Dr. Maureen MacGillivray
Professor
Apparel Merchandising & Design
Wightman 215
989-774-2229
macgi1ms@cmich.edu

Education:
B.S. Retailing of Clothing & Textiles Michigan State University
M.A. Clothing and Textiles Michigan State University
PhD. Clothing, Textiles &Merchandising Oklahoma State University
     
Research Interests:  
  • Functional apparel design for sports, health, safety, ergonomic and other applications.
  • Use of body scanning and infra-red thermography to map the body surface and examine heat exchange under various environmental and metabolic activity levels.
  • Sensory analysis of clothing systems.
Teaching Interests:
  • Functional apparel design, Socio-cultural aspects of dress, Paris Study Abroad.
Recent Publications:
  • Lee, S., Domina, T., MacGillivray, M. (2012). Understanding factors affecting consumer intention to shop in a virtual world. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 19, 613-620.
  • Kinnicutt, P., Domina, T., MacGillivray, M. (2011). Thermal pattern variations analyzed using 2D/3D mapping techniques among females.  Journal of Textile & Apparel, Technology & Management. 7(1), 1-15.
  • Lee, S., Domina, T., MacGillivray, M. (2011). Exploring consumers’ flow experiences in virtual shopping: An exploratory study. Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing. 4(2/3), 165-182.
Recent Presentations:
  • Periyaswamy, T., Balasubramanian, M., MacGillivray, M. and Suidhi, S. (2012, March). Bioharmony of battle dress uniforms through human activity index (HAI). Fiber Society Conference, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • MacGillivray, M. (2010, June).  Textile design and technology solving medical problems. Industrial Fabric Association International (IFAI) Advanced Textiles Conference, Paris, France.

Recent Funded Grant Activity:

  • 2011 (Spring). $32,420. Cotton Island: Experiencing Cotton in Second Life Virtual Laboratories.  Cotton Incorporated. Co-applicants: Seung-Eun Lee (PI), Tanya Domina.
  • 2010 (Spring) NRI $18,059. Human Centered Apparel Design: Bio-Sensory Analysis of 3D Fabric Haptics. Co-applicant: Tamil Periyaswamy
  • 2009 (Fall) $350,000.  National Science Foundation MRI-R2: Acquisition of a thermal manikin and guarded sweating hotplate for optimization of functional apparel systems to regulate heat and moisture. Co-applicants:  Patrick Kinnicutt, Tanya Domina, Tamil Periyaswamy, Terry Lerch.

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