| 308 Alison Hall South | Newark, DE 19716 | | <div class="ExternalClass2924A30F609A484CA36F06D2783DE079"><p></p><p>PhD, Iowa State University</p><p>MS, Iowa State University</p><p>BS, Kansas State University</p><p></p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass8DE2F41C68FB415E9662C8F03B147CEB"><p></p><p>Consumers and Social Responsibility </p><p>Socially Responsible Apparel Production and Sourcing </p><p>Worker Centric Social Responsibility</p><p></p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass7D90FEA310934CC4B8A267E72CC9A97E"><p>Dickson, M.A., Waters, Y., & Lopez-Gydosh, D.
(2012). Stakeholder expectations for environmental performance within
the apparel industry: The urgency of business response. Journal of
Corporate Citizenship, 45, 35-49. </p><p>Hustvedt, G., & Dickson, M. A. (2011). The
challenge of internationalizing FCS faculty activity. Journal of Family
and Consumer Sciences, 103(4), 22-29. </p><p>Littrell, M. A., & Dickson, M. A. (2010). Artisans and fair trade: Crafting development. Kumarian Press. </p><p>Dickson, M. A., Loker, S. J., & Eckman, M.
(2009). Social responsibility in the global apparel industry. New York:
Fairchild Books. </p><p>Parker, L. & Dickson, M. A. (Eds.) (2009). Sustainable fashion: A handbook for educators. London: Labour Behind the Label. </p><p>Dickson, M. A. (2009). Linking transformative
consumer research and human rights in support of socially responsible
business. Fashion Information and Technology, 6, 70-75. </p><p>Katz, J., Higgins, E., Dickson, M. A., &
Eckman, M. (2008). The impact of external monitoring and public
reporting on business performance in a global manufacturing industry.
Business & Society, 20(10), 1-22. </p><p>Hustvedt, G., & Dickson, M. A. (2009). Consumer
likelihood of purchasing organic cotton apparel: Influence of attitudes
and self-identity. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 13(1),
49-65. </p><p>Dickson, M. A., & Eckman, M. (2008). Media
portrayal of voluntary public reporting about corporate social
responsibility performance: Does coverage encourage or discourage
ethical management? Journal of Business Ethics, 83, 725-743.</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass170816D405754AD5897D3A3D4024434E"><p>Member, Board of Directors, Fair Labor Association </p><p>Member, Board of Directors, Fair Factories Clearinghouse</p><p>Distinguished Scholar, International Textile and Apparel Association, 2011 </p><p>ThinkTank Chair—Career Development, Prime Source Forum, 2010. (The
Prime Source ThinkTank is a social media platform that is designed to
enable senior executives in the apparel industry to communicate with
their peers in an electronic format that overcomes geographical
constraints, see <a href="http://www.thinktank.primesourceforum.com/en/chair.html">http://www.thinktank.primesourceforum.com/en/chair.html</a>) </p><p>Apparel Magazine All Star Award, International Textile and Apparel
Association, 2009. (Recipients demonstrate exemplary and innovative
contributions in teaching/curricular development, research, or service
activities in the textile and apparel field; contributions have made an
impact the textile and apparel industry.) </p><p>Award for Outstanding Programming [for the certificate in Socially
Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Business], University Continuing
Education Association Mid-Atlantic Region, 2008.</p><p>Panelist on "Education—the U.S. Perspective", Prime Source Forum 2007, Hong Kong</p><p>Founder and President, Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business </p><p>Scholar-in-Residence, Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study Center, Bellagio, Italy, 2004.</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass6A60781A32BD46AAA36F26C754AEB13C"><p></p><p>Socially Responsible Apparel Production and Sourcing </p><p>Corporate Social Responsibility </p><p>Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility</p><p></p></div> | Degrees | Courses Regularly Taught | Representative Publications | Honors and Awards | Research Interests | | dickson@udel.edu | /Documents Bios CVs/Marsha-Dickson-CV.pdf | Dickson, Marsha | | | <img alt="" src="/IMAGES%20BIOS/Marsha%20Dickson.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Professor | Co-Director of Sustainable Apparel Initiative | Irma Ayers Professor of Human Services | | |