Elizabeth Donison is a research associate for the Urban Heritage Project, an initiative of the Department of Historic Preservation and PennPraxis, working on an African American Civil Rights cultural landscapes mapping project based in Washington, D.C. Her research interests include 20th-century urban history, American architecture, public and community archaeology, and the African Diaspora.
Prior to joining the Urban Heritage Project, Elizabeth worked with the Center for Architectural Conservation to document Tucumcari, New Mexico’s Route 66 cultural landscape, with oral history interviews, architectural photographs, and videography. She also worked with the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights to write a National Register nomination for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Rural Training and Research Center, based in Epes, Alabama. Prior to earning her Master's degree, she worked as a public archaeologist in Virginia, focusing on sites of enslavement.
Elizabeth holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from McGill University. Outside of work, Elizabeth enjoys gardening, hiking with her dog, and playing the piano.
