Carol Salusso
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Perceptions of Body Form Relative to Cultural Ideals of Beauty
- Product Development
- Product Quality Related to Sizing, Fit, Textile Performance and End Use
- Product Quality Related to User Response
- Social, Psychological, Aesthetic and Cultural Aspects of Clothing
- Wearer Response to Size, Fit, Style and Textile Components
Teaching Interests
- Product Development
- Strategizing and testing product quality as it relates to sizing, fit, textile perfomance and end use criteria
- Assessing wearer response to size, fit style, and textile componenets of existing apparel.
- Ananlysing observer perceptions of body form relative to cultural ideals of beauty and self concept.
- Projecting wearer/observer aspects of social, psychological, aesthetic and cultural dimensions of body-clothes interactions.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Textiles and Clothing, University of Minnesota
- M.S., Textiles and Clothing, University of Minnesota
- B.S., Home Economics, Montana State University
Department of AMDT
Washington State University
15 Kruegel Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-2020
(509) 335-7827
salusso@wsu.edu