Amruta Sakalker selected for The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Fellowship
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The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has selected Amruta Sakalker as their Ecoleader Community Research Fellow! This fellowship focuses on advancing their equity and justice principles of NWF.
Amruta Sakalker is a Ph.D. student in Urban Planning and Public Policy.
Amruta has a background in architecture, and while practicing it, she became increasingly interested in the spaces between buildings, the communities in which they are located, and the city they construct. The effect of inequity in resource allocation on the influence of locations. Amruta says that her Ph.D. program helps her gain the research tools necessary to understand the larger forces that decide the location of control and distribution of resources. "Cities like DFW and Mumbai will continue to undergo rapid economic development. Using my skills as a planner, I hope to make economic change more equitable and better balance the power structure."
Amruta is so excited to showcase CAPPA and UTA at this national forum of Ecoleaders. She shares her achievement with Meghna Tare (director of UTA's Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact) and Dr. Reyes-Sanchez, (Assistant Professor, Public Affairs and Planning) for their support and encouragement.