Caroline Kobia

Caroline Kobia serves as an Associate Professor and Program Leader in Fashion Design and Merchandising at Mississippi State University since July 2022, previously holding positions as an Assistant Professor and Instructor in the same department from 2012 to 2021. Kobia's teaching expertise includes courses such as Fashion Entrepreneurship, Retail Math, and Visual Merchandising. Prior experience includes instructional roles at Louisiana State University, where responsibilities included teaching Textile Science and Merchandise Planning, as well as serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Early career experience includes teaching Home Economics and Biology at Elerai Girls and Immaculate Heart Juniorate Secondary School, where Kobia also took on leadership roles in student guidance and faculty strategic planning. Kobia completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising at Louisiana State University from 2009 to 2014.