Yoko Katagiri, PhD

Assistant Professor | Social Sciences
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Business and Liberal Arts, Room B645

Education

BA, Rikkyo University
MPhil, PhD, The City College of New York, City University of New York

Research Interests

Yoko Katagiri is an economist who specializes in fashion and the fashion related industries. Her current research interest is sustainability in the fashion industry.

Katagiri is also a breast cancer survivor.  She believes in the power of fashion, especially for those feeling low and left out in the society.  Fashion is not only for the young and the fit. Katagiri's mission is to bring fashion to those previously ignored by the industry—i.e. to bring fashion inclusivity.  

Academic Presentations

Research and Pedagogy Seminar: Fashion Studies and Material Culture, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Business History in Times of Disruption: Embracing Complexity and Diversity.  (2022, April).  A chair at The Business History Conference in Mexico City, Mexico.

Companion to Fashion Studies Book Launch and Discussion.  (2021, September).  A Presenter at an International virtual conference.

Research and Pedagogy Seminar: Fashion Studies and Material Culture.  (2016, April).  The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY.

Organizer

Fashion Studies Group (2007-2010), The Graduate Center, CUNY 

Books and Articles

Katagiri, Y.  (2021).  Economic Theories of Fashion.  E. Paulicelli, V. Manlow, and E Wissinger (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Fashion Studies (1st ed.) (pp.49-56).  Routledge.

Katz, Y.[1] (2019).  Healing in Heels.  M. Iliev-Pieselli (Ed.), TOUGH: Women Who Survived Cancer Paperback (pp.169-173).  Share Triumph Press, a division of Authorpreneur Launch LLC. 

Media Appearances

Courses

  • SS 100 – Economics for Fashion Creators
  • SS 244 – Fashion Economics

Katagiri also teaches courses in micro- and macroeconomics.

Website

Heal in Heels