Melissa Armistead
Bio
Melissa Armistead was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. She joined TPACC in early 2021 where she completed her M. S. in Textile Engineering developing a system-level method to evaluate the efficacy of barrier face coverings. Melissa is continuing her research in respiratory protection for wildland firefighters as she pursues her Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science. Outside of academics, she enjoys playing DND and spoiling her orange cat, Jonesy.
Armistead, M. K. (2022). Development of an Animatronic Headform Test Method for the Evaluation of Fit and Total Filtration Efficiency of Barrier Face Coverings [Master’s Thesis, North Carolina State University]. NCSU Libraries Institutional Repository.
Education
B.F.A. Fashion Design Marist College
B.S. Fashion Merchandising Marist College
M.S. Textile Engineering North Carolina State University
Publications
- Development of an animatronic headform test method for determining the efficacy of medical masks and barrier face coverings—part 1: total filtration efficacy , Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (2026)
- Development of an animatronic headform test method for determining the efficacy of medical masks and barrier face coverings—part 2: validation study , Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (2026)