890 

11. Chang, Julie, Shin, Su-Jeong Hwang & Hodges, Nancy. (2021). Exploring Caregivers’ Clothing Choices for Individuals with Severe Alzheimer’s Disease: An Application of the Theories of Self-Complexity and Choosing for Others. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X211053988 

12. Ceballos, Lina, Hodges, Nancy & Watchravesringkan, Kittichai. (2021). Consumer preference and apparel products: Investigating the role of the Centrality of Visual Product Aesthetics concept. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 14(3), 325-337.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2021.1940309 

13. Ceballos, Lina, Hodges, Nancy, & Watchravesringkan, Kittichai. (2021).  Decoding typicality in apparel products: An investigation of consumer perceptions. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 14(1), 37-47.* DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2020.1850884 

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