Dr. Jennifer Banning
Professor of Fashion Design & Merchandising
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Jennifer Banning joined the faculty of Family and Consumer Sciences in 2007. Dr. Banning has taught apparel courses in construction, manufacturing, history, and textiles, as well as courses in family and consumer sciences teacher education and resource management. She is the director of the Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection.
Current Courses
FCS 412.091 Advanced Food Service Management
FCS 222.001 Cultural Diversity In Dress
FCS 362.001 Fashion History II
FCS 462.001 Fashion History II
FCS 400.007 Independent Study
FCS 398.002 Professional Practice: Fashion Design and Merchandising
Teaching Interests & Areas
Fashion history, cultural diversity in dress, apparel construction
Research Interests & Areas
feed sacks, commodity bags, scholarship of teaching and learning
Ph D Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
BS Apparel Design & Home Economics Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
Other Liberal Arts
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
CAST Outstanding Pre-Tenure Teacher
College of Applied Science and Technology
2013
Phyllis Memken Outstanding Teacher Award
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
2013
University Teaching Initiative Award
ISU University Teaching Committee
2012
Outstanding New Educator
Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers' Association
2012
Phyllis Memken Outstanding Teacher Award
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
2010
Alvin and Lillian Harper Graduate Fellowship
School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University
2004
Dissertation Fellowship (Graduate School)
Louisiana State University
2004
Adele Filene Travel Award
Costume Society of America
2004
Graduate Student Travel Award
Louisiana State University
2004
Clara Tucker Scholarship
School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University
2002
Harvye F. Lewis Travel Grant
School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University
2002
“Just for Students” Travel Award
Costume Society of America Region VI
2002
Edith Spring Arnold Scholarship
School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University
2001
Grants and Contracts
URG- Content Analysis of Recycled Commodity Bag Garments as a Perspective on Sustainability
Jennifer Banning.
Illinois State University. July 2012 - December 2012
Conference Proceeding
Internships strengthen a university dress & textile collection
Jennifer.
International Textiles and Apparel Association, (2024), (2024)
Challenges and Benefits of Made in the USA Manufacturing: A Study of Small Business Owners
Elisabeth Reed, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2016)
Acceptance of a socially responsible label model for apparel products: Application of the technology acceptance model
Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2013)
The Implementation of Lean Production and Environmental Sustainability Practices in the Indian Apparel Manufacturing Industry
Deepika Raj, Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2013)
Who read socially responsible apparel labels?
Hae Jin Gam, Yoon Jin Ma, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association., (2013)
Presentations
Artifacts foster inclusive and empathetic learning
Jennifer Banning.
2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 8, 2025
Advancing your scholarly teaching into scholarship of teaching and learning
Sara Marcketti, Jennifer Banning, V. Ann Paulins.
ITAA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 28, 2019
Designing a zero-waste pattern cutting project for fashion design courses
Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
ITAA Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH, November 9, 2018
Artifacts improve learning in a fashion history course
Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
ITAA Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH, November 8, 2018
Outcomes of implementing zero-waste pattern cutting in fashion design courses
Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
ITAA Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH, November 7, 2018
Object Based Learning in a World Dress Course
Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
ITAA Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, November 16, 2017
Challenges and Benefits of Made in the USA Manufacturing: A Study of Small Business Owners
Elisabeth Reed, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textiles and Apparel Association, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada), November, 2016
A Qualitative Assessment of Eating Behaviors in Adults with Autism
Samantha Barbier, Jennifer Banning, Julie Schumacher, Bill Anderson.
Spring Assembly, Oak Brook, IL, April 10, 2015
Student Learning Outcomes from a Sustainability Class Guest Speaker
Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, Charlotte, NC, November, 2014
Cyber infidelity: Applying Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love to existing studies
Bill Anderson, Connor Walters, Jennifer Banning.
Families at the Nexus of Global Change, Baltimore, MD, November 21, 2014
Lessons from the Past: Feedsack Garments in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Jennifer Banning.
IACTE Annual Conference, Normal, IL, February 21, 2014
Fashion Change Agent Qualities among Tweens
Renee Baker, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, New Orleans, LA, October, 2013
Who Read Socially Responsible Apparel Labels?
Hae Jin Gam, Yoon Jin Ma, Jennifer Banning.
International Textile and Apparel Association, New Orleans, LA, October, 2013
Acceptance of a socially responsible label model for apparel products: Application of the technology acceptance model
Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
The 70th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October, 2013
The Implementation of Lean Production and Environmental Sustainability Practices in the Indian Apparel Manufacturing Industry
Deepika Raj, Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam, Jennifer Banning.
The 70th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October, 2013
Opportunities for feature films in teaching fashion history
Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
International Textiles and Apparel Association annual conference, Honolulu, HI, November, 2012
Reflections on a “Wardrobe Diet:” exploring sustainable wardrobes
Elisabeth Reed, Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
International Textiles and Apparel Association annual conference, Honolulu, HI, November, 2012
Fashions from feed sacks: Recycling commodity bags into garments in the mid-twentieth century
Jennifer Banning, J. T. Kuttruff.
Costume Society of America Midwest Symposium, Columbus, OH, September 29, 2012
Building cultural competency in pre-service FCS teachers through service learning
Jennifer Banning.
103rd AAFCS Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 26, 2012
Collaborative instruction to improve student learning in university apparel courses
Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
103rd AAFCS Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 26, 2012
Learning outcomes from a student coordinated university fashion show
E. Reed, Jennifer Banning, Hae Jin Gam.
103rd AAFCS Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 26, 2012
Experiencing careers in Family and Consumer Science
Jennifer Banning.
23rd Annual Heart of Illinois Convention for Home Educators, Peoria, IL, April 14, 2012
Teaching strategies that match a child’s strengths
Jennifer Banning.
23rd Annual Heart of Illinois Convention for Home Educators, Peoria, IL, April 14, 2012
The Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection at Illinois State University
Jennifer Banning.
Woodford County Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals, Metamora, IL, March 15, 2012
Contextual teaching strategies in Family and Consumer Sciences
Jennifer Banning, L. Ankele, P. Atkinson, A. Perez.
2012 Illinois Association of Family and Consumer Sciences annual conference, Normal, IL, February 24, 2012