Nirmiti (Nini) Pandit is a graduate researcher focused on advancing social and spatial equity through collaborative, community-based approaches. Her interdisciplinary practice spans educational leadership, public health efficacy, and systems thinking/design in architecture and urban planning. Her ongoing thesis explores community-led emergency planning, specifically how spatial mapping, local knowledge systems and participatory design can support more equitable planning and response frameworks.
Based between Buffalo, NY, and Mumbai, MH, Nini centers community agency through place-based strategies that address systemic and environmental challenges. She uses She/Them pronouns and welcomes opportunities to connect across disciplines in support of inclusive, locally grounded co-production of knowledge.
ORCiD: 0009-007-8707-6532
Summer Student Teacher
Center for Urban Studies, SUNY Buffalo (2025)
Center for Urban Studies, SUNY Buffalo (2025)
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Indigenous Studies, SUNY Buffalo (2025)
Department of Indigenous Studies, SUNY Buffalo (2025)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University at Buffalo Regional Institute, SUNY Buffalo (2024)
University at Buffalo Regional Institute, SUNY Buffalo (2024)
UX Student Assistant Coordinator
University Libraries, SUNY Buffalo (2021-24)
Student Assistant, Communications Office
School of Architecture and Planning, SUNY Buffalo (2022-24)
University Libraries, SUNY Buffalo (2021-24)
Student Assistant, Communications Office
School of Architecture and Planning, SUNY Buffalo (2022-24)
Art Mentor
Saturday Art Class (2019)
Graphic Design Intern
Teach for India (2019)
Tooligan
Tool Library (2020-22)
Saturday Art Class (2019)
Graphic Design Intern
Teach for India (2019)
Tooligan
Tool Library (2020-22)
Education and Cultural Task Force
AIAS National (2021-22)
Undergraduate Representative
SUNY Student Assembly (2022-23)
Founder/President
The Underground Reader's Club (2022-2024)
Member/Treasurer
UB AIAS (2020-22)
AIAS National (2021-22)
Undergraduate Representative
SUNY Student Assembly (2022-23)
Founder/President
The Underground Reader's Club (2022-2024)
Member/Treasurer
UB AIAS (2020-22)
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, Epsilon Sigma (2020)
American Institute of Architecture Students, Northeast Quadrant (2020)
American Planning Association, New York Upstate Chapter (2024)
Association of State Floodplain Managers, New York State Chapter (2025)
Buffalo Society of Artists (2023)
Charter for New Urbanism, New York Chapter (2022)
Design as Protest Collective (2021)
Design Justice Network (2024)
Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee, School of Architecture and Planning (2020)