General Information

Tammy Kinley Associate Professor and Chair Area: Merchandising

1155 Union Circle # 311100 Denton, TX 76203-5017 P (940) 565-4842 F (940) 565-4348 tkinley@unt.edu

 

Research Area

• Vanity Sizing; Garment Size Issues
• Body Image and Self-esteem
• Tourism and Shopping

 

Courses Taught

• Merchandising Problems
• Consumer Behavior
• Consumer Studies
• Managing the Customer Experience
• Internship
• New York Study Tour
• Textiles

 

Education

Degree

Major

Institution

Ph.D.	Merchandising	Texas Tech University
M.S.	Fashion & Textiles Merchandising	Louisiana Tech University
B.S.	Home Economics Education	Henderson State University

 

 

Significant Awards

Date

Award

Sponsoring Organization

2005	Academy of Scholars	Henderson State University
2000	Award for Excellence (awarded to Merchandising Division at UNT)	American Textile Manufacturers’ Institute

 

Selected Publications

Brandon, L. & Kinley, T. (2006). Lifestyle Home Furnishings: Is the Branding Strategy Working? TAFCS Research Journal, 2(1), 18-19.

 

Josiam, B., Kinley, T., & Kim, Y.-K. (2005). Involvement and the Tourist Shopper: Using the Involvement Construct to Segment the American Tourist-Shopper at the Mall. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 11(2), 135-154.

 

Crutsinger, C., Knight, D., & Kinley, T. (2005). Learning Styles: Implications for Web-based Pedagogy. Clothing & Textiles Research Journal, 23(4), 266-277.

 

Kinley, T. (2003). Size Consistency Among Private Labels in Three Retailing Formats. TAFCS Research Journal, 1(8), 11-12.

 

Kinley, T. R., Josiam, B., & Kim, Y.-K. (2003). Why and Where Tourists Shop: Motivations of Tourist-Shoppers and Their Preferred Shopping Center Attributes. Journal of Shopping Center Research, 10(1), 7-28.

 

Kinley, T. R. (2003). Clothing Size Variation in Women’s Pants. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 21(1), 19-31.

 

Kinley, T. R., Kim, Y.-K., & Forney, J. (2002). Tourist-Destination Shopping Center: An Importance-Performance Analysis of Attributes. Journal of Shopping Center Research, 9(1), 51-72.

 

 

Selected Grants

Date

Grant Title

Funding Agency

2005	Impact of Consumers’ Recognition and Perceptions of Lifestyle Branding of Home Furnishings and Fashion-Apparel Products	UNT
2005	The Effects of Clothing Size on Self-esteem and Body Image	UNT
2002	Why and Where Tourists Shop: Motivations of Tourist Shoppers and Their Preferred Shopping Center Attributes	International Council of Shopping Centers
2001	Tourist Destination Shopping Centers: Importance / Performance Analysis of Attributes	International Council of Shopping Centers