Faculty Profile

Sowmya Balachandran

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Public Administration
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2021. 
Major: Regional Planning
Dissertation Title: Low-income Homeownership for Inter-generational Mobility: The Role of Intermediaries in Risk Mitigation
MS, CEPT University, 2005. 
Major: Urban and Regional Planning
Dissertation Title: 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.


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PADM 4170.001, Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 2120.001, Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PADM 4170.001, Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  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 Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
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-



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
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. (June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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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):
				
      
					
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			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):
				
      
					
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