Aaron Neal is an assistant professor in the School of Interior Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to joining the faculty, he taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was awarded the AICAD Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship. Aaron holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture from Auburn University and a Master of Arts in Adaptive Reuse as a Presidential Fellow from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has also practiced professionally in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Nashville. His research investigates the impact of past policies and how to address the lingering disparities within underserved communities. The research focuses on these main areas: adaptive reuse, trauma informed design, and mutually beneficial community engaged scholarship.

• Impact of Past Policy
• Adaptive Reuse
• Trauma Informed Design
• Community Engagement