curriculum vitae

A selected overview of academic, research, teaching, and creative work

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current position

Assistant Professor, Design Studies
School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

education

PhD, Environmental Applied Sciences and Management
Ryerson University, 2019

MASc, Environmental Applied Science and Management
Ryerson University, 2012

BDes, Fashion Design
Ryerson University, 2008

BSc (Honours), Microbiology/Psychology
University of Manitoba, 2003

selected honors and grants

  • Betty Kirke Excellence in Research Award, Costume Society of America, 2025

  • Vaughn Sustainability and Innovation Faculty Fellowship (PI), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2025

  • OVCR Fall Research Competition (PI), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2025 and 2024

  • SSHRC Insight Grant (PI), Shifting the Burden: Exploring barriers and opportunities for managing post-consumer clothing and textiles in Canada, 2022

  • NSERC Discovery Horizons (Co-PI), 2023

selected publications

  • Kozlowski, A., Searcy, C., & Bardecki, M. (2018). The reDesign canvas: Fashion design as a tool for sustainability.Journal of Cleaner Production.

  • Kozlowski, A., Bardecki, M., & Searcy, C. (2019). Tools for sustainable fashion design: An analysis of their fitness for purpose.Sustainability.

  • Kozlowski, A., Searcy, C., & Bardecki, M. (2015). Corporate sustainability reporting in the apparel industry.International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management.

  • Kozlowski, A., Bardecki, M., & Searcy, C. (2012). Environmental impacts in the fashion industry: A lifecycle and stakeholder framework.Journal of Corporate Citizenship.

  • Kozlowski, A. (2023). Look at your label. In Radical Fashion Practices: A Workbook of Modes and Methods.

selected creative research

  • Re-Assembled: The Paper Doll Coat (2026), juried exhibition, Costume Society of America 52nd Annual National Meeting and Symposium; recipient of the Betty Kirke Excellence in Research Award

  • Rubix – Creating Circular Textile Systems Through Upcycled Fashion Practices (2024), peer-reviewed exhibition

  • TMU Upcycled Gear Fashion Show and Exhibition (2022), Project Lead, Designer, Creative Director, Curator

selected presentations

  • Re-Assembled Systems: Circular Design Research within a University Campus Textile Ecosystem, Costume Society of America Symposium, 2026 (accepted)

  • Hyper-Local Recirculation of Second-hand Clothing Through Donation-Thrift Networks, PLATE 2025, Aalborg, Denmark

  • Decentralization of Thrift Retailer Practices for Maximum Recirculation through Repair Initiatives. 2nd Symposium of the International Research Network on Sustainable Fashion Consumption 2025, Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT

  • Small is the new black: A longitudinal multiple case study of sustainably-minded fashion MSEs design and business practices, ITAA Annual Conference, 2023

  • Implementing circular economy thinking in higher education institutions: Hyper-local solutions for sustainable campus management of university-branded textile waste, ITAA Annual Conference, 2023

  • Textile Recycling in Undergraduate Fashion Programs, ITAA Annual Conference, 2022

teaching

Selected courses taught include:

  • Sustainable Fashion / Ethical & Sustainable Fashion Design

  • Patternmaking for Apparel Design

  • Thesis Research Studio: Fashion Design

  • Sustainable Product Design

  • Fashion Systems II

  • Fashion Design I and II

advising and service

Selected roles include:

  • Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports – Sustainability

  • Affiliate Member, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • Expert Advisor, The Biomimicry Institute

  • Sustainable Fashion Design & Business Advisor, Fashion Zone, Toronto