Kelcie S. Slaton

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Pookulangara, S.A., Slaton, K.S., Henson, C. (2024). Redistributed ownership in the recommerce apparel market: A peer-to-peer approach.
• Crutsinger, C.A., Pookulangara, S.A., Slaton, K.S., Tefera, M. (2024). U.S. Retail Education: An Environmental Scan of Technology Innovation. Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Services Conference Proceedings.
• Testa, D.S., Slaton, K.S. (2024). New Frontiers in Purchase Behavior: The Appeal of Digital and Non-Monetary Payment Methods. In Cross, S. and Saboo, A. (Eds). AMA Winter Academic Conference 2024: Unlocking Our Potential, 35.. https://www.proceedings.com/american-marketing-association-ama/
• Slaton, K.S., Jestratijevic, I. (2023). All Hail the Secondary Fashion Entrepreneur: A Trendy Career in an Emerging Fashion Resale Market.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S.A. (2023). Exploring Consumer Use of Digital Product Passports for Secondary Luxury Consumption.
• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D.S. (2023). The new luxury concept store: Investigating psychographic characteristics affecting patronage intentions.
• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D.S. (2023). The Small Concept Luxury Department Store: Exploring the Role of Experience Economy Strategies.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S.A. (2023). Utilizing ChatGPT in the Creation of Social Media Marketing Communications for Luxury Brands: An Investigation into Lovemarks and Follow Intention.
• Slaton, K.S., Hurst, J. (2022). Developing a shopper typology of millennial luxury consumers using a holistic systems framework.. 2022 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S. (2022). Luxury fashion NFTs: Exploring consumer motivations and behaviors. 2022 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc.
• Testa, D., Slaton, K.S. (2021). Audio-based social networking platform utilization for entrepreneurial strategy development. 2021 Audio-based social networking platform utilization for entrepreneurial strategy development.
• Slaton, K.S., Hurst, J. (2021). How do millennials define luxury?. 2021 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc..
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S. (2021). Secondary sneaker market: Investigating the motives, activities, resources and capabilities of the triadic framework for collaborative consumption. 2021 the International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc..
• Testa, D., Slaton, K.S., Karpova, E. (2021). The role of economic factors in international expansion: Analysis of five global fashion companies. 2021
• Slaton, K.S., Hurst, J. (2021). What does luxury really mean to millennial consumers?. 2021 AMA/ACRA 2021 Triennial Conference.
• Testa, D., Slaton, K.S., Bakhshian, S., Eike, R. (2021). When does sustainability matter? Comparing consumers visual and text-based social media engagement with fashion brands. 2021 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc..
• Slaton, K.S., Niehm, L. (2020). Exploring the role of intrapreneurs in the luxury department store context: Navigating impacts of industry disruption and Millennial consumer behavior. 2020 International Textile and Apparel Association.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S. (2020). Stompin’ in my Air Force Ones: An investigation into the sneaker resale market. 2020 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc..
• Pang, C., Slaton, K.S. (2019). Brand communication through inclusivity: The perspective of first-generation Americans. 2019 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc.
• Slaton, K.S., Niehm, L. (2019). Reimagining the luxury department store: Investigating the Millennial luxury consumer and the luxury department store from a systems perspective. 2019 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc..
• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D., Bakhshian, S., Reid, S., Fiore, A. (2019). The small, inventory-free retail format: The Impact on consumer-based brand equity and purchase behavior. 2019 International Textile and Apparel Association, Inc.
• Slaton, K.S., Kinley, T.R., Brandon, B.L., Connors, P.L. (2018). Best Practices for Targeted Marketing for Fashion Entrepreneurs. 2018 International Textiles and Apparel Association. https://itaaonline.org/page/Proceedings
• Slaton, K.S., Kinley, T.R., Brandon, B.L., Connors, P.L. (2018). Popular Advertising Advice for Fashion Entrepreneurs: A Summative Content Analysis. 2018 International Textile and Apparel Association.

Journal Article

• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D.S., Garrett, S. (2024). The Secondary Home Furnishing Consumer: An Investigation into Psychological Motivations and Purchase Intention. Sustainability. 16 (18) MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188169
• Slaton, K.S., Hurst, J., Niehm, L. (2024). Exploring shopper psychographic characteristics from a human ecosystem’s perspective: A proposed typology of Millennial luxury consumers. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X231225122op
• Testa, D.S., Slaton, K.S., Bakhshian, S., Eike, R. (2023). How do consumers engage with sustainability? Comparing visually-based and text-based engagement with fashion brands. The Journal of Social Media in Society. 12 (2) 1-21. PKP Publishing Services Network. https://www.thejsms.org/index.php/JSMS/article/view/1297/647
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S.A. (2023). Secondary sneaker market: Investigating the motives, activities, resources and capabilities of the triadic framework. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-03-2023-0058
• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D.S. (2023). Small concept luxury department stores: Psychographic characteristics affecting patronage intentions. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. 51 (6) 826-844. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-11-2022-0475
• Slaton, K.S., Hurst, J. (2023). What does luxury really mean to millennial consumers?. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 47 (2) 451-811. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12866
• Testa, D., Slaton, K.S., Karpova, E. (2022). A mixed methods exploration of economic factors role in fashion specialty retailers’ international expansion and performance. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness. 16 (1) 28-44.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S.A. (2022). Collaborative consumption: An investigation into the secondary sneaker market. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 46 (3) 763-780.
• Slaton, K.S., Pookulangara, S. (2022). The secondary luxury consumer: An investigation into online consumption. Sustainability. 14 (2022)
• Slaton, K.S., Kinley, T., Brandon, L., Connors, P. (2021). Best practices for targeted marketing for fashion entrepreneurs. Optimization Journal of Research in Management. 13 (1)
• Slaton, K.S., Kinley, T., Brandon, L., Connors, P. (2020). Popular advertising advice for fashion entrepreneurs: A summative content analysis. Optimization Journal of Research in Management. 12 (2) 1-10.
• Slaton, K.S., Niehm, L. (2020). Reimagining the luxury department store: Investigating the Millennial luxury consumer and the luxury department store from a systems perspective. 4 (5) 1-6.
• Slaton, K.S., Testa, D., Bakhshian, S., Fiore, A. (2020). The small, inventory free retail format: The impact on consumer-based brand equity and purchase behavior.. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 57 (2020) 1-10.

Written Case with Instructional Material

• Slaton, K.S., Pang, C., Hurst, J.L. (2023). Forty Five Ten after COVID-19: Can a luxury department store revitalize their direct-to-consumer business and create an engaging online experience that brings their physical brand experience to life?.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Slaton, K.S., "Conference Support Award," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
• Slaton, K.S. (Principal), Pookulangara, S.A. (Co-Principal), Ratnam, M. (Supporting), "Utilizing Generative AI in the Creation of Social Media Marketing Communications for Luxury Brands: An Investigation into Lovemarks and Follow Intention," sponsored by College of Merchandising, Hosptiality, and Tourism, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2023 - 2024).