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Judy Zaccagnini Flynn Professor, Fashion Design and Retailing |
| Specialization: Consumer Markets:
World and Merchandising
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| Educational Background | B.S. Framingham State College
M.S. Kansas State University Ph.D. The Ohio State University
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| Memberships in Societies | American Collegiate Retail Association
Costume Society of America Fashion Group International, Boston chapter International Fashion Group: Boston International Textile and Apparel Association
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| Awards and Honors | Phi Upsilon Omicron
Omicron Nu Phi Kappa Phi International Textile and Apparel Association Fellow: Contributions to the field of clothing & textiles
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| Publications |
Publications in professional journals include Dress of Italian American Women in the North End of Boston; Teaching Retail Mathematics; Computers in the classroom; and the Use of wireless laptop computers. Other publications include a Research in the Fashion Industry: Learning Guide for Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Clothing and Textiles, used by students. My students and I have participated in developing case studies of retail companies and writing research proposals to understand a target market. See examples under “student work.”
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| Research Interest |
Through research I am able to stay at the forefront of what is happening in the industry. Topics include: Consumer buying habits related to psychology and sociology of clothing Body Image: including history, body ideal & anorexia nervosa Cross-cultural differences among subgroups in a society; Italian American Clothing and textiles researchers and teachers Case studies of companies in fashion Changes in retail malls The world market including the European Union, North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization Designs for children with physical disabilities
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| Teaching |
34.003 Field Study in Merchandising 34.245 Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Clothing and Textiles 34.253 Cultural Dress 34.344 World Market: Textiles to Retailing 34.455 Case Studies in Fashion
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