Dr Celina Jones

Reader in Fashion and Textile Technologies

Dr Celina Jones

Reader in Fashion and Textile Technologies

Email: celina.jones@mmu.ac.uk

Since completing her UKRI funded PhD, investigating biomimicry for alternative textile production methods, Celina's research focuses on advancing textile technology to mitigate environmental impacts in production processes.

She teaches fashion and textile technology across undergraduate and postgraduate fashion programmes, and is Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy. Celina is also a Chartered Associate of The Textile Institute and The Society of Dyers and Colourists, and a Member of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Academic and professional qualifications

  • PhD Textile Science and Technology, The University of Manchester, Department of Materials 
  • MSc (Distinction) Textile Technology, The University of Manchester, Department of Materials
  • BA Hons Textile Design, The University of the Arts London, Chelsea College of Art and Design

Previous Employment

  • Lecturer in Fashion Technology, The University of Manchester, Department of Materials
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, UKRI School - University Partnerships Initiative, Manchester Museum
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Manchester, Department of Materials

Membership of professional associations

  • Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • Chartered Fellow of The Textile Institute
  • Associate and Member of The Society of Dyers and Colourists
  • Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Research

Research Interests

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Books

Henninger, CE., Niinimäki, K., Blazquez, M., Jones, C., 2022. 'Sustainable Fashion Management', Taylor & Francis.

Book Chapters

Le Normand, A., Jones, C., Gallery, C., Henninger, CE., 2023. 'Value of clothing through the craftivism movement'. In Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption, pp. 327-346, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham.

Yan, S., Brydges, T., Henninger, C., Jones, C., Le Normand, A., Ram, P., 2022. 'How circular are circular business models'. In Sustainability, digitalization, and artification.

Henninger, CE., Brydges, T., Jones, C., Le Normand, A., 2022. 'Chapter 9 That’s So Trashy – Artification of Waste in the Luxury Fashion Industry'. In The Future of Luxury Brands, pp. 169-184, De Gruyter.

Yan, S., Jones, C., Henninger, C., 2020. 'Textile industry insights towards impact of regenerated cellulosic and synthetic fibres on microfibre pollution'. In Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries Sourcing Synthetic and Novel Alternative Raw Materials, Springer Nature.

Henninger, CE., Cano, MB., Boardman, R., Jones, C., McCormick, H., Sahab, S., 2020. 'Cradle-to-Cradle Versus Consumer Preferences in the Fashion Industry'. In Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials, pp. 353-357, Elsevier.

Jones, C., Henninger, CE., 2020. 'Removing the Dye Kitchen from the Textile Supply Chain'. In Technology-Driven Sustainability, pp. 81-92, Springer International Publishing.

McCormick, H., Zhang, R., Boardman, R., Jones, C., Henninger, CE., 2020. '3D-Printing in the Fashion Industry: A Fad or the Future?'. In Technology-Driven Sustainability, pp. 137-154, Springer International Publishing.

Henninger, CE., Blazquez, M., Boardman, R., Jones, C., McCormick, H., Sahab, S., 2019. 'https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rosy-Boardman/publication/333497732_Cradle-to-Cradle_Versus_Consumer_Preferences_in_the_Fashion_Industry/links/612791c0c69a4e48795d2f33/Cradle-to-Cradle-Versus-Consumer-Preferences-in-the-Fashion-Industry.pdf'. In Technology-Driven Sustainability Innovation in the Fashion Supply Chain, Springer.

Jones, C., Henninger, C., Boardman, R., McCormick, H., 2018. 'Collaborative consumption and the fashion industry'. In Sustainable fashion in a circular economy, in Niinimäki, K. (ed), Aalto ARTS Books, Helsinki.

Conference Papers

Doersam, A., Tsigkou, O., Jones, C., 2023. 'Textile-Based Scaffolds From Electrospun PCL-PLA Core-Sheath Nanofiber Yarn For Tissue Engineering Applications', The University of Huddersfield, Textile Institute World Conference, 3/7/2023 - 6/7/2023.

Evans, J., Jones, C., Henninger, C., Perry, M., Walker, C., 2020. 'The circular economy – a local, global, or glocal phenomenon in the fashion industry?', Academy of Marketing.

Henninger, C., Jones, C., Bosworth, L., Tsigkou, O., 2019. 'A crocodile on holiday – crafting tomorrows ‘luxury’ materials', Academy of Marketing.

Posters

Jones, C., Gleeson, H., Wortmann, FJ., Yeates, S., Gumrah Dumanli-Parry, A., Jones, S., 2023. 'Fashion X Structural Colour, CoLab For The Future', Gordon Research Conference, Liquid Crystals.

Theses and Dissertations

Clarissa, B., 2019. 'Development and Refinement of Analytical Tools for the Performance Assessment and Prediction of Polymers in Hair Styling Products with Complex Formula'.

Carpenter, P., 2019. 'Probing the properties of the molecular and morphological components of human hair across the range of structural length scales'.

Yan, S., 2019. 'Investigate Sustainable Development, Addressing Microfiber Pollution Issue : Focus On Environmental, Social, Economic Dimensions And Their Linkages'.

Welch, H., 2019. 'Developing a novel yarn as a path to eliminating elastane from sportswear to dramatically improve fabric recyclability: an initial study'.

McDermott, E., 2019. 'To investigate the relationship between pattern blocks, fibre selection and customer feedback of high impact sports bras'.

Wilson, D., 2019. 'Lab - Grown Leather: Tissue Engineering Leather Using Biomaterials Textile Technologies and 3D Cell Culture'.

Zhou, W., 2017. 'Exploring potential positive factors of relationship between online opinion leaders-followers, and eWOM'.

Izquierdo Ruiz, A., 2017. 'Design and manufacturing of Screen and Inkjet printed e-textiles'.

Jones, C., 2017. 'Textile Materials Inspired by Structural Colour in Nature'.

Office Location

Cavendish South
Manchester Fashion Institute
Manchester Metropolitan University
Cavendish Street
Manchester M15 6BG