Biography and education
I am an artist, educator, and sustainability practitioner whose work has evolved from traditional consumer research toward what I call "embodied sustainability scholarship" through textile arts. I apprenticed as a Master Tailor prior to graduate school and hold a PhD in Human Ecology with specialization in Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design from Kansas State University.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Carter, Kamarie B, Adi, Mohamad Nadim, Perkins, Alexandra Gonzenbach, Royal, Cindy L, Evans, Mark William, Burke, Patricia Jean, Shroff, Piyush Ravindra, Hustvedt, Gwendolyn, Rathore, Heena, Blasingame, Dale C, King, Jennifer Anne, Van Loan, Zengara A, Moon, KeriAnne Mauch, Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth, Taylor, Adrienne, Mondal, Sejuti. CAP: Expanding AI Curriculum and Infrastructure at Texas State University to Advance Interdisciplinary Research and Grow a Diverse AI Workforce, NSF, Federal. (Funded: December 2024 - Present). Grant.
- Liang, Yuli (Principal), Hustvedt, Gwendolyn (Co-Principal), Joyner Martinez, Cosette Marie (Co-Principal). Technology and Leadership Education Network for Texas Students, USDA NIFA, Federal, $50000. (Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2026). Grant.
- Joyner Martinez, C. M. (Principal), Liang, Y. (Co-Principal), Hustvedt, G. (Co-Principal), Underhill, B. (Co-Principal). Creating opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research (COUTURE): Continuing an undergraduate research learning community in fashion merchandising program undergraduate research learning communities grant, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $7000. (Funded: August 2024 - August 2025). Grant.
- Liang, Yuli (Principal), Hustvedt, Gwendolyn (Co-Principal). FCS: Using Technology for Underserved Rural Entrepreneurs (FUTURE), Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $15996. (Submitted: October 7, 2022, Funded: January 17, 2023 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
- Hustvedt, Gwendolyn, Hwang, Sangchul Scott, (Waliczek) Cade, Tina Marie. MESH (Making Erosion-safe Shoreline from Hyacinth), Environmental Protection Agency - P3, Federal, $25000. (Submitted: 2021, Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Groundwork.
Groundwork: Art Honoring the Aquifers.
1 - 38.
San Marcos, Texas: Subsurface Design Press.
State.
July 1, 2025.
- (Invited) Reviewed by: Margo Handwerker.
- (Invited) Reviewed by: Rudolph Rosen.
- Hustvedt, G. (2024). Connecting to the Global Cutting Edge. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences (1st ed., Vol. 116, pp. 48–48). American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. https://doi.org/10.14307/jfcs.116.1
- Secrets in Limestone. 2024 International Federation for Home Economics World Congress Textile Design Exhibit. June 24, 2024 - June 30, 2024 Artists: Group (International)
- Drewery, M. L., & Hustvedt, G. (2024). Consumer support for hemp by-products as food and feed. Journal of Natural Fibers.
- Hustvedt, G. (2023). The Feminization of the Digital Divide: Action for Justice. Journal of the Asian Regional Association for Home Economics, 30, 20–26. Retrieved from https://www.arahe.info/web/viewer.html?file=/journal/list/Volume30%20Special%20Issue%202023.pdf
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: President of Honour, International Federation for Home Economics. October 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2023 American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Leader Award, American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). January 11, 2023 - April 3, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas Leader of the Year Award, AAFCS-TX Affiliate. March 25, 2022 - April 1, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Scholarship, Texas State University. 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching, Texas State University. 2010

Featured service activities
- Other
Fashion Merchandising
- Other
International Federation for Home Economics
- Chair
Sustainable Fashion Week
- President
International Federation for Home Economics
- Chair
Program Committee on Textiles and Design, International Federation for Home Economics
- Other
International Federation for Home Economics