Education:

• Ed.D. - University of Arkansas
• M.S. University of Arkansas
• B.A. Humboldt State University

Teaching:

• Apparel Design
• Textile Design
• CAD for Apparel & Textile Design

Research/Design Scholarship:

• Cross-Cultural Apparel Design
• Wearable Art Design
  

• Sparks, D. (2004). Explorations in Pleated Fabric Garment Structures. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 22 , 38-43.

• Diane Sparks.
  Watery Fortuny, 2004. Award for Best Use of Historical Inspiration. Exhibited at the Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. November, 2004. Portland , Oregon.
  Published online in Proceedings from the Sixtieth Annual Conference of the International Textile And Apparel Association , from http://www.itaaonline.org .

• Diane Sparks.
  Greyscale Variations, 2002.
  Exhibited in the Design Educators National Exhibition.
  Received Visual Art 3D Award for Second Place.
  Published online @ http://art.okstate.edu/dene/index.html

• Diane Sparks, Kai-Ho Mah, Stuart Sargent.
  Ode to Joy, 1999. LECTRA Best of Show Award.
  Exhibited at the Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. November, 1999. Santa Fe , New Mexico.
  Published in Proceedings from the Fifty-sixth Annual Conference of the International Textile And Apparel Association , p. 160.

• Diane Sparks, Stuart Sargent, Sue Kruel-Froseth, Julie German-Melka.
  Silver Willow , 1998. BEST OF FASHION Award.
  Exhibited at the Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. November, 1998. Dallas , Texas.
  Published in Proceedings from the Fifty-fifth Annual Conference of the International Textile And Apparel Association , p. 138.

• Diane Sparks, Stuart Sargent, Sue Kruel-Froseth, Brenda Brandt.
  Asiatica, 1997. LECTRA Best of Show Award.
  Exhibited at the Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. November, 1997. Knoxville , Tennessee .
  Published in Proceedings from the Fifty-fourth Annual Conference of the International Textile And Apparel Association , p. 127.
  

  Current Research or Exhibit Projects:

• Cultural Synthesis in Apparel Design. Synthesizing design elements from different cultures in the creation of wearable art for American end use.