Undergraduate and Graduate Courses Taught
Foundations, Culture, and Human Behavior
- CADS 1000 Introduction to Interior Design **
- FYE 1401 First Year Experience
- CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture / 2007 Honors Global Consumer Culture *
- ID 210 Behavior and the Designed Environment
- CADS 5150/6150 Global Issues in Interior Design *
- CADS 7100 Environmental Design Theories and Applications *
Visual, Digital, and Multimodal Communication
- CADS 1100 Interior Design Studio: Design Principles *
- CAHS 1100 Technical Processes of Design *
- CAHS 2100 Visual Presentation I *
- CADS 2200 Computer-Aided Design
- CADS 2500 Design Communication *
- CADS 2760 Visual Merchandising *
- IND 3465 Computer-Aided Design I
- IND 3469 Computer-Aided Design II
- IND 3930 Special Topics: Adobe Creative Suite *
- CADS 3970 Special Topics: Communicating Ideas—Pitches, Narratives, and Proposals **
- CAHS 4200 Portfolio Development *
- CADS 5200/6200 Interior Design Portfolio **
Applied Design Studios and Advanced Projects
- CADS 2100 Space Planning and Process *
- ID 225/245 Interior Design Studio I/II
- CADS 2550 Lighting, Mechanical, and Environmental Systems *
- CADS 3100 Lighting Design and Environmental Systems *
- CADS 3200 Residential Design *
- ID 325/345 Interior Design Studio III/IV
- CAHS 3400 Non-Residential Interiors *
- CADS 4200 Interior Design Senior Seminar **
- IND 4245 Interior Design Studio V
- CADS 5100/6100 Interior Design Studio: Commercial *
- CADS 5300/6300 Interior Design Studio: Hospitality *
- CADS 5350/6350 Interior Design Studio: Advanced Design Project **
- CADS 5400/6400 Interior Design Studio: Design for Health and Wellness *
- CAHS 5400 Studio XI: Healthcare Design *
- CAHS 6400 Advanced Healthcare Design *
- CADS 7930 Advanced Design Projects: Commercial Kitchen Planning *
- CADS 7930 Advanced Design Projects: Universal Design & Accessibility *
- CADS 7970 Special Topics in Design: Building Health & Risk Mitigation *
- CADS 7970 Special Topics in Design: Environmental Symbology *
Research and Academic Mentorship
- CADS 3900 Directed Studies: Design Ethnography **
- CADS 4960 Special Problems in Design: Readings in Environmental Symbology
- CADS 4980 Undergraduate Research: Design Ecology Lab
- CADS 4980 Undergraduate Research: CHS Pathogen Lab
- CADS 4997 Honors Thesis
- CADS 7050 Research Methods in Consumer and Design Sciences *
- CADS 7900 Directed Studies: Augmented and Virtual Interiors *
- CADS 7960 Special Problems: Emerging Technologies in Practice *
- CADS 7980 Graduate Project: Design Ecology Lab
- CADS 7980 Graduate Project: CHS Pathogen Lab
- CADS 7990 Research and Thesis
- CADS 8990 Research and Dissertation
Professional Practice, Leadership, and Workforce Preparation
- CADS 2150 Project Management for Interior Designers **
- CADS 2400 Interior Materials and Components
- CADS 3500 Interior Design Professional Practice **
- CADS 3550 Business Practices *
- CADS 3920 Industry Experience
- CADS 4900 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Experience
- CADS 4950 Interior Design Internship **
- CADS 5310/6310 Sustainable Design and LEED Accreditation
- CADS 7910 Supervised Teaching in Consumer and Design Sciences
- CADS 7920 Graduate Internship
- CADS 8970 Special Topics: Studio Teaching *
* Indicates a course I created as a new offering or substantially redesigned, including its curriculum, learning activities, assessments, and instructional materials.
** Indicates a course meeting the criteria above for which I also developed and taught a fully online version, including online-specific activities, assessments, and instructional materials.
Selected Refereed Works from Graduate and Undergraduate Research
Brown, C. & Wuebker, M. (April 21, 2023). The Scope of and Dynamic Interrelationship Between Universal Design Applications for a Park Renovation Project [Poster presentation]. L. Tan (Faculty Advisor). American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference, Kansas City, MO, United States.
Brown, C. & Wuebker, M. (May 24, 2023). More than a park: A universal and inclusive experience. National ADA Symposium 2023 [Symposium]. L. Tan (Faculty Advisor). Kansas City, MO, United States.
Martin, K., Albert, T.W. & Tan L. (March 28, 2023) A new perspective for the maternal mortality crisis: The potential impact of home interior design on maternal mental health in the postpartum year. Presented at Auburn Research: Student Symposium, Auburn University, AL.
Shealey, A. (2021) #BlackRepresentationsMatter: Viewing digital activism through symbology. (L. Tan, Co-Major Professor) Fashion, Style & Popular Culture (8)1 83-96. https://doi.org/10.1386/fspc_00067_1
Terry, H. & Tan, L. (2021) Optimizing the Restorative Potential of the Italian Renaissance Garden: A Pattern Library. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship.
Selected Awards for Graduate and Undergraduate Research
Kravet Design of Distinction, United States
- Winner – Vietnam, Douglass, A. – and six Finalist entries (2021)
Interior Design Educators Council Student Design Competition, United States
- 1st Place – Looney, K., Merlino, S. & Sokienah, Y. (2016)
- 1st Place – Mercer, L., Roberts, S. & Saul, S. (2012)
- Winner, Graduate South Region – Looney, K., Merlino, S. & Sokienah, Y. (2016)
- Winner, Undergrad South Region – Heapy, M., Kennedy, J. & Mitchell, S. (2016)
- 2nd Place, South Region – Mercer, L., Roberts, S. & Saul, S. (2012)
Daisy Bond Student Design Awards, American Society of Interior Designers, Birmingham, AL
- 1st Place – Hand Rendering, Harvey, M. (2019)
- 2nd Place – Hand Rendering, Tran, T. (2022)
- 2nd Place – Digital Rendering, Hix, S.K. (2019)
- 2nd Place – Residential Design, Harvey, M. (2019)
- 3rd Place – Residential Design, Hix, S.K. (2019)
This is Research [Symposium], Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- 1st Place – Belt, V. [Presentation] (2014)
- 1st Place – Brock, W. & Rahn, K. [Poster] (2022)
- 1st Place – Kirksey, B., Burchill, S. & Killen, M. [Poster] (2019)
- 2nd Place – Dessert, A.J., Miller, A., Poellnitz, H., & Rolf, C., [Poster] (2016)
- 3rd Place – Thomas, L., Douglass, C., Foster, A., & Grabinski, A. [Poster] (2016)