She has a doctorate in social and psychology of dress from Louisiana State University. Dr. Dixon has an interest in African-American dress and fashion history. Her African-American related research has focused on internal and external values African American students consider in regards to dress and appearance. African-Americans are greatly interested in and have high fashion involvement. It is the desire of Dr. Dixon to research the internal and external factors that guide this groups’ fashion involvement. She is currently working on a collaborative community project with colleagues in Nutrition and Family Studies in which parenting, nutrition and appearance curriculum was developed by faculty and delivered to teen mother mentees by undergraduate mentors. The data is currently being prepared for analysis.