Education
University of Maryland Textile Science
The Ohio State University Textiles and Clothing
Western Kentucky University Textiles and Clothing, cum laude
Courses Taught
• CADS 1600 The Textile Industrial Complex
• CADS 2600 Textiles
• CADS 3940 London Study Tour
• CADS 5450 History of Costume
• CADS 5460 Fashion Since 1910
• CADS 2000 Consumer and Global Culture
Selected Publications
Presley, A.B.(2019). A historic questions: Why is the color so dull? International Textile and Apparel Association Meeting in Las Vegas, NV November 2019.
Rolling, V., Presley, A.B. & Thornton, M.K. (2018). The Impact of a short-term fashion study abroad trip on undergraduates’ cultural intelligence and career perceptions as future global fashion change agents. International Textile and Apparel Association Meeting in Cleveland, OH, November 2018.
Presley, A.B., Ross, K., & Green, A. (2017). Pinterest and sustainability—Engaging in a core course. International Textile and Apparel Association Meeting in St. Petersburg, AL, November, 2017.
Presley, A.B. (2017). Using Twitter to reinforce teaching concepts. International Textile and Apparel Association Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL, November, 2017.
Presley, A.B. (2019). Godey’s Magazine and Lady’s Book: The Popularity and Influence of a Woman’s Magazine in 1850s America. Costume Society of America Annual Symposium. Seattle, WA.
Presley, A.B. (2019). Fashion of the 1920s as seen in Vogue Magazine covers: Art Nouveau to Art Deco. Costume Society of America Annual Symposium. Seattle, WA.
Presley, A.B. (2016). Art movements of the 1920s as seen in Vogue magazine covers. Presented at Southeastern Regional Costume Society Meeting. Columbus, GA.
Presley, A.B. (2015). The captivating and captive fashionable ladies of the 1850s in the United States. Presented at Southeastern Regional Costume Society Meeting. Winston-Salem, NC.
Presley, A.B. (2015). How the discovery of Tutankhamen influenced fashion. Presented at Southeastern Regional Costume Society Meeting. Winston-Salem, NC.
Honors and Awards
• 2021 ITAA ATEXINC Award for Innovative Textile Teaching
• Faculty Advisor to the Board of Trustees and Immediate Past Chair, University Senate, 2012-2013
• Chair, University Senate, 2011-2012
• SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow
• Siemens, Inc., Product Lifecycle Management in kind $10,500,000 Software Grant, for the Apparel
Management and Production Program, 2010, part of the largest in-kind grant made to Auburn University
• Attingham Trust Scholar, 2009: One of 24 scholars internationally selected. This program examines social
history and history of decorative arts at British National Trust and English Heritage properties in the United
Kingdom.
• Royal Oak Foundation and American Friends of Attingham Scholar recipient
• Educator of the Year Award, International Textile and Apparel Association, 2008
