Current Faculty and Staff at a Glance
The award-winning TAM Faculty offer a wide variety of expertise from global studies of the fashion industry to consumer, historic, technological, or production perspectives. You will find faculty and staff of the TAM Department to be friendly and helpful.
Jung Ha-Brookshire, Department Chair and Professor
PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MBA, Baruch College, City University of New York | BS, Seoul National University
E-mail: habrookshirej@missouri.edu
Mulat Alubel Abtew, Post Doctoral Fellow
PhD, University of Lille |PhD, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi | PhD, Soochow University | MFTech in Fashion Technology, National Institute of Fashion Technology | BSc in Textile Engineering, Bahir Dar University
E-mail: m.abtew@mail.missouri.edu
Bryn Chambers, Academic Advisor
MA, English, University of Missouri
BA, English, University of Missouri
E-mail: bchambers@missouri.edu
Nicole Johnston, MHCTC Curator, Instructor
MS, University of Missouri | BS, University of Missouri
E-mail: johnstonnr@missouri.edu
Caroline Kopot, Assistant Professor, Cathy Allen Faculty Fellow, Faculty Affiliate – Honors’ College
PhD, University of Georgia | MBA, University of Southern California | PA, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising | BS, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
E-mail: ckopot@missouri.edu
Nicolette Leiby, Assistant Teaching Professor and Career Services Advisor, Dynasty Family Faculty Fellow
MS, University of Missouri | BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
E-mail: nleiby@missouri.edu
Kerri McBee-Black, Assistant Professor, Helen Allen Faculty Fellow
PhD, University of Missouri | MS, University of Missouri | BS, Columbia College
E-mail: mcbeeblackk@missouri.edu
Jaime Mestres, Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Natalie Reid/Wheeler Faculty Fellow
PhD, University of Missouri
MS, University of Missouri | BS, Fontbonne University
E-mail: mestresj@missouri.edu
Julie Shea, Business Support Specialist II
BS, University of Missouri
E-mail: julieshea@missouri.edu
Cheyenne Staib, Assistant Teaching Professor, Betty Dillard Faculty Fellow
MS, University of Delaware | BS, University of Delaware
E-mail: cmsmith@missouri.edu
Song-yi Youn, Assistant Professor, Doris Saxon Faculty Fellow
PhD, Purdue University | PhD, Hanyang University
MS, Hanyang University | BS, Hanyang University
E-mail: syoun@missouri.edu
Li Zhao, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Margaret Mangel Faculty Fellow
PhD, University of Missouri
MS, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology | BS, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
E-mail: zhaol1@missouri.edu