Ebru Özer, FASLA, is a professor and chair at FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design. Her research focuses on landscape performance, green infrastructure, urban mobility, and gender equity, supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. EPA, and the LAF. Özer co-authored the book "Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design" (2012) and has been published in Landscape Journal, Landscape Architecture Magazine, and Urban Ecosystems. Currently, she serves as the national Vice President of Education at the American Society of Landscape Architects and has held leadership roles in the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Özer collaborates with local non-profits, government organizations, and community members to enhance urban environments through landscape architecture. She volunteers in career discovery initiatives at K-12 schools and leads projects on greening schoolyards. Özer holds an MLA from Louisiana State University, a BArch from Dokuz Eylül University, a Diploma in Physics from Ege University, and is a PhD ABD in Civil Engineering.
research interests
Landscape performance Green infrastructure Landscape infrastructure Urban mobility Sustainable aging in place Designing for older adults Trail design Nature-based design solutions Nature-based playgrounds Inclusive playgrounds Gender equity in landscape architecture Women in landscape architecture
