Eliza Squibb (she/her/hers)

Lecturer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Eliza uses textile design to bridge the worlds of art and science. Collaborating with healthcare providers, artists, and artisans, Eliza creates textile patterns that communicate health information for populations with low literacy or language barriers that prevent equitable healthcare access. Eliza’s textile patterns have been funded by grants, 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 maternal and infant health. Eliza is a co-instructor for a course on biomimicry design at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Nature Lab and a course on Design Thinking at MIT D-Lab that connects innovative global start-ups and nonprofits with teams of undergraduate students to solve global challenges. Eliza is a 2019 Atlantic Fellow for US + Global Health Equity. Originally from Maine, Eliza lives in Providence, Rhode Island where she loves to explore and canoe.

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Presentation(s):

• What is Design Thinking? An interactive introduction to the human-centered design process with examples from global health initiatives for training & communication

  Monday, April 8, 2024
  1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time