Smriti Singh is a graduate student in the Master of City and Regional Planning program at the Bloustein School where she is pursuing a concentration in community development and housing. Her research interests are focused on urban governance, land and housing rights, informality, feminist political economy and social justice. Prior to joining Bloustein she worked with a non profit in Delhi, India, where she led pilot projects aimed to improve informal women worker’s land tenure security, access to basic infrastructure services and housing finance in order to improve their economic empowerment. She is also part of two city-wide campaigns in Delhi aiming to make city planning processes more representative and inclusive by engaging citizens in the 2041 Master Plan process.