Faculty

The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.

Both domestically and globally, research by NYU Wagner faculty examines issues of public importance with an eye to making a difference.

Information about seminars at Wagner and other departments and schools at NYU.

Click for a complete list of NYU Wagner's faculty, with information about their background, academic interests and contact information.

An extensive list of journal articles, books, book chapters and reports from NYU Wagner's faculty.

Centers & Institutes

Initiatives

Affiliated Institutes

The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.

The Financial Access Initiative (FAI) is a consortium of researchers at NYU, Yale, Harvard and IPA focused on finding answers to how financial sectors can better meet the needs of poor households.

Since its founding in 1994, the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has become the leading academic research center in New York City devoted to the public policy aspects of land use, real estate development and housing.

The Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS) is a research and education center founded in January 1998, located at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and directed by Professor Rae Zimmerman. ICIS promotes interdisciplinary approaches to planning, building, and managing the complex world of civil infrastructure systems to meet their social and environmental objectives.

A university-wide, multidisciplinary enterprise, the Institute for Education and Social Policy was founded by former Wagner Dean and NYU Executive Vice President Robert Berne, the Aaron Diamond Foundation's Norm Fruchter, and NYU Steinhardt School of Education Dean Ann Marcus. The Institute investigates urban education issues and studies the impact of public policy on students from poor, disadvantaged, urban communities.

New York University is proud to announce the establishment of the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The Center is named in honor of NYU President Emeritus and former Member of Congress, Dr. John Brademas.

The NYUAD Center for Global Public Service and Social Impact's mission is to advance international understanding and effective practice for strengthening the global public service as a driver of social impact in a constantly changing international environment. It is designed to support the entrepreneurial, effective and efficient production of public value by governments, nongovernmental organizations and private social ventures, by working through networks of scholars, opinion leaders and senior executives across the world.

Housed within the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) creates collaborative learning environments that break down this isolation, foster needed connections and networks, and yield new and practical insights and strategies.

Established in 1996 at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and named in September 2000 in recognition of a generous gift from civic leader Lewis Rudin, the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management is currently led by Mitchell Moss.

The Mission
The purpose of the project is to create and convene an interdisciplinary network of thinkers and doers (the "Network") that could help with making the transition from closed-and-centralized to open-and-collaborative institutions of governance.

The Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is a central address for Jewish communal and social policy, both on the web and in its home at NYU Wagner. Named for its principal funder, The Berman Foundation, BJPA's primary focus is on making the vast amount of policy-relevant material accessible and available to all those who seek it.

The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship is designed to attract, encourage and train a new generation of leaders in public service. Each year, the program will expose a highly selective group of graduate and undergraduate students from throughout New York University to the cross-disciplinary skills, experiences and networking opportunities needed to advance and support their efforts to realize sustainable and scalable pattern-breaking solutions to society's most intractable problems.

Global forces are dramatically changing the environments of children, youth and adults both in the United States and throughout the world. First- and second-generation immigrant children are on their way to becoming the majority of children in the U.S., bringing linguistic and cultural diversity to the institutions with which they come in contact.

NYU Wagner is affiliated with the Nathan Kline Institute, the National Hispanic Health Foundation, and the Transatlantic Policy Consortium.

Degree Programs

Other Programs

Ranked #6 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.

Students who wish to take only a few courses at Wagner must apply as a non-degree student by the appropriate deadlines; however, non-degree and advanced certificate applicants are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

NYU Wagner offers more than 150 different courses, allowing students to select not only by degree and specialization within that degree, but also by topic area.

Capstone is learning in action. Part of the core curriculum of the MPA and MUP programs at NYU Wagner, the Capstone program combines critical learning with an opportunity to perform a public service.

The flexible and fluid world of public service requires a broad and transferable education. Housed in a school of public service, rather than a school of public policy or public affairs, the Master of Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy program at NYU Wagner educates professionals committed to public service in all sectors.

NYU Wagner's Health Policy and Management program has been recognized as one of the best in the country. Located in a school of public service rather than in a medical or public health school, our program crosses traditional boundaries, linking management, finance, and policy, and provides students with the cutting-edge concepts and skills needed to shape the future of health policy and management.

NYU Wagner's Master of Urban Planning program prepares students for the full set of challenges of today's cities, balancing development, community needs and social justice, provision of critical public services, sustainability and security.

Through theoretical and methodological training, Wagner's doctoral students learn how to produce insights required for effective and equitable public and nonprofit programs and policies.? Our program is interdisciplinary, flexible, and provides a wide range of academic opportunities for students.

With a powerful professional network and a flexible curriculum, the Executive MPA program helps mid-career professionals prepare for the highest levels of public service leadership.

NYU Wagner offers a number of dual degrees in conjunction with other NYU schools. Programming and academic resources can include exclusive speaker events, tailored orientations and designated faculty and administrative advisors.

The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers a set of courses and minors open only to undergraduates. All of the courses are taught by Wagner School faculty who are recognized experts in their fields and provide students with an opportunity to explore some of the most important public policy issues facing policy-makers and practitioners at the local and national level today.

Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.

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Deciding where to attend graduate school can be difficult. When choosing the right school, students must carefully consider many factors.

The admissions process is designed to review the overall potential of applicants to determine which students will succeed in their studies and their careers.

Admissions review is conducted on a modified rolling basis. Applicants seeking a merit-based scholarship consideration should complete the application process as early as possible.

Attending graduate school is an investment in your future and a serious commitment of time and money. There are many ways students can fund an NYU Wagner education and we strongly encourage you to seek out all possibilities.

We understand that attending NYU Wagner is both an investment in time and money. We are committed to helping our students identify and maximize the resources that will enable them to afford a Wagner education.

Whether in their first or last semester, students at NYU Wagner have many resources to help them navigate their way to graduation.

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The journey map is a resource that describes key phases of the NYU Wagner student experience.

Welcome to NYU Wagner! We've got the information you need for a successful start to your journey as a Wagner student.

These procedures supplement the Student Disciplinary Procedures of New York University, as approved by the vote of the Wagner school faculty on December 16, 2010.

NYU Wagner has several advisement options for students, including student and program services administrators, faculty advisors and the Office of Career Services.

Composing Your Career is a guide to help you on your path to work that matters to the public and to you.

The Wagner Student Association encourages students to get involved in extracurricular life at NYU Wagner through student organizations, volunteer efforts and community events.

For Job Seekers

For Employers

NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services (OCS) provides students and alumni with the resources needed to build successful public service careers. Explore our resources for Job seekers and employers.

During Walk-In Hours and Scheduled Appointments, OCS advisors provide students and alumni with one-on-one career counseling. Visit us to discuss resumes and cover letters, prepare for interviews, discuss work-place issues and more.

NYU Wagner's Career Directory is an online database of job, internship and fellowship postings across the field of public service. Students and alumni can log-in to view postings, RSVP for career events, and search employer profiles.

NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services has created a variety of guides to assist students and alumni in the career planning process. Learn how to compose compelling resumes, negotiate job offers, prepare for interviews and more.

WAG-NET, NYU Wagner's online networking database, connects students and alumni who are interested in sharing professional advice. Register to explore career options, create professional networks and stay abreast of industry trends.

OCS offers resources to help public service employers recruit permanent staff and obtain critical support from experienced interns and/or Capstone teams. Learn more about NYU Wagner, post positions, and connect with candidates.

As seasoned professionals, recent college graduates or mid-career managers, NYU Wagner's students and alumni are leading change making initiatives across all sectors and public service industries. Learn about the types of jobs, internships and other professional roles our students and alumni hold.

Post a position on NYU Wagner's Career Directory. Connect with outstanding candidates who are seeking quality public service career opportunities.

Information Sessions offer a great opportunity for public service employers to spread the word about staffing needs and identify promising candidates for jobs and internships. Contact us today to schedule an Info Session.

Through the on-campus recruitment program, OCS assists public service employers in posting positions, collecting applications and scheduling interviews on campus. Streamline the hiring process through our free program.

Find out how our recent alumni are faring in the job market.

OCS hosts educational and networking events to support students and alumni in their career development. Join us at our career panels, luncheons, employer information sessions, workshops and career expos.

OCS has composed lists of web-based resources to aid students and alumni in their career development activities. Browse job posting sites, professional associations, links to industry websites, and OCS library resources.

e-News Archive

Welcome to the Wagner Alumni WebPages, where you can find information about resources for alumni from the school, join the Wagner Alumni Listserv and much more.

Check frequently for updated listings and event details, as well as RSVP information, for NYU Wagner alumni events, lectures and regional activities.

Wagner alumni lead dynamic, purposeful and far-reaching professional lives. They serve populations across the U.S. and all over the globe.

There are many benefits and services that both NYU Wagner and New York University offer to alumni.

NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services offers many services to students and alumni.

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Newsletter / Journal Archive

Read about news and ideas from NYU Wagner faculty and alumni and keep in touch with interesting and useful events at the school.

Events, meetings and activities are available for students, alumni and members of the public.

NYU Wagner's faculty share their ideas and research in the press, and reporters cover news coming from the school.

Review blogs from the NYU Wagner Community.

The NYU Wagner Public Service Today EventCast documents presentations and discussions on issues related to degree programs, faculty research, and centers/institutes at NYU Wagner.

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Keep on top of what's new from NYU Wagner with information from our press office.

Charles Bailey Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration C.Bailey@fordfoundation.org	Lily Batchelder* Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy (NYU School of Law) lily.batchelder@nyu.edu
Sharon Benjamin Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration sb158@nyu.edu	Michael Botwinick Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy mb4338@nyu.edu
Kevin Brabazon Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration kbrabazo@stern.nyu.edu	Joan Bronk Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration jbronk@adl.org
Jack Buckley* Associate Professor of Applied Statistics, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (Associated Wagner faculty) spb5@nyu.edu

Thad Calabrese Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Financial Management thad.calabrese@nyu.edu	Christine Campbell Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration campbell@housingworks.org
Marco Cangiano Visting Scholar; International Monetary Fund mcangiano@imf.org	Brooke Capps Lecturer on Public Administration mbc280@nyu.edu
Christine Chisholm Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration cc147@nyu.edu	Brent Cohen Adjunct Assistant Professor of Policy brent.cohen@nyu.edu
Benjamin Cokelet Adjunct Lecturer of Public Administration bc941@nyu.edu	Dalton Conley* Dean for the Social Sciences and Professor of the Social Sciences (NYU Department of Sociology) dalton.conley@nyu.edu
Sean Corcoran* Assistant Professor of Educational Economics (NYU Steinhardt School of Education) sean.corcoran@nyu.edu	Derek Coursen Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration derek.coursen@nyu.edu
Andrew Cramer Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service akc4@nyu.edu	Vaughn Crandall Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration vaughn.crandall@nyu.edu

Rajeev Dehejia Associate Professor of Public Policy dehejia@nyu.edu	John Donnellan Adjunct Associate Professor of Public and Health Administration john.donnellan@nyu.edu
Charles Downs Adjunct Professor of Public Administration cd69@nyu.edu	Michael Duffy Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration md150@nyu.edu

Christopher Faris Adjunct Assistant Professor of Policy cbf257@nyu.edu	Steven Finkler Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Administration, Accounting, and Financial Management steven.finkler@nyu.edu
Erica Gabrielle Foldy Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management erica.foldy@nyu.edu	Jason Franklin Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration jason.franklin@nyu.edu

John Gershman Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service john.gershman@nyu.edu	Bethany Godsoe Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration bethany.godsoe@nyu.edu
Amy Goldman Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration ag127@nyu.edu	Sara C. Grant Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration saracgrant@aol.com
Andrew Greenblatt Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration andrew.greenblatt@nyu.edu

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Patrick J. Egan* Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Policy (Wilf Family Department of Politics, NYU) patrick.egan@nyu.edu	Julie Egan Visiting Scholar; International Affairs Fellow in Residence, Council on Foreign Relations julie.egan@gmail.com
David Elcott The Henry and Marilyn Taub Professor of Practice in Public Service and Leadership david.elcott@nyu.edu

David Kaplan Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management kaplad03@nyu.edu	Ali Knight Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration alk258@nyu.edu
Julia Kohn Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service jek216@nyu.edu	Frances Kunreuther Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration fkunreuther@demos.org
Monte Kurs Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration mnk210@nyu.edu

Gara LaMarche Senior Fellow pgl1@nyu.edu	Debra La Morte Adjunct Professor of Public Service debra.lamorte@nyu.edu
W. Steve Lee Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration wstevelee@nyu.edu	Yongmo Lee Visting Scholar; Professor, Department of Public Administration, Konkuk University (Seoul, Korea)
Gerard J. Lian Adjunct Professor gjl2001@nyu.edu	Paul Light Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service paul.light@nyu.edu

David MacDougall Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration dmd2028@nyu.edu	Joe Magee Associate Professor of Management joe.magee@nyu.edu
Irshad Manji Director, Moral Courage Project irshad.manji@nyu.edu	Jill Manny Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration jill.manny@nyu.edu
Merle McGee Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration mmcgee@ywcanyc.org	Jonathan J. Morduch Professor of Public Policy and Economics jonathan.morduch@nyu.edu
Mitchell L. Moss Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy & Planning mitchell.moss@nyu.edu

John Nelson Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration jcn2@nyu.edu	Amit Nigam Assistant Professor of Management amit.nigam@nyu.edu
Caroline Nordlund Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service cmn8@nyu.edu	Beth Noveck Visiting Professor noveck@nyu.edu

Ana L. Oliveira Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration aoliveira@nywf.org	Katherine M. O\'Regan Associate Professor of Public Policy katherine.oregan@nyu.edu
Sonia M. Ospina Professor of Public Management and Policy sonia.ospina@nyu.edu

Jodi Paroff Adjunct Assistant Professor of Policy jfp1@nyu.edu	Argelio Perez Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration abp4@nyu.edu
Judy C. Polyne Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration jcp7@nyu.edu

David Schachter Assistant Dean and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration david.schachter@nyu.edu	Amy Ellen Schwartz Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics amy.schwartz@nyu.edu
Nancy R. Severance Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration nseverance@nyc.rr.com	Patrick Sharkey* Assistant Professor of Sociology (NYU Department of Sociology) pts1@nyu.edu
Robert Shiau Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration rs424@nyu.edu	Robert M. Shrum Senior Fellow robert.shrum@nyu.edu
Dennis C. Smith Associate Professor of Public Policy dennis.smith@nyu.edu	Daniel L. Smith Assistant Professor of Public Budgeting and Financial Management daniel.smith@nyu.edu
Paul Smoke Professor of Public Finance and Planning paul.smoke@nyu.edu	Ruth Ann Stewart Clinical Professor of Public Policy ruth.ann.stewart@nyu.edu
Leanna Stiefel Professor of Economics leanna.stiefel@nyu.edu	Rachel Swaner Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration rls200@nyu.edu

Michael West Adjunct Lecturer on Public Administration mike.west@nyu.edu	Alicin Williamson Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration aw81@nyu.edu
Rebecca Wolfe Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy rw87@nyu.edu	Robertson Work Adjunct Professor of Public Administration mrw2@nyu.edu