Eliza co-instructs D-Lab: Design and D-Lab: Leadership and Design. In her professional practice, Eliza creates textile patterns to bridge the worlds of art and science: collaborating with healthcare providers, artists, and artisans to communicate health information for populations with low literacy or language barriers that prevent equitable healthcare access. Eliza’s collaborations have been grant-funded, including two Grand Challenge Exploration grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and her designs have been used in health campaigns in West Africa to promote reproductive and infant health. Eliza is an Atlantic Fellow for US + Global Health Equity, a program at George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health with the support of the Atlantic Institute.
When not at D-Lab, Eliza is a faculty member in the Industrial Design Department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where she co-instructs the Regeneration Studio, a biodesign course in partnership with the RISD Nature Lab and Hyundai Motor Group. Originally from Maine, Eliza lives in Providence, where she can be found canoeing on Rhode Island’s many waterways.
Photo by Dominique Sindayiganza.
