Danielle S. Willkens is an Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) School of Architecture and the Initiative Lead for Resilient and Informed Communities for GT’s Institute for People and Technology. She is a practicing designer, historian, and FAA Remote Pilot, as well as the author of The Transatlantic Design Network: Thomas Jefferson, John Soane, and Agents of Architectural Exchange (2024) and Architecture for Teens: A Beginner’s Book for Aspiring Architects (2021). Her research has been supported by the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation, the International Center for Jefferson Studies, the American Philosophical Society, Dumbarton Oaks, the American Institute of Architects, the National Park Service, and the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology. She holds a PhD in architectural history and theory from UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, a M.Phil from the University of Cambridge, a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design, and a M.Arch and BS from the University of Virginia. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Atlanta Preservation Center and the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District. Currently, she holds the position of secretary for the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.