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Iva Jestratijevic

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Merchandising and Digital Retailing

College: College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Ohio State University, 2019
    Major: Consumer Sciences
    Specialization: Fashion and Retail
    Dissertation: The Body to Die for: Appearance Aesthetics, Body Measurements, and BMI Analysis of a Female and Male Runway Models (2012-2018)
  • PhD, University of Arts, 2010
    Major: Theory of Art and Media
    Specialization: Fashion and cultural studies
    Dissertation: Textual analysis of clothing practice: Signs and meanings
  • BA, European University Institute, 2006
    Major: International Business Management
    Dissertation: Just in time production: Toyota manufacturing methodology

Current Scheduled Teaching

MDSE 3900.400Branding and PromotionSpring 3W1 2025
MDSE 3900.401Branding and PromotionSpring 2025
MDSE 5920.408Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2025
MDSE 4560.402Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2025
MDSE 5560.401Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2025
MDSE 3900.401Branding and PromotionFall 2024 Syllabus
MDSE 5920.411Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2024
MDSE 4900.002Special ProblemsFall 2024
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingFall 2024
MDSE 4560.402Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2024 Syllabus
MDSE 5560.402Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
MDSE 3900.001Branding and PromotionSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 3900.800Branding and PromotionSpring 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5920.008Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2024 SPOT
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.001Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2024 SPOT
MDSE 3900.001Branding and PromotionFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5920.011Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2023
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2023 SPOT
MDSE 5560.601Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2023 SPOT
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2023 SPOT
MDSE 3900.001Branding and PromotionSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 3900.800Branding and PromotionSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.001Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2023 SPOT
MDSE 3900.001Branding and PromotionFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingFall 2022
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.601Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5950.001Master's ThesisSummer 10W 2022
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5950.003Master's ThesisSpring 2022
MDSE 5920.008Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2022 SPOT
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.001Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.601Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2022 SPOT
MDSE 5850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5790.005Field Experience in MerchandisingFall 2021
MDSE 5920.011Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2021
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingFall 2021
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 4900.002Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2021 Syllabus
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingSummer 10W 2021
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5850.001Brand DevelopmentSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5900.003Special Problems in MerchandisingSpring 2021
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.001Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5850.601Brand DevelopmentFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5920.013Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2020 Syllabus
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingFall 2020 Syllabus
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5900.005Special Problems in MerchandisingSummer 10W 2020
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MDSE 5560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentSpring 2020 Syllabus
MDSE 4560.002Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2020 Syllabus
MDSE 5560.001Sustainable Strategies in MerchandisingSpring 2020
MDSE 5850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2019 SPOT
MDSE 5850.601Brand DevelopmentFall 2019 SPOT
RETL 4850.001Brand DevelopmentFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Slaton, K.S., Jestratijevic, I. (2023). All Hail the Secondary Fashion Entrepreneur: A Trendy Career in an Emerging Fashion Resale Market.
  • McCauley, E., Jestratijevic, I. Exploring the business case for textile-to-textile recycling using post-consumer waste in the US: challenges and opportunities.. ITAA.
  • Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J.O., Md Rana Islam , R. Transparency of Sustainability Disclosures among Luxury and Mass-market Fashion Brands: Longitudinal Approach. ITAA.
  • Jestratijevic, I., Diddi , S. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable fashion consumption values among US Gen Z consumers: Implications for Marketers.. International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings.
  • Jestratijevic, I., Hillery , J. (2022). Measuring the “clothing mountain” among U.S. college students: Using action research and principles of sustainability pedagogy to examine unsustainable clothing consumption behaviors in the classroom.. International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/article/15983/galley/14718/view/
  • Oliver, M., Vrabic Brodnjak , U., Jestratijevic, I. (2022). Purchase Intention and Behavior Towards Environmentally Friendly Grocery Packaging. Novi Sad Serbia, GRID: International Symposium on Graphic Engeenering and Design.
  • Vrabic Brodnjak, U., Jestratijevic, I. (2022). Solutions for sustainable packaging in the footwear and apparel industry. Novi Sad Serbia, GRID: International Symposium on Graphic Engineering and Design.
  • Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J., Creighton, R. (2022). To disclose or not to disclose? Fashion brands' strategies for transparency in sustainability reporting. ITAA.
  • Karpova , E., Jestratijevic, I., Lee, J., Wu, J. (2022). An ethnographic study of sharing economy: Understanding experiences of women participating in swapping parts of their wardrobes. ITAA.
  • Harmon, J., Lee , J.E., Jestratijevic, I. (2022). The Bankruptcy of Forever 21: Fast Fashion’s Relationship with Generation Z and Millennials. ITAA.
  • Creighton, R., Jestratijevic, I., Lee, D. (2022). Sustainability Supplier Scorecard Assessment Tools: A Comparison Between Apparel Retailers. ITAA.
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2022). Tongue Patch surgery-radical weight-loss fad: Insights from ethnographic and netnographic research.. Mānoa, Fashion and Freaks and Monsters Symposium University of Hawai‘i Mānoa.
  • Wulff , G., Jestratijevic, I. (2022). Directions for transparency research in the Fashion, Clothing and Textile Industry: A systematic review.. Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators. http://acme-fbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ACME_2022_Proceedings.pdf
  • Jestratijevic, I., Vrabic Brodnjak , U. (2022). Systematic Review of Sustainable Packaging Solutions in the Apparel and Footwear Industry. Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators.
  • Maldini, I., Iran, S., Laitala, K., Vittersø, G., Jestratijevic, I., Amaral, M., Vladimirova, K. (2021). Dress and the city: a comparative study of clothing and textiles environmental policy in six European cities. Graz, European Round Table on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
  • Paulins, A., Hillery , J., Cavender , R., Jestratijevic, I. (2020). Consumer Behaviors Regarding Sustainability that affect Demands Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility Policies in Fashion and Hospitality Industries. (77(1).) International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/article/id/11739/
  • Jestratijevic, I., Hawley. (2020). A Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Jean Attributes. International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/article/id/12070/
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A., Uanhoro, J. (2020). Policies versus practices: transparency of supply chain disclosures among luxury and mass market fashion brands. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3064&context=itaa_proceedings
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A. (2019). The Body to Die for: Appearance Aesthetics, Body Measurements, and BMI Analysis of a Female and Male Runway Models (2012-2018). International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), • file:///C:/Users/16145/Downloads/itaa-8427
  • Wong , J.D., Shobo, Y., Hodgdon, B., Jestratijevic, I. (2018). The Psychosocial Well-being of Different Types of Family Caregivers in Midlife and Late Adulthood.. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6229914/pdf/igy023.449.pdf
  • Rudd, N.A., Jestratijevic, I., Husk , S. (2018). Reflections and Empowerment: Body Image Letters to a Younger Self. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2210&context=itaa_proceedings
  • Book

  • Jestratijevic, I. (2024). The Business of Sustainability in Fashion Following the Threads. 290. Denton, UNT Press and Library. https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/jestratijevic-business-of-sustainability-in-fashion/
  • Book Chapter

  • Jestratijevic, I. Capsule Wardrobe - Sustainable Consumption and Experiential learning.. Teaching sustainable consumption edited textbook. London, Routledge.
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2014). Fetishism and fashion. Fetis Ikame. 1 206-222. Istanbul, Sel.
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2008). Europeanization of printed media in Serbia. Education, Arts and Media in the Process of European Integration. pp. 105-120. Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Institute for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television.
  • Encyclopedia Article

  • Rudd, N.A., Jestratijevic, I. (2019). Threats to body image. Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. London, Bloomsbury Fashion Central. https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/products/berg-fashion-library/encyclopedia/berg-encyclopedia-of-world-dress-and-fashion-the-united-states-and-canada/threats-to-body-image
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A. (2019). Cosmetics Branding: advertisements and beauty pursuit. Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. 2 London, Bloomsbury Fashion Central. https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/products/berg-fashion-library/encyclopedia/berg-encyclopedia-of-world-dress-and-fashion-the-united-states-and-canada/cosmetics-branding-advertisements-and-beauty-pursuit
  • Rudd, N.A., Jestratijevic, I. (2019). Body positivity. London, Bloomsbury.
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2014). Serbian Fashion, Between Two Wars: 1918-1941. History of Art in Serbia 20th century. 2 202-221.
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2012). Symbol Exoticism in Socialistic Official Dress. History of Art in Serbia, XX century. 3 107-120. Belgrade, Orion Art.
  • Journal Article

  • Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J.O., Rana, M. (2024). Transparency of Sustainability Disclosures among Luxury and Mass-market Fashion Brands: Longitudinal Approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652623046395
  • Vrabic Brodnjak , U., Jestratijevic, I. (2023). The future of baby cosmetics packaging and sustainable development: A look at sustainable materials and packaging innovations – A systematic review. Sustainable Development. wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N. (2023). The ‘look’! Aesthetic labour, aesthetic norms and appearance-based recruitment in the runway modelling industry. Fashion, Style, & Popular Culture. https://intellectdiscover.com/
  • Escudero, S.B., Jestratijevic, I., Short, J.C., Wolfe, M. (2023). B Corp certification in the age of fast fashion: Using hierarchical clustering and correspondence factor analysis to highlight social entrepreneurial advancement in the fashion industry. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352673423000410
  • Oliver, M., Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro , J., Knight , D. (2023). Investigation of a Consumer’s Purchase Intentions and Behaviors towards Environmentally Friendly Grocery Packaging. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8789
  • McCauley , E., Jestratijevic, I. (2023). Exploring the Business Case for Textile-to-Textile Recycling Using Post-Consumer Waste in the US: Challenges and Opportunities. Sustainability. 15 Basel, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/2/1473
  • Jestratijevic, I., Vrabic-Brodnjak , U. (2022). Sustainable and Innovative Packaging Solutions in the Fashion Industry: Global Report. Sustainability. (14(20)) Basel, MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13476
  • Henninger, C., Joyner-Martinez, C., Iran , S., Diddi, S., Durrani, M., Iyer , K., Jestratijevic, I., McCormick, H., Niinimaki, K., Thangavelu, P., Sadílek, T., Sauerwein, M., Simek, P., Singh, R., Wallaschkowski, S. (2022). Fashion consumption during COVID-19: Comparative analysis of changing practices across nine countries and implications for sustainability. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 5 Oxford, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cleaner-and-responsible-consumption
  • Jestratijevic, I., Hillery , J. (2022). Clothing mountains among U.S. college students: An examination of student clothing consumption and an educational strategy for sustainable consumption.. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. SAGE. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0887302X221084375?journalCode=ctra
  • Karpova, E., Jestratijevic, I., Lee, J., Wu, J. (2022). An ethnographic study of sharing economy: Understanding experiences of women participating in swapping parts of their wardrobes.. Sustainability. mdpi. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2499
  • Jestratijevic, I., Vrabic , U. (2021). The 7 Rs Sustainable Packaging Framework: Systematic Review of Sustainable Packaging Solutions in the Apparel and Footwear Industry. Sustainable Production and Consumption. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sustainable-production-and-consumption
  • Creighton, R., Jestratijevic, I., Lee, D. (2021). Sustainability supplier scorecard assessment tools: A comparison between apparel retailers. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85118442393
  • Corovic, E., Jestratijevic, I. (2021). Assessing the competitiveness of Serbian Textile and Apparel Industry Exports Using RCA index and TPI indicators. Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe. 29 (4) 15-23. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85112051278
  • Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J.O., Creighton, R. (2021). To Disclose or not to Disclose? Fashion Brands' Strategies for Transparency in Sustainability Reporting. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85103399987
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N., Uanhoro, J.O. (2020). Transparency of sustainability disclosures among luxury and mass-market fashion brands. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. 11 (2)
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A., Ilic , S. (2020). The Body to Die for: Body Measurements, and BMI Analysis of Female and Male Runway Models.. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. California, SAGE. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ctr#
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2020). Visual seduction: Eroticism in surrealistic art photography and postmodern fashion photography. Fashion, Style, & Popular Culture. 3 (ISSN 20500726) 17. Bristol, Intellect. https://www.intellectbooks.com/fashion-style-popular-culture
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A., Uanhoro, J. (2020). Transparency of sustainability disclosures among luxury and mass-market fashion brands. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. 4 35. Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rgfm20
  • Cavender , R., Howell , A., Hillery , J., Paulins , A., Jestratijevic, I. (2019). Exploring Consumers’ Understanding and Evaluation of their Ethical Consumption and Disposition..
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A. (2018). Sustainable Exclusivity for the Global Marketplace. Sustainability Marketing Claims and Consumer Behavior. Special Monograph on the Future of Luxury.. 12 28-38. ITAA Monograph. https://cdn.ymaws.com/itaaonline.org/resource/resmgr/publications/Monograph12-2018_Future_of_L.pdf
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A. (2018). Six forms of sustainable fashion. 2(4)-2018 Columbus, Lupine. 1787 Neil AV
  • Jestratijevic, I. (2015). Fashion and semiotics of gender. (10(4)) 773-787. Belgrade, https://www.eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/517
  • Monograph

  • Jestratijevic, I. (2011). Fashion study: signs and meanings of clothing practice.. 350. Belgrade, Orion Art.
  • Reprinted Article

  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, M.A. (2021). Making fashion Transparent - what consumers know about fashion brands they admire. Fashion Business Cases: A Student Guide to Learning with Case Studies.. New York, Fairchild Books. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fashion-business-cases-9781501362996/
  • Written Case with Instructional Material

  • Kim, J., Jestratijevic, I., Pookulangara, S.A. (2024). Recommerce is Changing the Face of Global Fashion Retail. Recommerce research for NRF.
  • Jestratijevic, I., Rudd, N.A. (2018). Making fashion Transparent - what consumers know about fashion brands they admire. London, Bloomsbury.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Jestratijevic, I. (Principal), "Micro Mentorship Grant," sponsored by UNT Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Pookulangara, S.A. (Principal), , J. (Co-Principal), Jestratijevic, I. (Co-Principal), "Recommerce is changing the face of global fashion industry," sponsored by National Retail Foundation, National, $10500 Funded. ( - 2023).
  • Jestratijevic, I., "Collaborative Research Activities- Visiting Scholar," sponsored by UNT, Local, $2000 Funded. (2022 - 2022).
  • Jestratijevic, I., "UNT Global Venture Fund (GVF): 2019-2020," sponsored by University of North Texas, National, $3000 Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Grant - Service

  • Jestratijevic, I. (Principal), "Textile Waste Collection," sponsored by STAR State of Texas Recycling, National, $1000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Gam, H. (Principal), Jestratijevic, I. (Co-Principal), Otto, A. (Co-Principal), "UNT Mean Green Fund," sponsored by Mean Green Fund-UNT, University of North Texas, $2400 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
  • Hawley, J.M. (Co-Principal), Wood, P.C. (Principal), "Globalizing the Educational Experience:The College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism," sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2022).
  • Grant - Teaching

  • Pookulangara, S.A. (Principal), Kim, J. (Co-Principal), Jestratijevic, I. (Co-Principal), "Circularity in Sustainability," sponsored by NRF Foundation, National, $10500 Funded. ( - 2024).
  • , P. (Principal), Hawley (Co-Principal), Bennett, A. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. (Supporting), Pookulangara, S.A. (Supporting), Jestratijevic, I. (Supporting), Leung, X. (Supporting), Mhlanga, L.A. (Supporting), Kim, J. (Supporting), Shenberger, A. (Supporting), Augustin, S., "Globalizing the Educational Experience: The College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism," sponsored by Department of Education, Federal, $180371 Funded. (2020 - 2023).
  • Jestratijevic, I., "Open source book," sponsored by UNT library and UNT Press, Local, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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