Faculty Profiles

Housing Design

ELIZABETH BYE, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Apparel Design Program
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
348 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108-6136
(612) 624-3751
ebye@umn.edu
     

Specialties & Expertise:

  • Clothing Design
  • Apparel and Textile Product Development
  • Human Dimensioning Lab, Sizing and Fit
  • High Tech/High Touch
  • Apparel Technology
     Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
  • DHA 2221 Clothing Design Studio I
  • DHA 3232 Clothing Design Studio III
  • DHA 4225 Clothing Design Studio V
  • DHA 4226 Clothing Design Studio VI
  • DHA 8101 Philosophical Foundations of DHA
  • DHA 8170 Human Factors in Design
       Selected Scholarship:
  • Bye, E. & McKinney, E. (in press) Fit analysis using 3-D and Live Fit Models. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
  • Bye, E., & McKinney, E. (in press) Sizing up the wardrobe. Journal of Fashion Theory
  • Bye, E., LaBat, K.L., & DeLong, M.R. (2006). An analysis of body measurement methods for apparel. Clothing and Textile Research Journal, 24(2), 66-79.
  • Bye, E. & LaBat, K. (2005). An integrated strategy for an apparel design curriculum. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences., 97(4), 60-65.
  • Bye, E., & Labat, K. (2005). An analysis of apparel industry fit sessions, Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 4(3), 5 pages.(electronic journal only)
  • Bye, E. & Hakala, L. (2005. Sailing apparel for women: A design development case study. Clothing and Textile Research Journal, 23(1), 45-55.
  • Bye, E. (2004). Minnesota textile and apparel industry: Assessing current customization characteristics and needs. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 4(2), 9 pages. (electronic journal only)
  • Bye, E. & Johnson, K.K.P. (2004). Writing-to-learn in the apparel curriculum. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 96(1), 43-47.
  • Bye, E. & Reily, K. (2003). Comparison of information about the quality of apparel in three retail formats. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 96,839-846.
  • DeLong, M.R., Gahring, S., Bye, E., & Johnson, K.K.P. (2002). E-Commerce training to aid rural small business development. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 94(3), 33-38.
     

Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service:

  • Clothing Design Program Director, 2006-present
  • CDes Educational Policy Committee, Member 2006-2008, 2009-present
  • International Textiles and Apparel Association, 1988-present
  • Clothing and Textiles Research Journal Associate Editor, Design and Aesthetics, 2004-2007
  • 2004-2007 Clothing & Texties Research Journal Associate Editor, Design and Aesthetics
      Awards:
  • Lectra Innovation Award for Faculty Research, 2007
  • Innovation and Mission Advancement Award, College of Human Ecology, 2006
  • Design Institute Fellow, University of Minnesota, 2002