Sarah Cosbey, Ph.D.

Title:	Associate Professor/Area Coordinator
Division:	Family and Consumer Sciences
Unit:	Fashion Merchandising
Office Location:	Wirtz Hall 122E
Office Phone:	815-753-6336
Office Fax:	815-753-1321
Email:	scosbey@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• FSMD 152: Fiber and Fabric Analysis I
• FSMD 262: Design Trends in Western Costume
• FSMD 464: Social Psychology of Dress and Appearance
• FCNS 664: Fashion Process Analyses
• FCNS 674: Clothing and Human Behavior

Education

• Ph.D., Iowa State University, Textiles and Clothing 1997
• M.S., Northern Illinois University, Home Economics Resources and Services 1990
• B.S., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Human Resources and Family Studies 1986

Research Interests

• Social-psychological aspects of dress - gender roles and dress in history and in the present
• Body image
• Fashion change
• Visual analysis methods of dress
• Victorian and Edwardian dress