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Mrs Karen Ryan

Snr Teach Fellow, Fashion Mkting & Mngt

Research interests

  • Karen’s research interests stem from a lifelong interest in considerate design combined with an educational interest in developing a creative conscience in relation to fashion innovation and production, manufacture, marketing and the supply chain. With a keen eye on the strategic trends of the future, including the circular economy, ethics and identity, sustainable development and behavioural sciences.
  • As well as 'Creative Pedgagogy' and 'Fashion, Textiles and Material Futures' research interests Karen was a founding member of the research group AUB Human at the Arts University Bournemouth and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Global Fashion Marketing and the International Journal of Fashion, Design and Education.

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About

For more than ten years Karen has been a senior academic in higher education as course leader, senior lecturer and course coordinator across masters, undergraduate and foundation programmes encompassing fashion marketing, design, textiles and theory.

Leveraging substantial professional expertise in the fashion sector and a master's degree with distinction in marketing communications practice, Karen combines industry experience with academic research to share and collaborate with students and colleagues. Karen has co-lead a faculty wide research and innovation group Creative Pedagogies and is currently immersed in pursuing a PhD by publication, with her dedication to advancing future facing knowledge .

With a strategic focus on fostering student success, her approach involves considerate design, where she contextualises contemporary fashion issues, theory and research while delivering impactful educational experiences. Additionally, Karen actively contributes to contemporary knowledge and expertise in design, communications, and media through creative and innovative research initiatives.

You can update this in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’. Under the heading and then ‘Curriculum and research description’, select ‘Add profile information’. In the dropdown menu, select - ‘About’.

Write about yourself in the third person. Aim for 100 to 150 words covering the main points about who you are and what you currently do. Clear, simple language is best. You can include specialist or technical terms.

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