About Us

Fashion and
Apparel Studies

211 Alison Hall West
(302) 831-8714
FAX (302) 831-6081
dickson@udel.edu

Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Education

Honors and Awards

Award for Outstanding Programming [for the certificate in Socially Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Business], University Continuing Education Association Mid-Atlantic Region, 2008.
Panelist on “Education—the U.S. Perspective”, Prime Source Forum 2007, Hong Kong.
Member, Board of Directors, Fair Labor Association
Founder and Director, Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business
Scholar-in-Residence, Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study Center, Bellagio, Italy, 2004.

Recent Scholarship

Dickson, M. A., Loker, S. J., & Eckman, M. (in production). Social responsibility in the global apparel industry. New York: Fairchild Books.
Hustvedt, G., & Dickson, M. A. (in press). Consumer likelihood of purchasing organic cotton apparel: Influence of attitudes and self-identity. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management.
Katz, J., Higgins, E., Dickson, M. A., & Eckman, M. (in press). The impact of external monitoring and public reporting on business performance in a global manufacturing industry. Business & Society.
Dickson, M. A., & Eckman, M. (in press). Media portrayal of voluntary public reporting about corporate social responsibility performance: Does coverage encourage or discourage ethical management? Journal of Business Ethics.
Park, H., & Dickson, M. A. (2008). Engaging in buyer-seller partnership for fair labor management: The role of a buyer firm’s strategic emphasis. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 26, 41-56.

Research Interests

Current Research Projects

Social responsibility in apparel, textile, and footwear industry supply chains: Development of a post-baccalaureate core. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Higher Education Challenge Program.

Teaching