Research
Publications, conference presentations, and workshops exploring the intersection of costume design, collaboration, ethics, sustainability, and 3D digital media.
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From Zoom to Lectra: The tools, theories, and technologies that move dress forward
From Zoom to Lectra: The tools, theories, and technologies that move dress forward
Scholars’ roundtable honor
Costume Society of America
2025 (forthcoming)
Scholars’ roundtable honor
Costume Society of America
2025 (forthcoming)
I have been invited to share my experience and expertise investigating the future of dress and technology at the upcoming Costume Society of America National Symposium as an awardee of the 2025 Scholar's Roundtable Honor.
Immersive apparel: A historical fashion show in digital space
Immersive apparel: A historical fashion show in digital space
Conference presentation
Costume Society of America
2025 (forthcoming)
Conference presentation
Costume Society of America
2025 (forthcoming)
I will present my in-progress research creating an immersive virtual showcase of 10 to 15 garments that aims to enhance audience understanding of the diverse lives of real Colorado women. This project is created in collaboration with History Colorado’s Clothing and Textile Archives.
Patterns for success: Training the next generation of costume technicians in digital garment simulation and pattern drafting software
Patterns for success: Training the next generation of costume technicians in digital garment simulation and pattern drafting software
Peer-reviewed research article
International Journal of Education & the Arts
2024
Peer-reviewed research article
International Journal of Education & the Arts
2024
I developed a case study examining the impact of digital patterning tools on training the next generation of costume technicians in draping and pattern drafting.
No wrong answers: Just choices
No wrong answers: Just choices
Conference presentation
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Seattle, WA. 2024
Conference presentation
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Seattle, WA. 2024
I presented my process for creating historical garments using digital patterning methods. On this national panel, costume professionals each showed the unique way they approached patterning an 1870s period gown designed by Susan Tsu. My role in the presentation was to represent the methods I have developed using digital pattern drafting for theatre.
Costuming the future: exploring maker technologies and CLO3D digital patterning
Costuming the future: exploring maker technologies and CLO3D digital patterning
Professional development workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Summer Costume Symposium
Chicago, IL. 2023
Professional development workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Summer Costume Symposium
Chicago, IL. 2023
I developed and delivered a 3-day professional development workshop on integrating digital garments into theatrical costume shops, classrooms, and creative processes for a more sustainable workflow. At this workshop I educated 20 participants with the aid of 1 trained assistant and 2 volunteers.
Futurism, Feminism, and the Right to "Genius": Mina Loy's "The Sacred Prostitute" and Other Plays
Futurism, Feminism, and the Right to "Genius": Mina Loy's "The Sacred Prostitute" and Other Plays
Michigan State University Library
East Lansing, MI. 2023
Michigan State University Library
East Lansing, MI. 2023
My innovative costume designs are featured in a chapter on production in this publication by Alison Dobbins.
Digital costume in augmented reality
Digital costume in augmented reality
Workshop
Colorado State Thespians Thescon
Denver, CO. 2022
Workshop
Colorado State Thespians Thescon
Denver, CO. 2022
I developed and delivered a fashion history lesson in 18th century European dress silhouettes through augmented reality filters shared with the students via Snapchat.
Expanding the Given Circumstances: Identity-Conscious Costume Design
Expanding the Given Circumstances: Identity-Conscious Costume Design
Conference presentation
49th Annual Costume Society of America Meeting and Symposium
Salt Lake City, UT. 2023 (Accepted but not presented)
Conference presentation
49th Annual Costume Society of America Meeting and Symposium
Salt Lake City, UT. 2023 (Accepted but not presented)
I submitted an abstract examining the role of performer identity in the costume design process. In this abstract I introduce the concept of identity-conscious costume design which honors the lived experiences of the performer while featuring the culturally significant details of the historical characters they play.
Photograph by Boon Eye Photos
Creating patterns with CLO3D
Creating patterns with CLO3D
Professional development workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
St Louis, MI. 2023
Professional development workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
St Louis, MI. 2023
I developed and delivered a 4-hour professional development workshop educating costume professionals on the applications of CLO in theatre. At this workshop I educated 22 participants with the aid of 1 trained assistant.
Projectors for cutting and marking digital patterns
Projectors for cutting and marking digital patterns
Conference workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Baltimore, MD. 2022
Conference workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Baltimore, MD. 2022
I developed and presented a workshop introducing the use of projectors for cutting digital patterns in the theatrical costume shop.
Digital Pattern Drafting in CLO3D
Digital Pattern Drafting in CLO3D
Conference workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Baltimore, MD. 2022
Conference workshop
United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference
Baltimore, MD. 2022
I developed and presented a workshop introducing the applications of CLO in the theatrical costume shop. This is the first time a workshop of this kind had been offered at this national conference.
Les Mis: The Video Game
Les Mis: The Video Game
Presentation
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA. 2021
Presentation
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA. 2021
I presented the theories and processes that drove my digital costume designs and was awarded second place in the 2021 Graduate Exhibition at The Pennsylvania State University.
Graduate Exhibition Presentation.pdfDye Trying: Transmedial Textile Manipulation
Dye Trying: Transmedial Textile Manipulation
Workshop
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO. 2021
Workshop
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO. 2021
I instructed an undergraduate workshop exploring painting with fiber reactive dyes. The aim was to see if we could achieve the effect created by a hand-painted watercolor texture map applied to a digital garment.
Ethics of Homeless Representation in Costume Design
Ethics of Homeless Representation in Costume Design
Peer-reviewed research article
Performing Ethos: International Journal of Ethics in Theatre & Performance
2021
Peer-reviewed research article
Performing Ethos: International Journal of Ethics in Theatre & Performance
2021
I published an essay that questions how to design costumes for homeless characters without appropriating the physical appearance of real life people who experience homelessness.
Sock Talk
Sock Talk
Teaching video
Prompt: journal of theatre theory, practice, and teaching
2020
Teaching video
Prompt: journal of theatre theory, practice, and teaching
2020
I developed a workshop video demonstration that "teaches theatre with things."
Awearness
Awearness
Community project funding
The Pennsylvania State University Studio for Sustainability and Social Action
State College, PA. 2021
Community project funding
The Pennsylvania State University Studio for Sustainability and Social Action
State College, PA. 2021
I designed and directed a mini-documentary that explores the research question, "How can we make a truly sustainable garment?"
Awareness_2.movThe Crucial Creative Role of the Costume Technician
The Crucial Creative Role of the Costume Technician
Conference presentation
Mid-America Theatre Conference
Chicago, IL. 2020
Conference presentation
Mid-America Theatre Conference
Chicago, IL. 2020
I presented on the process of collaborating with the costume construction team to create primary research on design and collaboration methods between designers and makers.
Queering Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice through Costume Design
Queering Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice through Costume Design
Conference presentation
Mid-America Theatre Conference
Cleveland, OH. 2019
Conference presentation
Mid-America Theatre Conference
Cleveland, OH. 2019
I presented a paper on a theoretical production of Eurydice that applies queer theory to character costume design.
Designing for Site-Specific Theatre
Designing for Site-Specific Theatre
Interview
The Theatre Times
2019
Interview
The Theatre Times
2019
I published an interview with designer Susan Tsu on her costumes for “King Lear” at Quantum Theatre.
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