Reannan Boisvert, current doctoral student at Kansas State University, worked in the Textile Testing Lab and ThermaNOLE Comfort Lab® (2017-2021) while completing her B.S. in Retail Entrepreneurship and M.S. in Textiles and Apparel Entrepreneurship. Under the direction of Dr. McQuerry, Reannan completed textile testing for clients, assisted in wear trials focusing on PPE design/materials innovations, and led a team of students in collecting data through the use of the ANDI Manikin. Her independent research on the thermal comfort of automotive racing suits has been presented at the ITAA and published in the Journal of Industrial Textiles. Following graduation, she worked for Champion Teamwear as a Fabric & Color Analyst before beginning a doctoral program in Fall 2024. She hopes to build upon her time at FSU and continue to study fit and material improvements for life-saving PPE.
