ROBBIE G. BLAKEMORE, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. A nationally known scholar of interior design, she is a two-time winner of the Outstanding Educator Award in Interior Design at The University of Tennessee, as well as numerous other grants and awards. She is also a member of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). She has taught interior design at The Ohio State University, Florida State University, University of Illinois, and Michigan State University.