Latoya, a college professor, takes a nine-month leave of absence from her employment at a college in Ohio and accepts a visiting professorship (temporary assignment) at a college in Texas. Latoya leaves her husband and children in Ohio and incurs the following expenses in connection with the temporary assignment:

Airfare to and from the temporary assignment in Texas ............................ $ 1,000
Living expenses in the new location (including meals of $1,000) ...................8,000
Personal clothing ................................................................................................. 1,500
Total .................................................................................................................. $10,500

a. Which (if any) of these items can Latoya deduct in 2017 and 2018?
b. Would your answer to Part a change if Latoya, after completing the nine month assignment, resigned her position in Ohio and accepted a full -time assignment with the college in Texas?