Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation
College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA), at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
lemercer@illinois.edu ⁠

Session: Closing Keynote: Racism Untaught: From Theory to Practice
Time: April 5, 8:30 am

Lisa Elzey Mercer (she/her) is a designer, educator, and researcher. Her interests are in developing and executing design interventions that fuel and sustain responsible design for social impact. The developed frameworks and tools are intended to create a space for conversation and knowledge exchange where participants can collaborate in creating new ideas and solutions. This type of methodology is evident in her current projects Operation Compass and Racism Untaught. She is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation at the University of Illinois.