Elpitha Tsoutsounakis (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Multi-disciplinary Design (MDD) program at the University of Utah. She served as Associate Director of the Design program from 2017-2020 and is a founding member of the faculty. Elpitha completed a Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Utah and a Master of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin.
She teaches design studios, research methods, and visual strategy with an emphasis in community engaged scholarship. Her design research practice with Ochre engages issues of design ethics, materiality, ecofeminism, and human/nonhuman entanglement.