Priyanka Sen

Priyanka Sen is a Ph.D. student in the History of Architecture and Urban Development program. Her research investigates architectural entanglements with spatial geographies, migration, and environmental histories, focusing on the South Asian diaspora and its intertwinement with settlement, citizenship, and the transnational immigrant experience. Sen’s prior teaching includes undergraduate studios in architecture and interior design at the University of Cincinnati. She has also worked as an architectural designer at firms across the United States in Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati; a Master of Arts in Architectural History and Theory from the University of Texas–Austin; and Bachelor of Arts in both Art History and Architectural Studies with a minor in Women’s Studies from Boston University. Her committee members are Esra Akcan (architecture), Viranjini Munasinghe (anthropology), and Stephen Vider (history).