Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
Professor · University of Florida
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.
Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Latin American Studies
Trisha Andrew
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Trisha Andrew's lab creates smart garments and wearable textiles that lets people monitor their health data using their clothing
Smart Garments Wearable Technologies Garment-Integrated Technologies Solar Textiles Textile Electronics
Caroline Sauvage
Professor of Archaeology | NEH chair of Mediterranean Studies | Director of the Archaeology Center · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
textile tools Archaeology International Trade Social Identity Through Archaeological Objects Late Bronze Age
John Volakis
Professor & Chope Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering · The Ohio State University
Electrical engineering expert, focusing on computational electromagnetics
Wireless Communication and Propagation Antennas and Arrays RF Materials and Packaging RF Matching and Tunable Circuits RFIDs
Whitney Stoppel
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Whitney Stoppel focuses on transport in biological systems, biomolecular engineering, and natural biopolymer characterization.
Nanomaterials Surgical Materials Silk Fibers Silk Fibroin Biomaterials
Sheng Lu
Professor, Fashion and Apparel Studies · University of Delaware
Prof. Lu's research focuses on the economic and business aspects of the global textile and apparel industry.
Textile and Apparel Industries International Trade Sustainability Issues Trade Policy Fashion and Apparel
Jennifer Lynes
Director of the Environment and Business Program · University of Waterloo School of Environment
Jennifer Lynes's expertise intersects business and the environment, where she focuses on investigating the marketing of sustainability.
Marketing Social Marketing Community-Based Social Marketing Green Marketing
Heather Chiero, PhD
Associate Professor of History, Anthropology and Philosophy · Augusta University
Dr. Chiero is a leading scholar in Latin American & U.S. Western history and the Spanish colonial periphery of the Caribbean Basin.
Material Culture Social History Underrepresented Populations Central America Latin America
Lorynn Divita, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Apparel Design and Merchandising · Baylor University
Leading fashion researcher focuses on fashion forecasting, trend contagion & textile, apparel and retail industry topics
Contemporary Culture and Fashion Fashion Contagion Fashion Forecasting Textile Sciences Apparel
Vince Rozario
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Vince Rozario is an curator focusing on issues of decolonizing the canon, multiple modernities, queer diasporas, and transnational futures.
Canadian Art History Community Organization Writing Curation Art History
Lewis Perkins
Sustainability Strategist · New House LLC
Engaging Social and Environmental Responsibility Speaker
Corporate Sustainability Trends Knowledge & Insights Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Continuous Improvement Quality Standards Sustainable Textiles & Apparel
Theresa M. Winge
Associate Professor of Fashion Design and Theory · Michigan State University
An expert on fashion and dress, Theresa M. Winge focuses her research on the construction of identity within visual and material cultures.
Material Culture Steampunk Subculture Culture Fashion
Beth Myers
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design · Georgia Southern University
Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.
Consumer Behavior Branding Textiles Apparel Merchandising Fashion Trends
Alicia Boutilier
Curator of Canadian Historical Art / Adjunct Professor · Agnes Etherington Art Centre / Queen's University
Alicia's research is focused on Canadian art history, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and histories of Canadian art collecting
Canadian Art History Canadian Art Collection Historical Quilts
Julia DeLancey
Professor of Art History · University of Mary Washington
Dr. DeLancey is an expert in the art history of early modern Italy, 15th & 16th century Italian painting, history of art in Venice & more
History of Disabilities Pigments Color Sellers Art History of Renaissance Italy Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-century Italian Painting
Liz Gerds
Costume Shop Assistant Manager · Loyola Marymount University
Costumers Guild West Inc. Costume Society of America
Michael Hess
CEO/Founder · Skooba Design
Founder/CEO Skooba Design, CBS/Business Writer, Speaker
Entrepreneurship Product/Brand Development Creative Marketing Public Relations Customer Service
Kyle Berner
Founder · Feelgoodz
Kyle Berner is the founder of Feelgoodz, a travel-inspired lifestyle brand that produces casual footwear and accessories.
Travel Entrepreneurship Collegiate Motivation
Holly Chang
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
Photography Art