Nimet Degirmencioglu currently is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

She earned her Ph.D. from Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University.

Dissertation: Motivations and Practices among U.S. Companies Engaged in Fair Trade for Textiles and Apparel

Research interests are sustainability, fair trade, social entrepreneurship, digital marketing, storytelling, sustainable forms of fashion consumption, innovative business models, and retailing.