Research and Scholarship

Design and Merchandising
Research and Scholarship

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Research and Creative Scholarship

Research Labs

Explore our faculty research laboratories where you’ll find opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to engage in research and creative scholarship.

Faculty Research Interests

Our faculty are engaged in research and creative scholarship in the area of product development, apparel design, historic textiles, interior environments, design thinking, and many more.

Student Research and Thesis Topics

Our graduate students’ research topics cover a wide array of scholarly interests. We have curated a number of our graduates’ theses demonstrating the breadth of our research capacity.

Funding Resources for Researchers

The College offers dedicated pre- and post-award research funding and proposal support. Our goal is to submit quality proposals supporting faculty through the stages of the grant funding lifecycle.

Health and Human Science Matters Podcast

Hear from our Design and Merchandising researchers on the Health and Human Science Matters podcast. You can find more Health and Human Science Matters episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.