Tucker received his undergraduate degrees in Linguistics and German from the University of Georgia, graduating Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 2021. He is primarily interested in sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis. More specifically, Tucker focuses on how regional varieties are employed in the expression of identity among different communities. His work has dealt with students and LGBTQ+ folks from the rural South, and his dissertation centers on variation and language practices across panhellenic sororities on campus. Tucker also does pragmatic analyses on language use of social media, most recently investigating facework and politeness strategies on TikTok.

Tucker was also a Future Faculty Fellow for the year of 2025, selected to partake in a cohort of 15 Ph.D. students/instructors from various departments across campus to develop and reflect on their teaching capabilities. In this program, Tucker led T.A. cafés and workshops with other cohort members and served as a leader for the university's graduate and TA communities. Most recently, we was a nominee for the Excellence in Teaching Award.