Amber Williams

Technology, Design & Technical Education (TDTE)

Professional Practice Assistant Professor | OPDD

Contact Information

Office Hours: M, W, 1PM - PM
Office Location: FL 324
Phone: (435) 797-1561
Email: amber.williams@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Career and Technical Education, Utah State University, 2021 Dissertation

Does Fashion Sustainability Instruction Influence Student Intention to make Sustainable Apparel Choices?

Other(CTE), , NRCCTE (National Research Center for Career and Technical Education), 2012

MA, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Phoenix, 2008

Action Research: Improving the Advisory Program at Davis High

BS, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Utah State University, 1998

Licensures & Certifications

Mental Health First Aid Certification, The Family Place, 2021

Browzwear, Browzwear, 2018

Secondary Education Level 2 Teaching License, Utah State Board of Education, 2018

Keyboarding 1 Endorsement, Utah State Board of Education, 2003

Work Based Learning Endorsement, Utah State Board of Education, 2002

Biography

Amber S. Williams, Ph.D., is passionate about teaching topics centered around the apparel and textiles industry. She currently teaches sustainable design and operations, intermediate softgoods design & development, and junior and senior design studio courses in the Outdoor Product, Design &Development program at Utah State University. Her research interests lie in sustainable design systems and educational practices that enhance the use of sustainable systems in design and product development. Her industry experience includes working with men's and women’s clothing brands to fine-tune brand grading standards for fit and conducting fitting sessions with their design teams.

Teaching Interests

Sustainability Systems Education, Textile Science, Pattern Making, Apparel Design Production, Introductory Sewing, Teaching Methods

Research Interests

Research interests lie in sustainable design systems and educational practices that enhance the use of sustainable systems in design and product development. Additional research interests involve exploring how Career and technical education impacts the local economy while employing educational methods that improve student learning and engagement.

Awards

New Achievers Award, 2022

Utah Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

UATFACS Post Secondary Teacher of the Year, 2021

Utah Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Clouse, M., Hall, K., Williams, A., (2020). Predicting U.S. adolescents' purchasing of denim jeans using quality attributes, behavioral characteristics, and sociodemographics. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 11:3

Professional Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | MultiMedia

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

, Fall 2023

OPDD 2040 - Intermediate Soft Goods Gear Construction & Development, Fall 2023

OPDD 1100 - Introduction to Product Creation, Fall 2023

OPDD 4750 - Senior Design Studio I, Fall 2023

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2023

FCSE 1040 - Introductory Sewing for Outdoor Products, Spring 2023

FCSE 2510 - Orientation to Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Spring 2023

OPDD 2800 - Sustainable Design and Operations, Spring 2023

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2023

, Fall 2022

FCSE 4400 - FCSE Methods II, Fall 2022

FCSE 3790 - Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods, Fall 2022

FCSE 1040 - Introductory Sewing for Outdoor Products, Fall 2022

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2022

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2022

FCSE 4000 - Early Childhood Education Internship, Spring 2022

FCSE 2510 - Orientation to Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Spring 2022

OPDD 2800 - Sustainable Design and Operations, Spring 2022

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2022

FCSE 4000 - Early Childhood Education Internship, Fall 2021

FCSE 4300 - FCSE Clinical 2, Fall 2021

FCSE 2700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2021

FCSE 4400 - FCSE Methods II, Fall 2021

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2021

FCSE 2040 - Intermediate Clothing Construction Skills, Principles, and Alterations, Spring 2021

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2021

FCSE 3700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2020

FCSE 4400 - FCSE Methods II, Fall 2020

FCSE 3790 - Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods, Fall 2020

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2020

FCSE 3040 - Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking, Spring 2020

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2020

FCSE 3700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2019

FCSE 4400 - FCSE Methods II, Fall 2019

FCSE 3790 - Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods, Fall 2019

FCSE 4900 - Independent Study, Fall 2019

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2019

FCSE 3040 - Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking, Spring 2019

FCSE 4900 - Independent Study, Spring 2019

FCSE 2040 - Intermediate Clothing Construction Skills, Principles, and Alterations, Spring 2019

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2019

FCSE 3700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2018

FCSE 4400 - FCSE Methods II, Fall 2018

FCSE 4900 - Independent Study, Fall 2018

FCSE 1140 - Introductory Sewing, Fall 2018

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2018

USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2018

FCSE 3040 - Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking, Spring 2018

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2018

FCSE 3700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2017

FCSE 3790 - Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods, Fall 2017

FCSE 1140 - Introductory Sewing, Fall 2017

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2017

FCSE 3040 - Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking, Spring 2017

FCSE 1140 - Introductory Sewing, Spring 2017

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Spring 2017

FCSE 3700 - FCSE Housing and Interiors, Fall 2016

FCSE 3790 - Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods, Fall 2016

FCSE 3030 - Textile Science, Fall 2016

Creative Works | Other

Motorcycle Riding Jeans, Other, Custom Sewing - 2017
Mother of the Bride Formal Dress, Other, Custom Sewing - 2017