More About Patricia Young

Professional Biographical Summary

  • Patricia Young Enterprises:
    • Owner, The Fashion Theory Lab
      • The World of Fashion - My Online Signature Course
      • TFTL: Face-2-Face Fashion Studies Series

Past Professional History

  • Assistant Professor/Area Coordinator (Retired)
    • Area of Expertise: Apparel, Merchandising & Design
      • Retail Merchandising 
      • Fashion Merchandising I
      • Fashion Merchandising II
      • Consumer Aspects of Clothing
      • Merchandising & Design Seminar
      • Ready-To-Wear Apparel Analysis
      • Visual Merchandising
      • Consumer Textiles for Fashion
      • History of Costume
      • Art & Design (In Fashion)
      • Directed Field Experience
      • Academic Advising
  • Director, Alumni Affairs
  • Coordinator, Recruitment & Retention
  • Fashion Companies & Retail Experiences: Parisian's Department Store, The Limited Company: The Limited, Limited Express & Victoria's Secret
  • Education:
    • J.D. Juris Doctor (Law)
    • M.S. Master of Science (Concentration: Fashion Merchandising)
    • B.S. Bachelor  of Science (Clothing, Textiles & Related Arts: Fashion Merchandising / Minor: Business Administration)
    • A.S. Associates of Science (Retail Merchandising)
    • Additional Studies: Business Administration & Clothing and Textiles
  • Certification: Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM)
  • License: Real Estate Agent (Licensed) 
  • Professional Organizations:
    • International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA)
    • American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
    • National Association of African American Studies (NAAAs)
  • Honors:
    • Kappa Omicorn Nu - National Family & Consumer Sciences Honors Society
    • Kappa Delta Pi - National Education Honors Society
    • Outstanding Young Women of America
  • Special Interest:
    • Member, First Missionary Baptist Church 
    • Life Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.