Graduate Certificate Faculty
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Dr. Marsha Dickson (Professor and Chairperson, Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, University of Delaware) is internationally known for her research and teaching on socially responsible practices in the apparel industry. Her research has been conducted in several countries, including China, Guatemala, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. She is founder and President of an international consortium of Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business, whose initial membership includes over 80 apparel and textile educators from 35 states in the United States and seven countries. Dickson is also a member of the board of directors of the Fair Labor Association, a non-governmental organization originally formed by President Clinton to address labor standards and working conditions in the apparel industry. |
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Dr. Suzanne Loker (J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise, Department of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University) has worked closely with the apparel, textile, and footwear industry as the director of Cornell’s Apparel Industry Outreach program, part of Cornell Cooperative Extension. She is a member of the Sewn Products Resource Council, a committee of the American Association of Apparel and Footwear that focuses on cutting edge issues and technology affecting the apparel and footwear industry. She also has extensive experience in developing and managing web-based educational sites that incorporate images, video, and a variety of interactive activities. |
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Dr. Molly Eckman (Associate Professor, Department of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University) brings to her teaching and research insight gained from 10 years of corporate retailing experience. She has conducted research in Spain, Turkey, Indonesia, India, and Belize and served on Ph.D. students’ examination boards at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In addition, she collaborated to develop multicultural case studies through the CSU International Development Studies Enhancement project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, which was awarded a 2002-2003 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. |
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Dr. Charlotte Jirousek (Associate Professor, Department of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University) is an internationally known scholar in Turkish Textiles and sustainable development in the apparel and textile industries. Jirousek has extensive experience in developing web-based instructional materials, including an electronic textbook and a searchable data base for the Cornell Costume Collection. |
