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Sowmya Balachandran

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Public Administration

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2021
    Major: Regional Planning
    Dissertation: Low-income Homeownership for Inter-generational Mobility: The Role of Intermediaries in Risk Mitigation
  • MS, CEPT University, 2005
    Major: Urban and Regional Planning
    Dissertation: A comparative assessment of spatial structures and land management mechanisms in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
  • BArch, Maharaja Sayajirao University, 2001
    Major: Architecture

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PADM 4170.001Methods in Urban Planning Research and AnalysisSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 2120.001Introduction to Urban and Regional PlanningFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 4170.001Methods in Urban Planning Research and AnalysisFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Balachandran, S. The Effects of Intermediation on Low-Income Homeownership: Learnings from the Chicago Region. Housing Policy Debate.
  • Balachandran, S. Transformative Theories for Low-income and Minority Homeownership: Learning from Community Work in the Chicago Region. Planning Theory & Practice.
  • Balachandran, S. Making Black Homeownership Work: Intermediary Networks in Low-income and Minority Neighborhoods of the Chicago Region. International Journal of Housing Policy. Taylor & Francis.
  • Balachandran, S., Greenlee, A. (2022). Examining Spatial Opportunity for Local Action: From Theory to Practice. Journal of Planning Education and Research. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0739456X221088984
  • Wang, V., Balachandran, S. (2021). Inclusionary housing in the United States: dynamics of local policy and outcomes in diverse markets. Housing Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2021.1929863?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab

    • Research Report

  • Wang, V., Balachandran, S. (2021). Inclusionary Housing in the United States: Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019. https://groundedsolutions.org/tools-for-success/resource-library/inclusionary-housing-united-states?utm_source=2021+Research&utm_campaign=58b568b008-Survey+Respondents+10%2F10_COPY_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f77e29c260-58b568b008-

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Kang, W. (Principal), Balachandran, S. (Co-Principal), "Fair Housing Reforms in Low Income Housing Tax Credits: An investigation of implications for neighborhoods and communities in the DFW region," sponsored by University of North Texas Division of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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