Dr. Lisa M. Piazza is the executive director for undergraduate research at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In this role, she develops intentional undergraduate research programs and initiatives to support student success, and she promotes the benefits of undergraduate research engagement within the campus community and beyond. Dr. Piazza holds a BA in Art History from the University of South Florida, and an MA in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Higher Education, from the University of South Florida.