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Tania Allan Ross

Tania.Allan-Ross@op.ac.nz

Tania is a Principal Lecturer (Fashion) and since 1995 has worked as a self-employed fashion and textile designer, specialising in made-to-measure garments. She holds a Master of Design Enterprise, Postgraduate Certificate in Adaptive Design, Bachelor of Consumer & Applied Sciences, Bachelor of Design (Fashion), Diploma in Craft Design (Textiles), Certificate in Fashion and Design and a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching.
Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions, theatre performances and wearable art awards, her areas of interest include design and construction of user-centred garments, textile manipulation and surface decoration.
Tania is a member of Otago Polytechnic Committees- Programme Approvals, Diversity & Equity.

Allan Ross, T. A. (2009) Investigation into the development of children's apparel that addresses sensory integration dysfunction. Conference for the International Foundation of Fashion (IFFTI), London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. London. UK. April 2-3. 27 pages, published as part of conference proceedings electronic files, abstract published in delegates' abstract book, presentation duration 20 minutes. Paper provided context through the methodology of an individual case study which informed the development of pressure garments that aid the integration of sensations for children who live with the developmental disorder sensory integration dysfunction. Conference papers submitted under the theme Fashion & Well-Being? responded to the sub-themes of Identity, Sustainability, Health, Ethics, Designing the Future, Technology, and Retail. All submitted papers were double-blind reviewed at both the abstract and full paper stages.

Allan Ross,T.A (2009) Investigation into the development of children's apparel that addresses sensory integration dysfunction. Conference Proceedings 2009, Fashion & Well-Being? London College of Fashion University of Arts London, UK. International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes. Published by The Centre for Learning & Teaching in Art & Design London. ISBN 978-0-9560382-2-7 2009 15 pages pp 181-196 Editor: Elizabeth Rouse. Available online: http://www.iffti.com/junior%20faculty/2009/Ross_Allan_Tania.pdf

Allan Ross. T.A. (2010) Designing Multi-sensory Learning Environments for Students who are Challenged by Sensory Experiences. Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Art & Design) Published by Otago Polytechnic/Te Kura matatini ki Otago. Dunedin. ISSN Hardcopy: 11775653.Online: 1177-5661. Volume 4. November 2009 (released 2010) 4 pages. pp166-170. Database: Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Art & Design)which is catalogued on the EBSCO Database in recognition of academic quality and alignment with international peer review processes. Article available online: http://www.thescopes.org/art/issues.php?issue=4&title=Art+%26+Design

Allan Ross, T. A. (2011) Compression Garments: Informed by Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Include 2011 Proceedings, delegates' abstract book, on-line proceedings ISBN 978-1-907342-29-5. http://include11.kinetixevents.co.uk/4dcgi/prog. Hosted by Helen Hamlyn Centre. Royal College of Art. London. 18-20 April 2011. Presentation 12 minutes, 6 pages online: http://include11.kinetixevents.co.uk/rca/rca2011/paper_final/F530_2386.PDF

Allan Ross. T.A. (2016) Development of children's therapeutic pressure emitting apparel that addresses sensory integration dysfunction. Master of Design Enterprise, Otago Polytechnic.

Kennedy, T & Allan-Ross, T. (2017) Design education and how technology is changing the future of fashion. The Business of Fashion, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Friday 26th May 2017. Suva, Fiji.

Researcher Profiles:
Tania Allan Ross, Tracy Kennedy

Allan Ross, T.A. and Kennedy, T. (2017) Digital Disruption Downunder: Desk-top case studies of emerging fashion designers from New Zealand; innovation and collaboration in an uncertain world. Paper presentation at Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers Annual International Conference 2017. Session title: Trending Now: The Geographies of Fashion in the Digital Age (1)- Fashion Cities. 29 August-1 September 2017. London. Abstract published online. Paper abstracts were peer reviewed by session organisers.

Researcher Profiles:
Tania Allan Ross, Tracy Kennedy

Allan Ross, T.A. (2015) Sensational Apparel. Altogether Autism Conference 2015, Auckland, 22-23 July. http://www.altogetherautism.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tania-Allan-Ross-Sensational-apparel.pdf. Abstract reviewed by the conference committee.

Allan Ross, T.A. (2017) Adolescents self-managing sensory integration differences. Lighting Talk presentation, Asia Pacific Autism Conference, Sydney, 7-9 September 2017. The Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders is the conference convenor for the Asia Pacific Autism Conference (APAC) and the hosting organisation for APAC 17 is Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect).Abstract blind peer reviewed by the APAC17 Scientific Program Committee. Abstract linked to the program on the conference website and published in the conference program handbook.

Allan Ross, T.A. (2017) Functional Fashion Design: Transforming Processes to Improve Outcomes. Scope: Contemporary Research Topics, 15, Special Issue: Fashion, November, 8-13, 2017. Submission: double-blind peer-review.

Allan-Ross,T., Kennedy,T., Barton,M., & Cadogan,A. (2019) Pressure Seeker©: Integration of self-regulated deep pressure solutions into wearables. Materials Today: Proceedings. Volume 16, Part 3, 2019, Pages 1431-1435

Researcher Profiles:
Tania Allan Ross, Margo Barton, Annette Cadogan, Tracy Kennedy

Allan Ross, T.A & Kennedy, T. (2018) Global Identity Down Under: profiling designers, sustainable solutions, global communities. IFFTI conference, 8-12th April, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Researcher Profiles:
Tania Allan Ross, Tracy Kennedy

Allan Ross, T.A. (2008) Proposed research study that addresses children's apparel design in conjunction with sensory integration dysfunction. Fashion Industry New Zealand Education Conference (FINZ). Hosted by Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. Tauranga. New Zealand. August 7-8. 15 pages, presentation duration 20 minutes. Published in conference proceedings. The FINZ conference is a forum for emerging as well as established research within the New Zealand fashion research community. The 2008 conference theme of The Future of Fashion was a sound platform for my first research paper which discussed and gave context to future potential in the planned development of therapeutic pressure garment design. Abstracts were blind-reviewed and selected by a committee appointed by the conference convenors; the submitted full papers were finally blind double-peer-reviewed.

Allan Ross, T. A. (2009) Creativity: Designing Multi-sensory Learning Environments for Students who are Challenged by Sensory Experiences. Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators(ANZAAE). Hosted by Otago Polytechnic Art and Design with Kai Tahu ki Arai-Te-Uru in Dunedin, New Zealand. April 20-23. 60-minute workshop. 2009 ANZAAE Conference Home, available online: http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/art/2009-archive-anzaae-conference.html

Allan Ross, T. A. (2009) Desire/n, Exhibition of work from the staff of the Otago Polytechnic School of Design. 2009 ANZAAE, Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators. April 20-23 Two works; screen, wall banner. Foyer Gallery, Otago Polytechnic School of Art. 17 April - 1st May. Exhibition of Otago Polytechnic staff works. ANZAAE exhibition design proposals were blind peer-reviewed through an international panel of design experts in both education and industry. Exhibition also reviewed in Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators Journal, Volume 19 (1) 2009. pp20-22.

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