Jennifer Chau Tran is a urban designer and landscape researcher who received their Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Toronto. They are currently completing their PhD at UCL in Education for Sustainable Development Policy.

They joined MASS Design Group in Boston in 2022 as a landscape designer. In their current role, Jennifer seeks to utilize landscape design tools to improve the health of communities and urban ecologies. They are currently involved in projects which address memorialization, public memory, and regenerative agriculture. 

They have worked as a landscape designer at SvN in Toronto, Canada and at SCAPE Studio in New Orleans, LA where they gained experience in projects centering coastal resilience and green infrastructure in urban developments. 

Jennifer’s research interests are focused on environmental justice and how landscape architecture can be used as a tool for social and political empowerment in historically marginalized communities. They are also an active member of mutual aid groups focused on food security in Toronto.