Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina -Greensboro, Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies
M.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Liberal Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Art History
Area of Expertise
Professor Lentz’s academic background is quite varied, which makes the study of dress and all that it entails that much more interesting to her. Her main research area is the social psychology of dress, specifically focusing on an individual’s major life changes and how dress figures into one’s experience. Other areas of research include professional development in the apparel industry, gender and sub-cultural studies, branding, consumer behavior, and the history of costume.
Daily Atheneum Articles
'The sciences of dress...' - January 14, 2009
Courses
FDM 220: Fashion, the Body & Culture
FDM 311: Fashion Study Tour
FDM 360: Fashion Merchandising
FDM 361: Merchandise Planning & Control
FDM 493: SPTP Professional Development
FDM 490: Teaching Internship
FDM 491: Merchandising Internship
