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About Our Faculty

Cosette Armstrong, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Associate Professor, Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising

Education

  • MS, 2009, Fashion Management, National Institute of Fashion Technology Mumbai, India

  • Diploma, 2005, Fashion Designing, JD Institute, India

  • BSC, 2003, Biotechnology, St Anthony’s College, Shillong

Making Notes

Relevant International Experiences

  • Worked as a fashion consultant and visual merchandiser brand ambassador for the Italian luxury fashion house of Fendi, and attended visual merchandising training every 6 months in Dubai.

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Teaching & Research Expertise

  • Fashion Marketing Management

  • Branding, Entrepreneurship Management

  • Fashion Retail and Mall Management

  • Store Operations

  • Fashion Marketing Communication and Social Media Marketing

  • Visual Merchandising

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Sample of Peer-Reviewed Publications 

  • Mathur, S and Sibichan, K. M. (2015). “Influence of Recruitment and Selection Practices on Organisational Performance in Garment Manufacturing Export Firms in Delhi/NCR”,  Indian Journal of Applied Research

  • Sud, S., and Sibichan, K. M. (2014). “Tradition-Fashion Interplay: An Imperative for Identity and Continuity”, Peer reviewed Conference Proceedings of London College of Fashion

  • Mathur, S and, Sibichan K. M. (2014). “ Human Resource Factors Influencing Employee Performance in Garment Manufacturing Export Firms in Delhi/NCR”. Journal Business and Economics

  • Anwar, S and Sibichan, K. M. (2014), The Contribution of ICT in Higher Education: A multifaceted approach, IOSR Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vol 9, Issue 1

  • Mathew, Sibichan K., and Charu Gupta. (2007). “Market Linkages for Kantha artisans in Birbhum Cluster”, Research Paper in UGC conference proceedings

  • ____________. (2005). “Marketing of Handloom and Handicrafts” Research Paper in UGC conference proceedings

  • ____________.(2002). “Fashion Supply Chain Management”, Research Paper in refereed conference proceedings, Kyoto, Japan

  • ____________. (2000).  “Menswear: Purchasing Patterns and Practices” Images Panorama, 113-132, July

  • Mathew, S. K. (1999), “Customer Focus in Fibre-to-Fashion Supply Chain” Chapter in a book titled Supply Chain Management for Global Competitiveness” published by McMilan

  • Koshy, Darlie O., and Sibichan, K. M. (1998). Indian Garment Exports in the new Millennium, Co-Edited Book

  • Mathew, Sibchan K., and Prabir Jana (2008). A series of text books, workbooks and answer books on “International Purchasing  and Supply Management” customized for learners belonging to fashion sector specifically designed for a Modular learning system to International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva

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Sample of Competitive Funding Sources

  • Meghalaya Institute of Entrepreneurship, Dec 2012- May 2013.

  • Fashion consultant and visual merchandiser brand ambassador, Fendi, LVMH, Oct, 2010- Dec, 2011.

  • Senior fashion consultant and visual merchandiser, Ministry of Fashion, New Delhi (Yogi Fashion Ventures, Pvt Ltd.), Dec 2009- Sep 2010.

  • Store manager, Amit Sachdeva Fashion Studio, Jul 2009- Nov 2009

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Education

  • ​Ph.D., 2011, Human Ecology-Apparel & Textiles, Kansas State University

  • M.S., 2009, Apparel and Textiles-Merchandising, Kansas State University

  • B.S., 1999, Textiles, Merchandising, and Design, Middle Tennessee State University, USA 

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Sample of Honors & Awards

  • 2014: Highly Commended Paper winner for International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

  • 2014: Marguerite Scruggs Award for Meritorious Early Career Research

  • 2010: Lois Dickey Fellowship for Doctoral Study from International Textiles & Apparel Association.

  • 2009: Sara Douglas Fellowship for Professional Promise from International Textile & Apparel Association.

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Relevant International Experiences

  • Invited presentations to the Innovative and Sustainable Fashion Seminar: Baltic Fashion Project. Helsinki, Finland (October 2-4, 2013); visiting professor, Aalto University, Helsinki Finland (February 1-28, 2013); invited lecturer to Beyond Green: Material Mindset and consultancy to Amsterdam Fashion Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (November 5-13, 2011); continued collaboration with Finnish sustainable fashion scholars.

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Teaching & Research Expertise

  • DHM 4573: Sustainable Design for Apparel and Interiors

  • DHM 4573: Environmental Sustainability Issues for Designers and Merchandisers

  • DHM 3853: Visual Merchandising

  • DHM 2423: Technology and Visual Communication for Merchandisers                      

  • AT 645: Private Label Apparel Product Development

  • HEC 4340: History of Dress (online)

  • HEC 3310: Textiles I

  • HEC 3350: Merchandising I

  • TXMD 3180: Apparel Manufacturing

  • TXMD 3150: Apparel Selection & Evaluation

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Sample of Peer-Reviewed Publications 

  • Armstrong, C.M., Niinimäki, K., & Lang, C. (Accepted for publication September 18, 2014). Towards design recipes to curb the clothing carbohydrate binge. The Design Journal.

  • Armstrong, C.M. (in press). In the zone: Vygotskian-inspired pedagogy for sustainability. Journal of Classroom Interaction.

  • Armstrong, C.M., Niinimäki, K., Kujala, S., Karell, E., & Lang, C. (2014). Sustainable product-service systems for clothing: Exploring consumer perceptions of consumption alternatives in Finland. Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.046. Special Issue: Why have ‘Sustainable Product-Service Systems’ not been widely implemented? Meeting new design challenges to achieve societal sustainability.

  • Armstrong, C.M., & LeHew, M.L.A. (2014). Barriers and mechanisms to the integration of sustainability in textile and apparel education: Stories from the front line. Fashion Practice, 6(1), 59-86.

  • Niinimäki, K., & Armstrong, C.M. (2013). From pleasure in use to preservation of meaningful memories: A closer look at the sustainability of clothing via longevity and attachment. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education, 6(3), 190-199.

  • Lang, C., Armstrong, C.M., & Brannon, L.A. (2013). Drivers of clothing disposal in the United States: An exploration of the role of personal attributes and behaviors in frequent disposal. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 37, 706-714.

  • Remington, S., Hiller Connell, K.Y., & Armstrong, C.M., & Musgrove, S. (2013). Assessing sustainability education in a transdisciplinary undergraduate course focused on real-world problem solving: A case for disciplinary grounding. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 14(4), 404 - 433.

  • Armstrong, C.M., & Lehew, M.L.A. (2013). A case study in sustainability and fashion education: Adventures on the green. Journal of Sustainability Education, Winter (4).

  • Armstrong, C.M., & Lang, C. (2013). Sustainable product service systems: The new frontier in apparel retailing? Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 17(1). Special issue on Fashion and textile strategies for sustainable design and consumption.

  • Hiller Connell, K.Y., Remington, S., & Armstrong, C.M. (2012). Assessing systems thinking skills in two undergraduate sustainability courses: A comparison of teaching strategies. Journal of Sustainability Education, 3(March).

  • Armstrong, C.M., & LeHew, M.L.A. (2011). Scrutinizing the explicit, the implicit, and the unsustainable: A model for holistic transformation of a course. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 13(2), 17-43.

  • Armstrong, C.M. (2011). Implementing education for sustainable development: The potential use of time-honored pedagogical practice from the progressive era of education. Journal of Sustainability Education, 2(March).

  • Armstrong, C.M., & LeHew, M.L.A. (2011). Sustainable apparel product development: In search of a new dominant social paradigm for the field using sustainable approaches. Fashion Practice, 3(1), 29-62.

Education Books Bookshelfs

Sample of Competitive Funding Sources

  • LeHew, M.L.A., Armstrong, C.M., Hiller Connell, K.Y., Anderson, B.G., & Hustvedt, G. (2012-2015). Making climate change a functioning thread in the baccalaureate curriculum: Transforming fiber, textiles, and clothing education. Funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Higher Education Challenge Grant Program. Role: Co-PD. $713,847.

  • LeHew, M. L. A., Hiller-Connell, K. Y., & Armstrong, C.M. (2011-2012). Making climate change a functioning thread in the baccalaureate curriculum: Initiating a transformation in fiber, textiles, and clothing education. Funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Higher Education Challenge Grant Program. Role: Co-PD. $30,000.

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