Eliza Squibb

Eliza Squibb (she/her) uses textile design to bridge the worlds of art and science. Collaborating with health workers, artists, and artisans, Eliza creates textile patterns that communicate health information for populations with low literacy or language barriers to increase equitable healthcare access. Eliza’s designs have received local and international grant funding, including two Grand Challenge Exploration grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and have been used in health campaigns to promote maternal and infant health.

Eliza is faculty in the Hyundai Motor Group Regeneration Studio (RISDxHMG) as well as the D-Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, co-teaching a design thinking course that connects innovative global startups and nonprofits with student teams to solve global challenges in health, agriculture, sanitation, climate change, and social entrepreneurship. Additionally, Eliza has taught for Project Open Door, RISD’s college access program, and in the RISD Textiles department, from which she holds a BFA. Eliza facilitates workshops on collaboration and design thinking at health conferences and for DESIGNxRI’s Design Challenge program. She is a 2019 Atlantic Fellow for US + Global Health Equity, a program at George Washington University with the support of the Atlantic Institute. Originally from Maine, Eliza lives in Providence, where she can often be found canoeing on Rhode Island’s many waterways. 

photo by Dominique Sindayiganza