GLORIA M. WILLIAMS 1985 Buford Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108-6136 |
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Specialties & Expertise:
- Mapping and organizing knowledge in an applied and interdisciplinary field
- Designed objects and the consumer in everyday life
- Social justice and clothing production in third world countries
- Clothing studies and human actions: a history in higher education
- Late 19th century women reformers: Conditions affecting women/child workers in the textile and apparel industries
Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
- DHA 5170 Topics: Gender, Equity, Advocacy: Women/Child Workers in Textile and Apparel Industries
- DHA 8101 Philosophical Foundations of Design, Housing & Apparel
- DHA 8263 Writings on Dress: Contemporary Perspectives
- DHA 8262 Writings on Dress: Historical Perspectives
Selected Scholarship:
- Williams, G.M. (2007). Exploring Alternate Modes of Industry: A critical science perspective. Clothing and Textile Research Journal, 25(4), 336-341.
- Nelson, N. J., LaBat, K., & Williams, G. M. (2005). More than “just a little hobby”: Women and textile art in Ireland. Women’s Studies International Forum, 28(4), 328-342.
- Williams, G.M. (2001). The role of practice in a professional field. International Textile & Apparel Association Proceedings. Monument, MO:ITAA.
- Nelson, N.J., & Williams, G.M. (November 2000). Exploring dress in everyday life through interpretive inquiry. Paper presented at the 57th annual meeting of the International Textile & Apparel Association, Cincinnati, OH.
- Chen-Yu, H.J., Williams, G.M. & Kincade, D.H. (1999). Determinants of consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the performance of apparel products. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 28(2), 167-192.
- Williams, G., Keynote Speaker (1998). Oppressive conditions for women in the US textile and apparel industries. University of British Columbia, Canada.
Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service:
- 2000-2007 Goldstein Gallery Textile Curator
- 2000-2007 Goldstein Gallery Policy and Planning Committee
- 2000-2007 Goldstein Gallery Costume/Textiles Accessions Committee
- 2002, 2006 DHA Retail Merchandising Search Committee
- 2000-2009 DHA Retail Merchandising Program
Awards:
- Fellow, International Textile and Apparel Associates
- CHE Excellence in Advising Award, 1996
- Outstanding Alumnus, North Carolina Central University, 1997
- Award of Excellence for Dedication to the Profession of Family & Consumer Sciences, National Coalition for Black Development in Home Economics, 1999
- Nomination for Leadership Award, Textiles and Clothing Section, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- President’s Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Program Award: Dedicated to Student Mentoring and Success, 2009
