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, Ph.D.
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