Fashion Merchandising - Faculty

Sandra Stansbery Buckland, Ph.D.
Professor
Fashion Merchandising
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
215L Schrank South
Akron, OH 44325-6103
330-972-8090
skb@uakron.edu

Credentials
Ph.D. in Clothing and Textiles, The Ohio State University
M.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences, The University of Akron
B.A. in Clothing, Textiles and Interiors, The University of Akron

Research Interest
1940s American Fashion Industry
Fashion and Art

Teena Jennings-Rentenaar
Associate Professor
Fashion Merchandising
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
215M Schrank South
Akron, OH 44325-6103
330-972-8313
tj9@uakron.edu

Credentials
Ph.D. in Clothing and Textiles, The Ohio State University
M.Sc. in Clothing and Textiles, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
B.A.(Hons.) in Biology/Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

Research Interest
Historic textiles and associated equipment
Textile structures and techniques
Fibers
Textile conservation
Contemporary fiber arts

Virginia Gunn, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
The University of Akron
215 Schrank Hall South
Akron, OH 44325-6103
330-972-7729
vgunn@uakron.edu

Credentials
B.S. Home Economics Education, Kansas State University
M.S. Applied Art, Syracuse University
Ph.D. History, The University of Akron

Research Interests
Ohio Coverlets and Coverlet Weavers
American Quilts
Printed Fabrics
Women's Needlework and Textile Art
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Costume
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Interiors
History of Women's Education
History of Family and Consumer Sciences - The Home Economics Movement
Material-Culture and Historical Methods

Curriculum Vita