NRF Student Challenge

By Caroline Moon

Annually, the National Retail Federation (NRF) holds the Student Challenge, a competition that challenges students to develop a series of products, a financial analysis, and a marketing plan. Our challenge was to act as a product development team and create a seasonal line for our team ’ s chosen retailer, Nordstrom. My participation in the NRF Student Challenge was an experience I will never forget. We will continue to draw on all the lessons we learned along the way as we move forward into our careers, from working in product development to crafting marketing and distribution strategies. Creating a product line and business plan from scratch taught us more than we could have imagined, as we were able to apply what we have learned in our retail classes and experiences to a realworld retailing scenario. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, this experience pushed us to work collaboratively in alternative ways and enhanced our appreciation for teamwork. While the experience was challenging, it has been so exciting to develop our sustainably chic techwear line,

“Marin Noir. "

John Breed Eundeok Kim Sri Manchiraju Mark McNees Meredith McQuerry Lyon Nam

Accepted Publications and Creative Works

Jessica Ridgway Clayton Sherry Schofield

Eundeok Kim

Kim, E., Fiore, A. M., Payne, A., & Kim, H. (2021). Fashion trends: Analysis and forecasting (2nd ed.). London, UK: Bloomsbury

Publishing Plc. Mark McNees

Karen Eagle Ph.D (co-author) and I created a learning experience called "Bigger/Better " and submitted a paper in the Competitive

Learning Activities which was selected and is in the running for the "Best Learning Experience " award at the USASBE Conference next month where we will present. Meredith McQuerry

McQuerry, M., Easter, E., & Cao, A. ** (2020, online, pre-print) Disposable versus reusable medical gowns: a performance comparison. American Journal of Infection Control, 26 pages, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.013 (Impact 2.294) McQuerry, M. & Riedy, R. * (accepted). Serviceability assessment of a printed finish on t-shirts. AATCC Journal of Research. 11 pages.

Lyon Nam

Nam, C. & Kim, Y. D. (2021). Perceived diagnostics of virtual Try-on technologies and attitudes toward men ’ s suit. International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing. 12 (1), 36-51. Sherry Schofield

Schofield, S. & Schneider Green, E. * (2020, September 3-4). Freakish, Fabulous, or Just Fugly! Fashion and Freaks and Monsters Conference (Conference postponed).

Published Articles and Exhibited Creative Works

John Breed

Created and taught the first Entrepreneurship course for OLLI at Panama City Beach / 30A titled “Entrepreneurship: Take your Passion and Make it Happen ” . It was a three part zoom class held in November. Eundeok Kim

Kim, E. (2020). Urban Purity II. The Your Place at the Table Exhibition. 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Sri Manchiraju

Manchiraju, S. (2020). Psychometric evaluation of the Ryff’ s Scale of psychological wellbeing in self-identified American entrepreneurs.

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 14, e00204.

Manchiraju, S., & Damhorst, M. (2020). “I want to be beautiful and rich” : Consumer culture ideals internalization and their influence on fashion consumption. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, 11(4), 325-342.

Manchanda, R., & Manchiraju, S. (2020). New Measure of Consumer Well-Being for Indian Car Users. Ekonomski Pregled, 71(5), 531553.

Khare, A., Sadachar, A., & Manchiraju, S. (2020). Investigating the Role of Knowledge, Materialism, Product Availability, and

Involvement in Predicting the Organic Clothing Purchase Behavior of Consumers in the Indian Market. Journal of International

Consumer Marketing, 32(3), 228-242. Mark McNees

Karen Eagle Ph.D (co-author) and I created a learning experience called "Bigger/Better " and submitted a paper in the Competitive Learning Activities which was selected and is in the running for the

Meredith McQuerry

McQuerry, M., Morrissey, M. * , Kisiolek, J. * , Gipson, S. * , & Ormsbee, M. (2020). Effect of a lightweight structural firefighter turnout composite on physiological comfort. Performance of Protective Clothing and Equipment: 11th Volume, Innovative Solutions to Evolving Challenges, ASTM STP1624, pp.176-203, DOI:10.1520/STP162420190083 Riedy, R. * & McQuerry, M. (2020). Development of a phase change material (PCM) measurement methodology for fabric surface quantification. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 11(4), 1-11.

Lyon Nam

Nam, C., Cho, K., & Kim, Y. D. (2020). Relevance of the S-O-R paradigm in cross-cultural examination of apparel online purchase intentions. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1080/20932685.2020.1845766 Sherry Schofield

Schofield, S. & Reilly, A. (2020, October 2-3). A Theory, a Friendship and Uzbekistan. Fashion and Design Annual Conference, Spain. Full paper published: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kEBmrnlFfAF6juzpNAbWBF5JNWhdsIQL/view Schofield, S. (2020, November 18-20). Functional Shawl Apron, International Textile and Apparel Association Virtual Annual Design Exhibition, November 18. https://cdn.ymaws.com/itaaonline.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/publications/2020 _ design _ catalog.pdf Bissonnette, A. & Schofield, S. (2020, September – May 2021). MOA. Exhibited in Traje: Mayan Textile Artistry Creative Design Exhibition, Louisiana State University Textile and Costume Museum. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yh2GcrtOTEsxGCFzSjNPmn6wELQ7tR3/view?usp=sharing

Research Presentations

Mark McNees

John Breed and I presented a talk called "Is Entrepreneurship Right for You?" at Synapse Converge I was part of the

"Power of Networking " panel at Synapse Converge I spoke at the Hispanic Unity of Florida (HUF) 2020 Entrepreneurship Summit ' s Plenary Session on the topic of The Small Business Owner ’ s Guide to Resiliency & Leadership

Nam, C. & Sanders, E. (2020). Incorporating medical apparel project into technical design process course in apparel, merchandising, and design program. Annual ITAA Conference Proceedings, 77. Nam, C. & Sanders, E. (2020) Footwear design sketchbook practice for portfolio. Annual ITAA Conference Proceedings, 77. Emily S., Cassandra E., & Nam, C. (2020). Ergonomic design and development of a reusable facemask: ASTM Level 3. Annual ITAA Conference Proceedings, 77. Nam, C. Manchiraju, S., & Sanders, E. (2021, Accepted). Learning innovation and service-learning in medical apparel development of entrepreneurship: Face-Covering. Annual USASBE Conference.

Meredith McQuerry

McQuerry, M. & Kwon, C. (November 2020). Investigation of design, comfort, and mobility issues for female firefighter personal protective clothing. 2020 Women Firefighter Health Meeting.

Lyon Nam

Jessica Ridgeway Clayton

Baytar, F., Harmon, J., Ridgway, J., Xu, Y. (2020, November 18-20). Human Body in the Digital Era: Virtual Technology and Its Applications in Textiles and Apparel [Conference presentation]. International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Online. https://itaaonline.org/event/2020annualconference

Sherry Schofield

Reilly, A. & Schofield, S. (2020, November 18-20). A Conceptual Framework for Post-postmodern Garment Design. International Textile and Apparel Association Virtual Annual Conference. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/issue/392/info/