Mehta Lab
@ West Virginia University
Research Team
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Graduate students
Mahtab Mosoudi Nezhad
My name is Mahtab and I am currently studying Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design at WVU and have a bachelor of science in Textile Engineering. Prior to my studies at WVU, I worked in apparel manufacturing companies and learned all aspects of production to quality control. My plan is to continue research about functional textiles as a Graduate Research Assistant. I am really interested to work in the field of biodegradable fabrics that are produced with biomaterials.
Deborah Ologunagba
Deborah is enrolled in MS in Animal Sciences program at WVU. She is assisting Dr. Mehta with her interdisciplinary research project on multimodal sensory evaluation for fabric haptics analysis. She has a strong background in data organizing and analysis.
Undergraduate Students
Jillian Smith
My name is Jillian Smith, I am a senior in the Fashion, Dress, and Merchandising program here at West Virginia University with an emphasis in fashion design. My hobbies include exercising, reading, and sewing in the design studio. I have an interest in technology within textiles while tackling political and social issues in society. My passion for the gym combined with my passion for fashion design utilizes technology for functional and technical advancements through textiles.
Delainey Lantz
I am currently a senior majoring in Fashion, Dress, and Merchandising at WVU. I have always wanted to work in fashion, often saying at a young age that I wanted to be a fashion designer when I grew up and carrying around a small notebook of “Delainey’s Designs.” As I have grown, I have realized that I want to go into dress conservation and museum curation to work with historical fashion. I plan to pursue my master’s in this upon my graduation later this year. In my spare time, I love to paint, read, and attend live music performances.
Delainey assisted Dr. Mehta in her fabric haptics study and will be part of the research team conducting several projects on textile sustainability in the Consumer Neuroscience lab.
My name is Courtney Tripler, I am a senior majoring in Integrated studies and double minoring in Fashion Dress Merchandising, and Marketing and Advertising. I am passionate about sustainability in the Fashion Industry, especially in textile materials sustainability. I am also interested in learning about the application of AI in the fashion industry, which inspired me to join Dr. Mehta's research group in the Fall of 2022. Things I enjoy doing in my free time include cycling classes, listening to music, and reading.
My name is Rosalyn Hill, and I am a freshman majoring in Neuroscience at WVU. I enjoy learning about how the brain is influenced by all of the stimuli it encounters, which led me to the research in Dr. Mehta’s Consumer Neuroscience Lab. I plan to continue research into this topic upon my graduation. My hobbies include reading, swimming, and listening to music.
My name is James McCay, and I am currently in the Fashion, Dress, and Merchandising program at WVU. I have a passion for sustainability that stems from my love for nature. I enjoy hiking, upcycling clothing, and just being outdoors. Since the fashion industry is so harmful to the environment, I am constantly searching for new ways to reduce the impacts of my consumption. Upon graduation, I plan to pursue a master’s degree and further research ways to change the fashion industry for the better.