Hi everyone! My name is Dr. Elizabeth Stapleton, but y’all can call me Ellee. I’m looking forward to learning, exploring, and creating with you as your Environmental Design FIG instructor.
I grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and have lived across the country from Alaska to Iowa to North Carolina. These experiences, along with time spent abroad, have shaped my love for exploring (and drawing!) new places. I’ve specialized in experiential teaching and love helping students learn to observe, analyze, interpret, critique, and represent the world around them. In my classes, students travel to new landscapes to learn about cultural history, engage in applied projects for local non-profits, and work directly with community stakeholders to envision the future – just to name a few recent activities!
My applied work and research both focus on community engagement in public landscapes like parks, plazas, and streetscapes. I love using my design skills to connect with and empower community members and I’ve worked on park plans for numerous towns across Oregon. I’m currently co-editing a book that explores the cultural practice of “making do,” informal acts of design that claim space, especially for marginalized community members. Outside of work, I spend a lot of my “down time” in the mountains (on skis, foot, crampons, or a rope), volunteering on community projects, and reading contemporary science fiction.
I look forward to connecting with you all! Please feel free to reach out before the term starts if you have any questions or just want to chat.
Hi everyone!!! My name is Annika and my pronouns are she/they. I can’t wait to be your FIG assistant for the Environmental Design FIG this fall! I was in the Environmental Design FIG and I am looking forward to sharing everything I learned. I am originally from Sacramento, California and when I am home I love to spend time with my dog Rocket. I am a third-year student at UO and I am interested in conservation, design, and sustainability. I love thrifting, picnicking, and ceramics at the EMU craft center! I also enjoy watching shows and movies with my friend and sketching when I have time. If anyone enjoys talking about fashion I can talk about designers and celebrity outfits forever!I am super excited to get to know everyone and introduce you to the campus and the UO community. If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to introduce yourself feel free to reach out by email me! (I am also not opposed to receiving pet photos!) I can’t way to meet you all this fall!!!
Want to connect with your FA? Email figs@uoregon.edu to get connected!
