Faculty Profiles

Housing Design

KAREN L. LABAT, Ph.D.
Professor, Apparel Design Program
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
354 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108-6136
(612) 624-3628
klabat@umn.edu
http://dha.cdes.umn.edu/research/Human_Dimensioning_Lab.html

Specialties & Expertise:

  • Human Dimensioning Lab
  • Product Development for Human Health & Safety
  • Apparel Fit and Sizing
      Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
  • DHA 2213 Textile Analysis
  • DHA 3224 Clothing Studio IV: Functional Clothing Design
  • DHA 5215 Product Development: Softlines
  • DHA 8111 Readings in Design
    Selected Scholarship:
  • Bye, E., LaBat, K., McKinney, E., & Kim, D.E. (2008). Optimized pattern grading, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 20(2), 79-91.
  • LaBat, K. (2007). Sizing Standardisation, in Ashdown, S.P., Editor. Sizing in Clothing: Developing Effective Sizing Systems for Ready-To-Wear Clothing, Woodhead Publishing Limited.
  • LaBat, K., Salusso-Deonier, C., & Rhee, J. (2007). Home sewers’ satisfaction with fit of apparel patterns. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 11(3).
  • LaBat, K. (2006). Human factors and apparel design, International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Bye, E., LaBat, K., & DeLong, M. (2006). Analysis of body measurement systems for apparel. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 24(2), 66-79.
  • Schofield, N, Ashdown, S., Hethorn, J., LaBat, K. & Salusso, C. (2006). Improving Pant Fit for Women 55 and Older Through an Exploration of Two Pant Shapes. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 24 (2), 147-160.
  • Bye, E. & LaBat, K. (2005). An integrated strategy for teaching clothing design studios. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 97(4), 60-65.
  • LaBat, K. (2006). Human factors and apparel design, International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Schofield, N. & LaBat, K. (2005). Defining and testing the assumptions used in current apparel grading practice. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 23(3), 135-150.
  • Bye, E. & LaBat, K. (2005). An analysis of apparel industry fit sessions. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology Management, 4(3), 1-5.      

Awards:

  • Lectra Innovation Award for Faculty Research with E. Bye, E. McKinney, & D. Kim, October, 2007.
  • College of Human Ecology Innovation and Mission Advancement Award with E. Bye and M. DeLong, May 2006.
  • College of Human Ecology Educational Leadership Award, 2005
  • Design Institute Fellow, University of Minnesota, 2002.
  • College of Human Ecology Award for Excellence in Advising, 2001.