Elizabeth is a LEED accredited architect, licensed in Canada and the United States. She is engaged in professional practice as well as academic teaching at the University of Waterloo, Ryerson University and the University of Toronto.

Her research focuses on regional urbanism, nature and its relationship to the built environment, with particular consideration for the Great Lakes. Her work strives to knit urban fabric with a romantic gesture for city identity. Currently, Elizabeth teaches at Lawrence Technological University in Detroit, Michigan. As an educator and a practitioner, her dual perspective brings value to the culture of a–A.