Lisa M. Tucker is a Professor and Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Virginia. She is a LEED BD + C and WELL accredited professional. Dr. Tucker is a registered architect and certified interior designer and holds degrees in Architecture and Architectural History from the University of Virginia. Dr. Tucker, honoured as the 2016 IIDA Educator of the Year, has been identified by Design Intelligence as a Most Admired Design Educators in 2010, 2017, 2018, and 2019. She received the Nancy McClelland Award, the Polsky Prize (2015) and is an ASID Educator Medallist. She is a Fellow of IIDA, ASID and IDEC.