Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009, Consumer, Apparel & Retail Studies
M.S., University of Georgia, 2001, Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
B.S., University of Georgia, 1996, Furnishings & Interiors
Courses Taught
• Aesthetics for Fashion
• Visual Merchandising
• Professional Development for Apparel Merchandising Career
• Merchandise Planning & Control
• Digital Retailing for Apparel
• Advanced Excel for Merchandising Data Analytics
• Apparel Merchandising Portfolio
• Global Sourcing in Textiles & Apparel
• Fashion Analysis & Forecasting
• Apparel Merchandising & Retail Management; Supervised Industry Experience
• Apparel Merchandising Internship
Selected Publications
Bickle, M. C., Rucker, R. D., & Burnsed, K. A. (2019). Online learning: Examination of attributes that promote student satisfaction. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 22(1).
Burnsed, K. A. & Bickle, M. C. (2018). Satisfaction with independent fashion stores’ environment. International Journal of Sales, Retailing and Marketing, 7(1), 21-29.
Brosdahl, D. J. C., Burnsed, K. A., Park, J., & Cohen, A. (2017). Reflections in the store window: U.S. women’s self-comparisons to mannequins. Journal of Business Diversity, 17(3), 34-46.
Bickle, M. C., Burnsed, K. A., & Edwards, K. L. (2015). Are U.S. plus-size women satisfied with retail clothing store environments? Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior, 28, 45-60.
Honors and Awards
• Student Government Association (SGA) Outstanding Faculty Award (2021)
• Brian J. and Linda L. Mihalik Outstanding Global Scholar Award Nominee (2019)
• Harry E. & Carmen S. Varney Distinguished College of HRSM Teacher of the Year Award Finalist (2018)
• Department of Retailing Teacher of the Year Award (University of South Carolina) (2018)
