Position: Associate Professor and Director of Clothing and Textiles Program
Ph.D. Ohio State University
M.S. Ohio State University
M.S. Chungnam National University, Korea
B.S. Chungnam National University, Korea
Phone: 206-281-2196
Email: leej@spu.edu
Office: Peterson Hall 211
Teaching Areas: Clothing and Textiles: Apparel Design, Fashion Merchandising
Courses Taught: Apparel Product and Analysis, CAD-Apparel Design, Intro to Fashion Industry, Apparel Retail Merchandising, Draping, Flat Pattern Design, History of Costume, Appearance and Culture, and Internship.
Research Interests: Apparel product development, creative teaching and curriculum development, symbolic meanings in dress and media, cross-cultural study of fashion consumerism, and global apparel market trends.
Experience: Dr. Lee joined SPU faculty in 2001. She has taught Clothing and Textiles, and directed the Clothing and Textiles program since then. She has extensive teaching and industry experience in Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Design, and Product Development. Her experience includes teaching positions in colleges and technical designing position at Abercrombie and Fitch, one of the top clothing retailers in the nation. She has computer training and experience in industry apparel pattern design, product data management, and graphic design. She is currently writing a college-level Technical Design textbook for fashion major students.
She has presented her research in the United States and abroad. Her presentations are found in the proceedings of International Textiles and Apparel Association, American Collegiate Retailing Association, American Association of Family and Consumer Science, Popular Culture Association, Asian Regional Association of Home Economics, and Seoul International Clothing and Textiles Conference. She has published in International Federation for Home Economics, Journal of Fashion Information and Technology, International Journal of Costume and Culture, Korean Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, and Journal of Korean Costume Society.
Professional Memberships:
International Textiles and Apparel Association
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion Group International
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Kappa Omicron Nu
On a lighter note:
Dr. Lee has a passion for helping young people to find their God given vision. She has served as a motivational speaker for many retreats and community groups. She enjoys reading and writing in her spare time. Her autobiography released in 2006 became one of the best sellers in Korea.
“She is a best seller writer in her native country, Korea. Her autobiography in Korean, telling the story of her 10-year- journey from South Korea to a design career in the United States, a doctorate from Ohio State University and a faculty position at Seattle Pacific University became one of the Korean best sellers in the Christian book market in Korea in 2006. Her book, I design dreams everyday propelled her into magazines, newspapers, radio, and popular TV programs in Seoul”
“I want my students to be the leaders in the industry, not the followers…
Leaders influence many people and can by their faith have a positive influence on a tough business. If you want to be a missionary, fashion is the perfect field”. Conventional missionaries, the designer-turned-professor tells her students, don’t have the worldwide access they do.
(Response Magazine, Autumn 2007, Seattle Pacific University, P.37).
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