Meredith McQuerry

FSU Research: Male and female firefighters have different problems with protective suits

Published: January 16, 2020 | 10:06 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Meredith McQuerry, an assistant professor in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. Her research investigated the different problems male and female firefighters have with flexibility and range of motion in their protective equipment.

When female firefighters put on the protective suits they need for their work, they’re often using gear that has been designed for a male body. Because of that mismatch, the suits don’t fit as well as they should, and their mobility is impaired. Firefighters working in gear that restricts their movement must work harder to […]

Brooke Garringer

Published: August 5, 2019 | 5:00 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Florida State University retail entrepreneurship honor student Brooke Garringer has distinguished herself as an exceptional student, creative laboratory researcher, leader in the FSU Flying High Circus and acrobatics coach for children. Fresh off graduation in summer 2019, Garringer is looking ahead to grad school and a career in the retail industry, but she’s also reflecting […]

FSU lab research focuses students’ career options and job prospects

Published: June 7, 2018 | 9:10 am | Posted in: University News

Brooke Garringer and Reannan Riedy both jumped at the chance to conduct lab research along with Assistant Professor Meredith McQuerry. "I loved it," Garringer said. "I immediately knew I wanted to get involved, and then I got the chance. It's why I started to think I might want to do this kind of work for a career." (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University junior Reannan Riedy and senior Brooke Garringer are busy crunching research data and preparing to reveal their findings at a national conference. The invitation to present their textile research to members of the National Fire Protection Association is an invaluable opportunity for Riedy and Garringer, both retail entrepreneurship majors, and a rare […]

Undergraduate research challenges students to answer real-world questions

Published: April 2, 2018 | 3:29 pm | Posted in: University News

Research from students of all academic disciplines will be presented at the FSU Undergraduate Research Symposium on Tuesday, April 3.

Topics ranging from carbon nanotubes to childhood trauma healing to confronting antibiotic resistance are only a glimpse of what undergraduate researchers at Florida State University are studying. The campus houses a breadth of opportunities that allow students to seek out their own research experiences and learn directly from world-renowned faculty. Undergraduate research — a hallmark […]

Women’s History Month: FSU women leading the research charge

Published: March 23, 2018 | 3:42 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Women’s History Month, celebrated every March in the United States, provides schools, workplaces and communities around the country the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of American women to our society. At Florida State University, those contributions are on full display. Over the past year, FSU women have conducted breakthrough research with the […]

FSU researcher aims to better protect nation’s first responders

Published: February 15, 2018 | 2:25 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Meredith McQuerry, an expert on protective clothing for firefighters, identified flaws in some high-tech firefighting suits, including less breathability. "When you combine intense, short bursts of physical activity with a hot, humid environment — it does not even have to be near a fire — and you add 50-100 pounds of gear, it's no wonder we see more cases of heat stroke."

Technology breakthroughs in clothing materials and design have benefited all of us, but perhaps none more so than first responders. Burn injuries among firefighters have plummeted in the past decade. There’s just one problem: cases of heat stroke, exhaustion and cardiac arrest deaths have spiked upward because protective gear is much more insulated. New research […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: May 2017

Published: May 16, 2017 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Martin Mende, Ph.D. (Business) has been selected as the 2017 Emerging Scholar by the Marketing and Society Special Interest Group (MASSIG) of the American Marketing Association (AMA). The award honors the contributions of a researcher in the early stages of his or her academic career who tackles societal issues of significance that substantially advance our […]

Expert Pitch: Black Friday, holiday shopping trends

Published: November 16, 2016 | 2:20 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Meredith McQuerry, assistant professor in the College of Human Sciences

As stores across the nation gear up for the holiday shopping season, consumers are developing their shopping lists, searching for Black Friday deals and identifying the stores that offer those low prices with a positive shopping experience. Experts from Florida State University are available to comment on Black Friday and holiday shopping trends: Meredith McQuerry, […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: October 2016

Published: October 10, 2016 | 1:42 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORABLE AND NOTABLE Neil Abell, Ph.D., (Social Work) will be honored at the Council on Social Work Education’s 2016 Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3-6, 2016. Abell’s article, written along with two FSU doctoral program alumnae, was published in in Volume 51, Issue 2 of the Journal of Social Work Education. The article, […]

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