Dr. Yoon Ma
Professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
In 2006, Yoon Jin Ma began teaching at ISU as an assistant professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising Program within the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Currently, she is a Full Professor and also a Coleman Faculty Fellow.
Current Courses
FCS 323.001 Advanced Textiles
FCS 323.002 Advanced Textiles
FCS 423.001 Advanced Textiles
FCS 423.002 Advanced Textiles
FCS 328.001 Economics Of Fashion
FCS 428.001 Economics of Fashion
FCS 499.008 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
FCS 400.008 Independent Study
FCS 200.003 Problem Solving and Research Methods in Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS 300.001 Professional Leadership in Fashion Design and Merchandising
FCS 498.002 Professional Practice: Family And Consumer Sciences
FCS 424.003 Selected Problems In Family And Consumer Sciences
FCS 291.008 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences
FCS 368.001 Fashion Promotion
FCS 368.002 Fashion Promotion
FCS 499.008 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
FCS 400.008 Independent Study
FCS 369.001 Merchandise Planning & Control
FCS 469.001 Merchandise Planning and Control
FCS 498.008 Professional Practice: Family And Consumer Sciences
FCS 398.008 Professional Practice: Fashion Design and Merchandising
FCS 372.001 Special Topics in Fashion Design and Merchandising: Entrepreneurship in Fashion
FCS 472.001 Special Topics in Fashion Design and Merchandising: Entrepreneurship in Fashion
FCS 291.007 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Ma has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses: Economics of fashion, Merchandising planning and control, Fashion promotion, Entrepreneurship in fashion, Advanced textiles, and Problem-solving and research methods in FCS.
Research Interests & Areas
Social responsibility in the apparel industry including consumption, manufacturing, and retailing; the fourth/fifth industrial revolution in fashion; collaborative robots and automation system; and consumer behavior.
Ph D Textiles and Clothing
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
MS Clothing and Textiles
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
BS Clothing and Textiles
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Coleman Foundation
2018
Departmental Research Award
the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, ISU
2017
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Coleman Foundation
2017
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Coleman Foundation
2016
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Coleman Foundation
2015
The Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) Research Award
International Textile and Apparel Association
2014
Departmental Research Award
the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, ISU
2013
Paper of Distinction Award at the Sustainability/Social Responsibility Track
the International Textile and Apparel Association
2013
The Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) Award
the International Textile and Apparel Association
2013
Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) Award
International Textile and Apparel Association
2011
Research Award, The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Illinois State University
2011
Paper of Distinction Award
Consumer Behavior Track - International Textile and Apparel Association
2010
Best Paper Award
International Textile and Apparel Association
2009
First Place Student Best Paper, Doctoral Level
International Textile and Apparel Association
2008
Faculty Recognition - Red Tassel Chapter of Mortar Board
Illinois State University
2007
Damaris Pease Scholarship
Iowa State University
2005
Florence Fallgatter Scholarship
Iowa State University
2005
Elizabeth Beveridge Memorial Fund Scholarship
Iowa State University
2004
Helen G. Easter Graduate Scholarship
Iowa State University
2004
Graduate Assistant Scholarship
Yonsei University
1998
Award of the Honors
Yonsei University
1995
Academic Scholarship
Yonsei University
1994
Award of the Highest Honors
Yonsei University
1994
Grants and Contracts
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellow
Yoon Jin Ma
Coleman Foundation. August 2015 - 2019
Going Global with SoTL mini-grant
Yoon Jin Ma, Elisabeth Reed
Office of the Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2015 - 2016
Biofeedback system and training programs
Yoon Jin Ma
Provost. July 2014 - June 2015
Experimental Study of Consumer Friendly Green Label for Sustainable Apparel Products
Hae Jin Gam, Yoon Jin Ma
Illinois State Univeristy - University Research Grant. July 2009 - June 2010
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2009 - 2010
University Research Program (URG)
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2009 - 2010
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2008 - 2009
University Research Program (URG)
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2008 - 2009
University Research Program (URG)
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2008 - 2009
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2007 - 2008
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. 2006 - 2007
Generation Study Abroad New Program Initiation Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
International Studies and Programs. - May 2015
Helen Winslow Honan Development Fund
Yoon Jin Ma
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. - 2013
Helen Winslow Honan Development Fund
Yoon Jin Ma
Illinois State University. - 2011
Helen Winslow Honan Development Fund
Yoon Jin Ma
Illinois State University. - 2011
Helen Winslow Honan Development Fund
Yoon Jin Ma
Illinois State University. - 2010
Mentoring Program Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2015
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2015
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2014
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2013
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. - 2012
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2011
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. - 2011
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
College of Applied Science and Technology. - 2010
Presentation Travel Grant
Yoon Jin Ma
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. - 2010
Abstract
Correlations between dietary intake and quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis
K. Pietro, Bill Anderson, Julie Schumacher, & Yoon Jin Ma
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112 (9), A-39, (2012)
Evaluating podcast formats in nutrition education and recipe demonstrations
S. Danforth, Julie Schumacher, Robert Cullen, & Yoon Jin Ma
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112 (9), A-19, (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Application of Image-Generative AI in Visual Merchandising Class
Linh Ho & Yoon Jin Ma
International Textile and Apparel Association, 81 (1), (2024)
Adoption of collaborative robots in the fashion industry
Yoon Jin Ma, Jeong Eun Yoon, Suhyun Ha, Kim Phung Nguyen, & Sumin Koo
International Conference Consume: Fashion & Reglobalization, (2023)
Evaluation of social responsibility and diversity equity and inclusion efforts of fashion retailers
Dani Mccleish & Yoon Jin Ma
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, (2022)
Examining the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards the Application of Collaborative Robots in Garment Factories in Vietnam
Kim Nguyen, Yoon Jin Ma, Ui-Jeen Yu, Aslihan Spaulding, & Tuan Nguyen
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2022)
Potential challenges of collaborative robot implementation in garment factories
Kim Phung Nguyen & Yoon Jin Ma
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, (2022)
Commonly reported statistics techniques in textiles and apparel research
Yoon Jin Ma & MyoungJin Kim
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2018)
Different preferences on transformable clothing for sustainability: Pants and accessories
Helen Sumin Koo & Yoon Jin Ma
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, (2018)
Sustainability disclosure of the leading textiles and apparel company websites
Yoon Jin Ma & Minsun Lee
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, (2018)
U.S. consumers’ subjective social status and fair trade consumption
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeon Wook Shin, & Ae-Ran Koh
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, (2018)
Why purchase fair-trade goods? Differences in ethical consumer behavior between mature and emerging fair-trade markets
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeon Wook Shin, & Ae-Ran Koh
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2018)
Number-location bias: Do consumers correctly process the number?
Jihye Park & Yoon Jin Ma
The Association for Consumer Research Conference, (2017)
Online review mining: Health and environmental concerns on beauty products
Yoon Jin Ma & Jinseok Kim
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2017)
Self-identify, ethical obligation, and fair trade consumption among consumers in an emerging fair trade market
Yeonwook Shin, Yoon Jin Ma, & Ae-Ran Koh
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2017)
Sustainable fashion: Transformable outerwear and shopping orientation
Yoon Jin Ma & Helen Koo
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2017)
Corporate social responsibility among Korean fashion companies
Minjung Lee, Yoon Jin Ma, & Minsun Lee
Korean Society of Consumer Studies, (2016)
Embedding CSR into supplier selection process: Home shopping business
Minsun Lee, Yoon Jin Ma, & Minjung Lee
Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, (2016)
Fashion professionals’ recommendations of newly graduating college students: Job searching process and organizational characteristics
Kim Hahn & Yoon Jin Ma
The International Federation for Home Economics World Congress, (2016)
Korean college aged consumers’ ethical consumption: Focusing on fair trade
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeun Wook Shin, & Ae-Ran Koh
Korean Society of Consumer Studies, (2016)
Male consumers’ socially responsible consumption by product category and involvement
Yoon Jin Ma & Minsun Lee
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2016)
Older women’s personal values and consumption of fair trade apparel and home goods
Yoon Jin Ma & Minsun Lee
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2016)
Potential of extending lifespan of prom dresses
Yoon Jin Ma & Helen Koo
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2016)
Prom dresses for sustainability among U.S. consumers
Yoon Jin Ma & Helen Koo
Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles Conference, (2016)
U.S. consumers’ perceptions on socially responsible apparel labels
Yoon Jin Ma & Hae Jin Gam
Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, (2016)
What do you think of fair trade? Focusing on young Korean consumers in an emerging fair trade market
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeun Wook Shin, Seul Gi Park, & Ae-Ran Koh
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2016)
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry: Linkage between Consumer Responses and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
H-H Lee & Yoon Jin Ma
International Textile and Apparel Association, (2015)
Other
The implementation of lean production and environmental sustainability practices in the Indian apparel manufacturing industry
Deepika Raj, Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam, & Jennifer Banning
Illinois State University, (2012)
Students collaborate to develop educational green-clothing label (Environmental education, communication and sustainability)
Hae Jin Gam, Yoon Jin Ma, & E. Ciaccio
Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishing, 265-281, (2011)
Textbook, New
Development of a green-clothing label to educate potential eco-apparel consumers
Hae Jin Gam, Yoon Jin Ma, & E. Ciaccio
(2011), World Trends in Education for Sustainable Development - Leal Filho, W. (ed.), Peter Lang publishing
Presentations
Application of image-generative AI in visual merchandising class
Linh Ho, Yoon Jin Ma
2024 International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, November, 2024
Can luxury fashion brands and social responsibility go hand in hand? An analysis of recent CSR reforms on animal cruelty practices for fur in luxury giants
Mankirat Kaur, Yoon Jin Ma
2024 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Exploring AI in retail: Innovations in visual display design
Linh Ho, Yoon Jin Ma
2024 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Gen-Z top five clothing bands impact on sustainability
Janelle Monino, Yoon Jin Ma
2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Adoption of collaborative robots in the fashion industry
Yoon Jin Ma, Jeong Eun Yoon, Suhyun Ha, Kim Phung Nguyen, Sumin Koo
International Conference Consume: Fashion & Reglobalization, Seoul, Korea, October, 2023
Examining the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards the Application of Collaborative Robots in Garment Factories in Vietnam
Kim Nguyen, Yoon Jin Ma, Ui-Jeen Yu, Aslihan Spaulding, Tuan Nguyen
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) 77th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October, 2022
Evaluation of social responsibility and diversity equity and inclusion efforts of fashion retailers
Dani McCleish, Yoon Jin Ma
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, Online, May, 2022
Potential challenges of collaborative robot implementation in garment factories
Kim Phung Nguyen, Yoon Jin Ma
International Conference on Clothing and Textiles, Online, May, 2022
Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of fashion retailers
Dani McCleish, Yoon Jin Ma
2022 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2022
The application of collaborative robots in the garment factories
Kim Phung Nguyen, Yoon Jin Ma
2022 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2022
The effect of wash times on the cotton jersey fabric properties
Kim Phung Nguyen, Yoon Jin Ma
2022 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2022
Sustainability and the Future of Fashion
Yoon Jin Ma
Guest lecturer, Online, April 15, 2022
Is fair trade bringing satisfying impacts to the United Stated?
I Chun Lin, Yoon Jin Ma
2020 Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2020
Examining statistical reporting quality among articles published in the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
Yoon Jin Ma, MyoungJin Kim
The 2019 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2019
Commonly reported statistics techniques in textiles and apparel research
Yoon Jin Ma, MyoungJin Kim
2019 Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2019
Commonly reported statistics techniques in textiles and apparel research
Yoon Jin Ma, Myungjin Kim
The 2018 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, November, 2018
Why purchase fair-trade goods? Differences in ethical consumer behavior between mature and emerging fair-trade markets
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeon Wook Shin, Ae-Ran Koh
The 2018 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, November, 2018
U.S. consumers’ subjective social status and fair trade consumption
Yoon Jin Ma, Yeon Wook Shin, Ae-Ran Koh
The 2018 International Conference of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul, Korea, May, 2018
Sustainability disclosure of the leading textiles and apparel company website
Yoon Jin Ma, Minsun Lee
The 2018 International Textile and Apparel Association, Seoul, Korea, May, 2018
Understanding preferences on transformable pants and accessories for sustainability
Helen Sumin Koo, Yoon Jin Ma
The 2018 International Textile and Apparel Association, Seoul, Korea, May, 2018
Performance variation in men’s women pants treated with wrinkle resistant finishes
Abby DeWane, Yoon Jin Ma
2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2018
Fashion Design & Merchandising at Illinois State: FDM Showcase
Yoon Jin Ma
Guest lecturer, Normal, February, 2018
Online review mining: Health and environmental concerns on beauty products
Yoon Jin Ma, Jinseok Kim
The 2017 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, November, 2017
Self-identify, ethical obligation, and fair trade consumption among consumers in an emerging fair trade market
Yeonwook Shin, Yoon Jin Ma, Ae-Ran Koh
The 2017 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, November, 2017
Sustainable fashion: Transformable outerwear and shopping orientation
Yoon Jin Ma, Helen Koo
The 2017 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, November, 2017