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Minji Yu is a Ph.D. Apparel Studies student with a bachelor's and master’s in Clothing and Textile from the Ewha Womans University. She worked as a research scientist intern at Meta Reality Labs, where she researched the fit and wearability of VR wearable products. Minji’s research focuses on advanced wearable product development with the integration of technologies such as 3D body scanning, virtual simulation, and 3D CAD.
Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, resale
market, secondhand fashion
consumption, consumer
motivations.
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Students
Students
Chukwuma Nweje Udezeh is a Ph.D. Apparel Studies student with a bachelor of science in Fashion and Apparel design from Thomas Jefferson University and an MA in Museology and Museum Studies from CUNY School of Professional Studies. He has around three years of experience working as a designer and is currently working as a Research Graduate Intern for the Minnesota Historical Society. Chukwuma’s research focuses on exploring the use of adaptive and inclusive clothing co-design processes and its products as empowering practices for neurodevelopmentally disabled/tactile defensive individuals.
Keywords: Adaptive clothing, Inclusive clothing, Self-efficacy design, Tactile Defensiveness, disabled, co-design processes, neurodevelopmentally disabled.
Our Graduate Tracks
Our Graduate Tracks
Apparel Studies
Apparel Studies
(M.S., Ph.D.)
(M.S., Ph.D.)
Studying in our apparel programs means blending theory and practice to understand how textiles and apparel products relate to human behavior and design processes. In our research-oriented curricula, you will develop and build on strong foundational knowledge of the textile and clothing development process, from design to production and marketing. Your creative, critical, and technical thinking skills will be put into action as you engage with a variety of projects and portfolio development.
Graduate study in the apparel studies track advances both theoretical and practical knowledge of textile and apparel products related to human behavior. Students work with established scholars, participate in innovative research, and connect with a cohort of fellow graduate students. The apparel studies track has three concentrations that students may follow: product development; retailing and consumer studies; and dress, history, and culture.
Healing While Designing Clothes: Improving Well-being in ADHD & ASD Individuals
Healing While Designing Clothes: Improving Well-being in ADHD & ASD Individuals
This was a conference presentation detailing my dissertation research proposal to incorporate textile-based arts-in-healing practices while engaging in the co-design of adaptive and inclusive clothing alongside tactile defensive individuals.
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