Raechel Margaret Laing is a New Zealand clothing and textiles academic. She is currently a professor emeritus at the
University of Otago.[1]
Academic career
After a 1987
PhD titled The lockstitch seam : a model of the geometric structure and tensile behaviour at the
University of Otago, she taught at Otago, rising to full professor.[1]
Laing's research is focused on clothing and has received media attention.[2][3][4][5][6] In 1997 she was awarded the Holden Medal for Education from the
Textile Institute followed by the Institute Medal - their oldest award.[7]
Selected works
MacRae, Braid A., James D. Cotter, and Raechel M. Laing. "Compression garments and exercise."
Sports medicine 41, no. 10 (2011): 815–843.
Wilson, C. A., B. J. Taylor, R. M. Laing, S. M. Williams, E. A. Mitchell, and New Zealand Cot Death Study Group. "Clothing and bedding and its relevance to sudden infant death syndrome: further results from the New Zealand Cot Death Study."
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 30, no. 6 (1994): 506–512.
Webster, J., E. J. Holland, G. Sleivert, R. M. Laing, and B. E. Niven. "A light-weight cooling vest enhances performance of athletes in the heat."
Ergonomics (journal) 48, no. 7 (2005): 821–837.
Laing, Raechel M., Elizabeth J. Holland, Cheryl A. Wilson, and Brian E. Niven. "Development of sizing systems for protective clothing for the adult male."
Ergonomics (journal) 42, no. 10 (1999): 1249–1257.
McQueen, Rachel H., Raechel M. Laing, Heather JL Brooks, and Brian E. Niven. "Odor intensity in apparel fabrics and the link with bacterial populations."
Textile Research Journal 77, no. 7 (2007): 449–456.