Laura K. McKee
Assistant Department Chair
Senior Lecturer, Fashion Merchandising
Bio
Mrs. Laura McKee holds a Master of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising from North Dakota State University (2014). Her undergraduate degree in Fashion Merchandising (1997) is from Louisiana State University. She has eighteen years of experience in the fashion merchandising and retail management field with twelve of the years at Gap Inc. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Visual Arts & Design department at U.N.A. She is the Head of Fashion at U.N.A. and manages the students, courses, curriculum, and advising as the only full time faculty in the Fashion Merchandising area. She is also the Co-Chair of the Visual Arts & Design, Applied Art & Design area.
Research Interests
- Retail Merchandising, Retail Management, Textiles, Apparel Construction, Retail Math, Field Study Tours, Fashion Shows
Courses Taught
- FASH 499 - Independent Study-Practicum
- HES 499 - Independent Study-Practicum
- HES 497 - Special Topics in HES
- FASH 475 - Internship
- FASH 470 - Senior Prep/Capstone
- FASH 450 - Retail Buying
- HES 450 - Retail Buying
- HES 443 - Family Development
- HES 441 - Advanced Clothing
- FASH 440 - Sustainability in Fashion
- HES 422 - Professional Dress
- HES 400 - Senior Seminar
- HES 375 - Consumer Economics
- FASH 350 - Advanced Apparel Construction
- FASH 341W - Textiles and Materials
- HES 341W - Textiles and Materials
- FASH 340 - Textile Global Sourcing
- HES 340 - Textile Global Sourcing
- FASH 325 - Social Cultural Aspects
- HES 325 - Social Cultural Aspects
- FASH 322 - Visual Presentation
- HES 322 - Visual Presentation I
- FASH 321 - Merchandising
- HES 321 - Merchandising
- FASH 320 - History of Dress and Adornment
- HES 320 - Historic Costume
- FASH 241 - Beginning Sewing Construction
- HES 241 - Textile Product Analysis
- EXIT 0 - Exit Examination
Education
- Merchandising (MS)
North Dakota State University - Textiles/Apparel/Merchandising (BS)
Louisiana State University