Amanda J. Thompson         

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.  in Consumer and Textile Science

Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design

Research Interests
Archaeological and Historic Textiles, pseudomorphs and other textile remnants; Fiber, Yarn, and Textile properties; Alpaca fiber; Composite Textile properties, book cloth; Wear Testing of Textile and Apparel products.

Peer-reviewed Refereed Publications

Embree, Anna and Amanda Thompson (revisions submitted Feb. 2006). Physical Properties of  Decorative Japanese Book Cloths. Journal of the American Institute of Conservation.

Thompson, Amanda and Anna Embree (revisions submitted Feb. 2006). Lightfastness of

            Decorative Japanese Book Cloths.  Journal of the American Institute of

            Conservation.

Thompson, Amanda J. and Kathryn A. Jakes (Winter 2005). Textile Evidence

            for Ohio Hopewell Burial Practices. Southeastern Archaeology, Vol.24(2):

            137-141.

Thompson, Amanda J. and Kathryn A. Jakes (Fall 2002). Replication of

Textile Dyeing with Sumac and Bedstraw.  Southeastern Archaeology, Vol. 21(2):552-557.

Funded Research

Proposal for Analysis of Pseudomorphs on Copper and other Metallic Artifacts from the Pickwick Basin, Alabama

Project funded by the 2005 RAC Award

Japan Seminar 2007, Research and Curriculum Development

Project funded by the Henry Luce Foundation