Dr. Jennifer Banning

Family and Consumer Sciences - Program Coordinator, Teacher Education Sequence Coordinator

Contact Information:

Phone:

(309) 438-5960

Email:

Office Hours:

Office:

MFOB 123

Research Interests:

Fashion History, Commodity Bags (feed sacks), Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Specialization:

Family and Consumer Science Education (Program Coordinator); Fashion History.

Professional Organizations:

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, International Textiles and Apparel Association, Costume Society of America, Illinois Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher's Association, Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education

Profile:

Jennifer Banning joined the faculty of Family and Consumer Sciences in 2007. She is the sequence coordinator for the Family and Consumer Science Education program. Dr. Banning has taught introductory and capstone courses in family and consumer sciences education, and served as a student teaching supervisor. She has also taught apparel courses in construction, manufacturing, history, and textiles. She is the faculty advisor for the ISU Student Chapter of American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences. Her research interests include recycled commodity bags and feed sacks, fashion history, and exploring how to improve student learning in the classroom.