Jung E. Ha-Brookshire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Textile and Apparel Management
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
M.B.A. Baruch College, City University of New York;
B.H.E. Seoul National University;
A.A.S. Fashion Institute of Technology

email: habrookshirej@missouri.edu

Dr. Jung E. Ha-Brookshire is an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the Textile and Apparel Management Department. She received her Ph.D. in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies in 2007 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to her Ph.D., Dr. Ha-Brookshire has worked as a production assistant, production coordinator, production manager, and sourcing manager for Adjmi Apparel Group and Richard Leeds International, Inc. located in New York City since 1997. During her time in NYC, she extensively traveled to various countries in Asia and Central America for textile and apparel product sourcing, product development, production coordination, and quality assurance. After 7 years of hard work in NYC, she realized that she wanted to spend more time on passing what she has learned onto other people who are interested in this fascinating industry. To do so, she came back to school to earn a degree and joined the TAM department in the Fall of 2007. Dr. Ha-Brookshire’s husband, Richard Brookshire, an IT manager at Microsoft, Corp., lives currently in Charlotte, NC and is looking forward to becoming a Missourian soon. 

Research Interests:
Dr. Ha-Brookshire’s research interests originate from her professional work experience. While she was working in NYC, she had questioned why some companies perform better than others, how the textile and apparel industries are perceived by other community members, and how these external perceptions on the industries impact companies’ performance. Her dissertation research investigated these topics and she plans to develop this research stream further. The areas of her research include textiles/apparel firm strategies in today’s new market environment, firm/industry identity issues in the textiles and apparel industries, and corporate/consumer social responsibility practices in textiles and apparel market places.            

Research Publications or Scholarships:
Refereed Publications

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Dyer, Barbara (2008).  Apparel Import Intermediaries: The Impact of a Hyper-Dynamic Environment on U.S. Apparel Firms.  Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 26, 66-90.  DOI: 10.1177/0887302X07304479

Dyer, Barbara & Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. (in press, 2008). Apparel Import Intermediaries’ Secrets to Success: Redefining Success in a Hyper-dynamic Environment.  Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management.

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. (in press).  Does the firm size matter on firm entrepreneurship and performance? US Apparel Import intermediary Case.  Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Dyer, B. (in press). Framing a Descriptive Profile of a Transformed Apparel Industry: Apparel Import Intermediaries in the United States.  Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management.

Research Manuscripts In Review

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Dyer, Barbara (in review, 2008).  The Impact of Capabilities and Competitive Advantages on Import Intermediary Performance.  Journal of International Management.

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Nelson Hodges, Nancy J. (in review, 2007).  Socially Responsible Consumer Behavior in a Clothing Disposal Setting: Exploring Used Clothing Donation Behavior.  Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 

Refereed Conference Proceedings/Presentations

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Dyer, Barbara (2007). An Analysis of U.S. Apparel Import Intermediaries: Performance in the Hyper-dynamic Global Market Environment. International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings, 64. Los Angeles, CA, November 2007

Ha-Brookshire, Jung E. & Nelson Hodges, Nancy, J. (2007). Input is Always Greater than Output: Consumers’ Clothing Acquisition and Disposal Experiences. International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings, 64. Los Angeles, CA, November 2007

Ha, Jung-Eun & Dyer, Barbara (2006). Implications for Curriculum in Textiles and Clothing Academic Programs: Learning from Apparel Import Intermediaries.  International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings, 63. San Antonio, TX, November 2006

Ha, Jung-Eun & Nelson Hodges, Nancy J. (2006). Exploring Motivations, Intentions, and Behavior of Socially Responsible Consumption in a Clothing Disposal Setting. International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings, 63. San Antonio, TX, November 2006

Ha, Jung-Eun & Dyer, Barbara (2006). New Dynamics in the Global Supply Chain: Discovering Import Intermediaries.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Academy of Marketing Science, 29, 31-35. San Antonio, TX, May 2006

Dyer, Barbara & Ha, Jung-Eun (2006).  The Impact of Globalization on the US Apparel Industry: Apparel Import Intermediaries’ Success Factors.  International Trade and Finance Association Conference Papers.  International Trade and Finance Association 15th International Conference. Working Paper 11.

Ha, Jung-Eun & Dyer, Barbara (2005).  New Dynamics in the U.S. Apparel Import Trade: Exploring the Role of Import Intermediaries.  International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings, 62, Res-189. Alexandria, VA, November 2005 

Invited Presentations

How to Complete Apparel Costing Sheet!  in CRS 312 (Quality Analysis of Consumer Goods), UNCG.  October 3, 2006

Apparel Sourcing Manager: The Center of Communication in the Product Development Symposium, Florida State University.  March 23, 2006

Why Sourcing? in TC231 (Apparel Manufacturing), Iowa State University.  March 3, 2006

Apparel Sourcing Manager: The Center of Communication in TC 331 (Apparel Production Management), Iowa State University.  March 2, 2006

What is Sourcing? in CRS 231 (Introduction to Consumer and Apparel Retailing), UNCG.  November 7, 2005; March 29, 2006

Role of Sourcing Manager in US Apparel Companies: Quality Analysis in CRS 312 (Quality Analysis of Consumer Goods), UNCG.  October 25, 2005

Role of Sourcing Manager in U.S. Apparel Companies in TDM 463 (International Sourcing of Textile Products), UNCG.  October 29, 2004

Honors and Awards:
Lois Dickey Fellowship, International textiles and Apparel Association, 2007, $1,000 International Textiles and Apparel Association Fellowship, 2007, $1,000
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, UNCG, 2007, $200
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, UNCG, 2007
Dr. Nancy J. Sears Fellowship of Excellence, UNCG, 2006-2007, $2,500
Graduate School Scholar Award, UNCG, 2006, $4,000
Class of 1933 Graduate Fellowship, UNCG, 2005-2006, $3,000
Dr. Nancy J. Sears Fellowship, UNCG, 2005-2006, $2,400
Charles Hayes Fellowship, UNCG, 2004-2005, $14,000
Honorary Graduate (equivalent to Magna Cum Laude), Seoul National University, 1996 

Courses Taught:
Retail Marketing and Merchandising (Capstone), University of Missouri.
Global Sourcing, University of Missouri-Columbia        
Textiles, University of Missouri-Columbia
Global Sourcing of Apparel and Related Consumer Products, UNCG
Quality Analysis of Consumer Products, UNCG  

Professional Organizations/Honor Society:
International Textiles and Apparel Association, 2004-present
National Association of Business Economics, 2007-2008
Academy of Marketing Science, 2005-2006
Kappa Omicron Nu, National Honor Society, Omicron Alpha Kappa Chapter, 2005-present