{"59808":{"#nid":"59808","#data":{"type":"profile","title":"Arthi Rao","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiosketch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArthi Rao is a research assistant at the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at Georgia Tech. She joined the doctoral program in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of City and Regional Planning in 2009. Her research interests include linkages between public health and contemporary planning practice. She is currently a summer intern at the CQGRD and teaches a graduate class in the School of City and Regional Planning titled \u003Cem\u003EProfessional Communications for Planners\u003C\/em\u003E. The class covers topics in visual, graphic, and written communication.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrior to Georgia Tech, she was a visiting assistant professor\/lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Clemson University (2005-2008; 2002-2004). She taught several core courses in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum including design studio and graphic communication. Her previous research and project work have focused on health-based topics (hospital design, therapeutic landscapes) and multiculturalism and its manifestation in the built environment. She has also practiced as an architect in Bangalore, India.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEducational Background\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2002 - M.L.A (Landscape Architecture), Penn State, Philadelphia, PA\u003Cbr \/\u003E1999 - B.A. (Architecture), India\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFields\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and Infrastructure\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHealthy Places\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAir Quality and Natural Environment\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Ehealthy places; architecture and urban design; land use and regional governance\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-06-24 14:07:11","changed_gmt":"2015-12-10 17:01:50","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","extras":[],"hg_media":{"136541":{"id":"136541","type":"image","title":"Arthi Rao profile picture","body":null,"created":"1449178685","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:05","changed":"1475894766","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:06","alt":"Arthi Rao profile picture","file":{"fid":"194822","name":"arthi_rao.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arthi_rao_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arthi_rao_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":336597,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/arthi_rao_0.jpg?itok=A8qh9-ZN"}}},"media_ids":["136541"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[{"id":"9487","name":"Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"},{"id":"9484","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"9296","name":"School of City and Regional Planning"}],"classification":["Researcher"],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":{"work":"4043855133"},"contact":[],"email":["arthir@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}