Staff details and research interests
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Professor Raechel Laing
MS (Tenn), PhD, Dip Ed (Otago), CText FTI, Hon FTI
Position: Head of
Section and Director of the Clothing and Textiles Centre
Email: r.laing@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- structural and mechanical properties of apparel and textile materials (e.g. stitches and seams, further processing of New Zealand raw materials)
- clothing and materials in human performance (e.g. sport, prevention of workplace injury)
Associate Professor Cheryl Wilson
BHSc, MCApSc, PhD (Otago), CText ATI
Position: Senior Lecturer
Email: c.wilson@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- human performance and injury prevention e.g. SIDS, UV, prevention of workplace injury
- physical performance and properties of materials e.g. UV, thermal resistance
- the clothing industry
- product development
Dr Debra Carr
BSc(Hons) (Sunderland), PhD (Birmingham), CEng FIMMM
Position: Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Email: d.carr@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- degradation of textile products
- fibre reinforced composites
- properties of natural materials
- impact protection
- materials science in conservation
Ms Catherine Smith
BA(Hons) (Melbourne), BAppSci (Conservation of Cultural Materials) (Canberra)
Position: Lecturer
Kaiāwhina
Email: catherine.smith@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- conservation of cultural material
- social and historical aspects of dress
- preservation and display of dress
Dr Bronwyn Lowe
BEng(Hons) (Monash), BAppSci (Charles Sturt), PhD (Charles Sturt)
Position: Lecturer
Email: bronwyn.lowe@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
Dr Linda Dunn
MHSc, PhD, BCom, PGCertTertTchg (Otago)
Position: Professional Practice Fellow, Assistant Research Fellow
Email: linda.dunn@otago.ac.nz
Dr Lei (Gloria) Yao
BSc(Zhejiang), PhD (Hong Kong PolyU)
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: lei.yao@otago.ac.nz
Braid MacRae
BSc, MSc (Otago)
Email braid.macrae@otago.ac.nz
Mrs Clare Nicholls
BCApSc (Otago)
Position: Technician
Email: clare.nicholls@otago.ac.nz