Faculty

ELIZABETH BYE, Professor, Department Head
office:  240 McNeal Hall
phone:  612-624-3751   
e-mail:  ebye@umn.edu

faculty website: http://dha.design.umn.edu/faculty/EBye.html

Scholarly Interests: Wearable product design center: Innovations studio, sizing and fit, technology/tradition, human factors in the design of wearable products.

MARILYN DeLONG, Professor
office:  351 McNeal Hall  
phone: 612-625-1219
e-mail:  mdelong@umn.edu

faculty website: http://dha.design.umn.edu/faculty/MDelong.html

Scholarly Interests: aesthetics, cross-cultural influences on design, apparel design, clothing design, apparel history.

LUCY DUNNE, Associate Professor, Program Director
office: 356 McNeal Hall
phone: 612-626-5901
e-mail: ldunne@umn.edu

faculty website: http://dha.design.umn.edu/faculty/LDunne.html

Scholarly interests: wearable technology, smart clothing, bio-sensing, wearable human- computer interaction, wearability. Focus on user-oriented wearable design of garment- integrated techologies for context awareness and device interface.

KAREN LaBAT, Professor
office: 354 McNeal Hall
phone: 612-624-3628 
e-mail: klabat@umn.edu

faculty website: http://dha.design.umn.edu/faculty/KLaBat.html

Scholarly Interests: Human Dimensioning Lab (body scanner & motion capture system), product development for human health and safety, apparel fit and sizing.