Ann Slocum, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Human Ecology 
     and Apparel & Textiles 

Department of Human Environment and Design 
College of Human Ecology 
Michigan State University 
214 Human Ecology 
East Lansing, MI 48824-1030
 
Phone: 517/355-3779
Fax: 517/432-1058
E-Mail: aslocum@pilot.msu.edu
Education
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, Clothing and Textiles,1975
M.S. Iowa State University, Home Economics Education 
        and Textiles and Clothing, 1965
B.S. Eastern Kentucky University, Home Economics,1961
Course Instruction
Courses
HED 821: Dress and Environmental Settings as Nonverbal Communication
HED 801: Research Literature in Human Environment and Design
HED 430: Dress, Culture and Human Behavior
HED 424: Apparel IV, Functional Design
Research Interests

Social Science of Dress; nonverbal communication, the meaning of dress symbols
Functional Apparel Design; protective clothing, pesticide protective clothing
Human Ecological Issues; attitudes toward the environment; beliefs and practices with respect to pesticides

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SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

    Slocum, Ann C. and Lois C. Shern.  Historical Development of the American Lawn Ideal. Michigan Academician , 29(2): 145-158.  1997.

    Slocum, Ann C., Lois C. Shern, and Mihaela Peteu.   Environmental orientation, health beliefs, and attitudes toward lawn chemicals.  Barbara M. Gatewood, Annette M. Lewis, and Amy C. Robinson (Eds).  Symposium Proceedings, The International Symposium on Consumer Environmental Issues:  Safety, Health, Chemicals and Textiles in the Near Environment.  pp. 33-34.  1997.

    Slocum, Ann C. and Lois C. Shern and Mihaela Peteu.   Homeowners’ perceptions of lawn applicator’s clothing, as revealed by picture shorts. Ladisch, Christine M. (Ed.) ITAA Proceedings.  Monument, CO: International Textile & Apparel Association,  Inc., pp. 93. 1996.

    Bartlett, Melanie Clare and Ann C. Slocum.   An analysis of Catholic views on modesty in lay women’s dress, 1950-1990. Michigan Academician, 28 (3), 345.  1996

    Shern, Lois C. and Ann C. Slocum.  The impact of the American lawn ideal on environmental livability.  Human Ecology Review, SHE-VIII Proceedings-1, 3(1): 102-107, 1996.

    Slocum, Ann C. and Martha Brownscombe.   Handwovens as perceived by weavers and nonweavers.  In: Ladisch, Christine M. (Ed.) ITAA Proceedings.  Monument, CO: International Textile & Apparel Association, Inc. , p. 55. 1995.

    Adams, Paul S., Ann C. Slocum, and W. Monroe Keyserling.  A model for protective clothing effects on performance.  International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 6(4): 6-16.  1994.

    Bellingar, Teresa A. and Ann C. Slocum.  Effect of protective gloves on hand movement: An exploratory study.  Applied Ergonomics, 24(4): 244-250, 1993.

Professional Organizations

International Textile and Apparel Association
Society for Human Ecology
Kappa Omicron Nu
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters