Rayneld Johnson, Ph.D., Wayne State University, Visiting Lecturer in Fashion Design and Merchandising. Her course specialties are the history, design, production and merchandising of apparel and textiles. Additionally, her research has focused on the social, economic and psychological factors influencing design and trend development as well as learning theory and instructional design. A current project is the "Cross-fluence of Fashion and Automotive Design." She has given national and international presentations related to apparel design and innovative teaching strategies, including "The Art of Developing Creativity in Apparel Design Students."