معرفی
Suzy Merrifield is a Lecturer in Arts & Fashion at Solent University, where she teaches Design Theory and Practice across the Foundation Design and BA programs. She leads the first-year Makeup and Hair Design students, ensuring academic and personal support. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), she has been employed at Solent since 2017. Her research focuses on fashion photography, modernist aesthetics, and feminist theory, particularly examining 1920s–1960s fashion imagery and its negotiation of gender, sexuality, and power. She is pursuing a part-time PhD in Fashion Photography at Suffolk University.
- Education: BA (Hons) Textile Design (Southampton University), PGCE (Portsmouth University), MA Critical Creative Practice (Solent University)
Her work explores how fashion photography intersects with cultural and historical contexts, emphasizing transdisciplinary creative practices. Recent research includes examining familial DNA data's role in emotive human connection through art. She actively participates in academic conferences, such as the XXII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (2021).
- Awards: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017+)
While no formal student advisement list is provided, her teaching spans BA programs in Makeup & Hair Design, Prosthetics/Special Effects, and Fashion Design. Her current PhD research and conference engagement highlight ongoing contributions to fashion studies and creative pedagogy.
