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Client: World Bank
Team: Michelle Spiegel, Ademide Adefarasin, Alba Fernanda Villasenor Lopez, Melanie Weniger
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. In the early 1980s, the Bank established a “sites and services” project in Charkop, Mumbai, India, which aimed to provide incremental, …
Client: Johnson & Johnson
Team: Ellina Babar, Jermaine Blakley, Daniella Michelle Eras, Amrita Vijay Herkal, Shivani Bharat Parikh
Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's oldest and most trusted providers of oral care products. Over the last decade, Johnson & Johnson has faced significant challenges in increasing public awareness of the oral health benefits of mouthwash. As a result, …
Client: Motivations Behind Saving Behavior
Team: Petra G Bebas, Zerlina Chiu, Sophia Rodriguez, Alexandra R Silversmith
According to a 2016 consumer survey, one in three Americans has no retirement savings, and 56 percent have less than $10,000 saved. Using longitudinal panel data of 4,800 households in the United States, a Capstone team sought to understand the underlying …
Client: The After-School Corporation (TASC)
Team: Rachel Brashier, Brooke Janos Couch, Rona Gottlib, Kari Hayden, Jennifer Siaca, Anna Verdiyan
The After-School Corporation (TASC) Capstone team conducted case studies of six cities that were representative of the diversity of intermediary organizations currently engaged in systems building across the nation. The following intermediaries were …
Client: Diversity in New York State’s Public Schools
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Over the past 30 years, an interesting phenomenon has taken shape in education systems in the United States: despite rising levels of national diversity, public schools have become increasingly racially segregated. While previous studies link greater …
Client: Education Development Center
Team: Safia Khan, Swati Lotlikar-Kamath, Sara Rosen
Global UR, developed by the Education Development Center (EDC), is an online learning network for international development practitioners. The website features a quarterly magazine, job postings, a calendar of events, publications, links to related …
Client: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade
Team: Alysha Beyer, Claire Peterson, Anita Sharma
As urban populations in developing countries continue to grow, cities are becoming an increasingly critical component to economic stabilization as well as to overall national development. Recognizing such urban migration patterns and the underlying …
Client: UN-Habitat
Team: Jackie Burton, Colin Furness, Hunt Hobbs, Alejandro Schwedhelm
UN-Habitat focuses on the promotion of sustainable patterns of urban growth worldwide, with the ultimate vision of adequate shelter for all. The Capstone team was engaged to work with officials in Santa Marta, Colombia, to assist in the development of a …
Client: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Team: Dave Algoso, Jenna Magee, Carly Nasehi, Rahil Rangwala
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy provides a nonpartisan forum for discussion of the use, regulation, and taxation of land and related issues. The Lincoln Institute engaged the Capstone team to develop case studies of Cairo and Manila in order to …
Client: NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Team: Milla Star
The resident worked on several projects, the most rewarding of which was the business plan for proposed outpatient rehabilitation services at the Coler- Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility, which has historically provided only in-patient …
Client: Support Center for Nonprofit Management
Team: Maya Lagana, Degan Mercado, Scott Stein, Jessica Warren
The Support Center for Nonprofit Management provides services designed to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit leaders, enabling nonprofit organizations to better serve their clients and communities. Among their offerings, they provide Executive …
Client: United Nations Development Programme
Team: Lizzie Benson, Kristina Hestvik, JuLee Leopard, Finn Smith, Margaret Wall
The World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) is a global network of municipal governments established in 1996 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to mobilize information and resources enabling municipal governments to combat …
Client: International Center for Transitional Justice
Team: Melissa AhSue, Nadia Farra, Dorea Jackson, HsiangYin Lin, Jared Pruzan
Founded in 2001, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) works to redress and prevent the most severe violations of human rights by confronting legacies of mass abuse. This work entails informing international policymakers of best …
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund – Agricultural Development, Uganda
Team: Tiffany Carson, Justin Jarboe, Alexandra Talbot
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested a Capstone team to assist in improving the way it allocates basket funds for local economic development projects. The Capstone team traveled to Uganda to perform an institutional assessment …
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund and The Asia Foundation
Team: Chevonne Carnahan, Jennifer Ilekis, Louise Moretta, Shannon Small
After an extended period of internal conflict in Cambodia, decentralization was introduced as part of a larger wave of public sector reform to promote democratic development and increase participatory governance. Decentralized planning and financing …
Client: Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Team: Nicole Aimone, Michael Lenore, Paul Salama, Mathew Sanders
Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) was charged by the State of Louisiana to coordinate the development of a new municipal water management system for the City of New Orleans and portions of its adjacent suburbs. In conjunction with this endeavor, the …
Client: The World Bank – Slum Upgrading, Philippines
Team: Ariana K. MacPherson, Kimberly Powell, Melissa Reese
Under a public sector decentralization process in the Philippines, Metro Manila's seventeen independent Local Government Units (LGUs) have been mandated with the challenge of addressing the needs of the sizeable slum populations living within their …
Client: (Research)
Team: Maggie Gribben, Dan Han, Eunha Kim, Julia Mitchell, Michael Rubin
The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands eligibility to Medicaid for millions of near poor individuals. Given this expansion, policymakers need to understand the nature of the disparities that exist in the quality of care …
Client: (Research)
Team: Michael Deurlein, Catherine Lee, Chanelle Pearson, Alexander Vaisman
The New York State Rockefeller Drug Law of 1973 became the model for harsh sentencing policies for nearly all states in the country. Although the “war on drugs” and the “war on crime” sought to address violent criminal activity, the changes in policy …
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund – Local Economic Development Policy Manual
Team: Darek Ciszek, Annie Denes, Samia Khan, Peter McNally, Mara Patashnik
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is currently creating programs to support local governments in fostering and coordinating economic growth in least developed countries. UNCDF's Local Economic Development Program (LEDP) aims to build …
Client: Legal Information for Families Today
Team: Diana Benton, Rachael Goldstein, Jessica Harris, Amalea Smirniotopoulos
Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) provides support and services to litigants navigating the Family Court system without an attorney. LIFT recognized that unrepresented litigants often do not understand their basic rights, creating a significant …
Client: The Enterprise Foundation
Team: Tosin Durotoye, Martin McDonough, Elizabeth Norman, Chris Shepard
For eighteen years, Enterprise has worked to provide low-income people in New York with affordable housing, safer streets and access to jobs and child care through substantial, community investments in the form of loans, grants and technical assistance to …
Client: The Enterprise Foundation
Team: Tosin Durotoye, Martin McDonough, Elizabeth Norman, Chris Shepard
For eighteen years, Enterprise has worked to provide low-income people in New York with affordable housing, safer streets and access to jobs and child care through substantial, community investments in the form of loans, grants and technical assistance to …
Client: Institute for Urban Family Health, Bronx Health REACH
Team: David Ly
Bronx Health REACH is a coalition of over 40 community-based organizations and partners whose mission is to eliminate ethnic and racial health disparities, specifically in the Southwest Bronx. The Resident was involved in two main initiatives including …
Client: Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
Team: Maria Preka
The Resident attended various organizational meetings in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the operations of a long-term care facility and how the facility fit into the HHC system. The resident was involved in two Performance Improvement …
Client: Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens Health Network
Team: Prajakta Vagal
The Resident was involved in many ongoing and new projects within the Business Development and Strategic Planning Department. The Resident participated in existing and new disease management teams and assisted them by analyzing data to segment the patient …
Client: Health Plus
Team: Elizabeth Jones
Under the supervision of the Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Resident analyzed local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, and drafted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with these requirements. The Resident also compiled Quarterly …
Client: Institute for Urban Family Health
Team: Lan T. Le
The Resident divided her residency between the Administration Department and Bronx Health REACH, a CDC funded initiative to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in the Southwest Bronx. In Administration, the Resident was responsible for …
Client: Lutheran Medical Center
Team: Yadira Del Toro
The Resident was involved in many ongoing and new projects focusing on quality and safety issues in both operational and clinical settings. As Lutheran Medical Center (LMC) looked to enhance health-care, major changes developed through-out the …
Client: Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
Team: Izabela Udorowiecki
The Resident identified areas of interest and organizational need and took on various projects working with the Vice-President of Operations, the Director of Marketing, the IT Site Director, Patient Care Directors and the Director of Support Services. …
Client: Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
Team: Ilana Sausen
The Resident completed a 12-month appointment working with the Chief Operating Officer of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. In this capacity, the Resident worked on numerous projects in support of major hospital initiatives. While serving as a valuable …
Client: Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
Team: Sabrina Maloney
The Resident was involved in a number of projects originating from the office of the Chief Operating Officer. The Resident played a key role in the preparation and analysis of the annual budgets for various operations departments including Radiology, …
Client: New York Presbyterian/Westchester Division and Payne Whitney Clinic
Team: Jennifer Baik
With 260 inpatient beds, the Department of Psychiatry at NYP Hospital, also known as Payne Whitney, is the nation’s largest freestanding, psychiatric institution. The Resident rotated through various administrative departments including finance, …
Client: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Team: Padma Siramdasu
The Resident worked on several projects with the Administrator of the Department of Medicine, as well as with Administrators of the various Divisions within the department. The Resident created monthly financial reports of the various Faculty Group …
Client: New York University School of Medicine, Faculty Group Practice
Team: Eric Shapiro
The Resident was involved in day-to-day operations and many special projects for the Faculty Group Practice (FGP). A payer-mix analysis was developed and is used by practice managers to forecast payment and collection statistics for physician practices. …
Client: New York University School of Medicine, Planning and Business Initiatives
Team: Marissa Schultz
The Resident was involved in numerous projects within Planning and Business Initiatives (PBI), which functions as an internal consulting unit to the executive leadership at the School of Medicine (SoM). Supported by the department, the Resident was …
Client: New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Team: Megin Wehmueller
Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, the resident obtained broad-based exposure to hospital operations through a variety of experiences, including coordinating development of the annual operating budget, …
Client: North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Team: Melissa Perez
The Resident was actively involved in numerous projects throughout the health system, ranging from creating health system resources and business plans to building physician partnerships and strategic assessment of current and future healthcare delivery …
Client: Planned Parenthood of NYC
Team: Heather Bottella, Alexis Goldfield, Amanda Goltz, Mandi Yellin
Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) tasked the Capstone team with forecasting the impact to the organization when emergency contraception (EC), now available only by prescription, becomes an over-the-counter (OTC) drug. The specific objective of …
Client: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Health System
Team: Natasha Johnson
The residency consisted of two six-week rotations at each of the four system hospitals. At each site, the Resident was introduced to a new area of hospital administration under the mentorship of executive and/or senior management. Each site offered a …
Client: VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Team: Meredith Katz
The Resident participated in many clinical and administrative initiatives within the executive office and throughout the medical center. The performance improvement projects included: recommending techniques to reduce the patient-missed appointment rates …
Client: The World Bank
Team: "Priya Aggarwal, Martha Bowen, Samantha Brooks, Carolyn Githinji, Leila Jerusalem, Malini Krishna"
"The World Bank Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PRMPS) group has done considerable work on public sector decentralization and has recently become interested in exploring the historical, political, and institutional context in which …
Client: International Education and Resource Network
Team: Abby Bush, Sora Chung, William Holton, Michael Kokozos
International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is a nonprofit organization made up of over 20,000 schools in more than 115 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and students to collaborate virtually using the Internet and other new communication …
Client: New York City Department of Homeless Services
Team: Sue Donoghue, Amanda Guma, Karinne Hernandez, Laurie Price, Elana Schwartz
Housing Stability Plus (HSP) is a rental assistance program designed to facilitate the process of moving homeless clients out of shelter and into permanent housing. Launched in December 2004, the program includes several innovative features. Most notably, …
Client: Save the Children USA
Team: JP Anderson, Dmitry Beyder, Courtney Maloney, Soyun Park, Afi Tengue
Save the Children USA is an international NGO dedicated to increasing the quality of life for children around the world. Save the Children USA requested a Capstone team to assist in developing performance measurement indicators, both programmatic and …
Client: The World Bank Institute
Team: "Naomi Myrna Doerner, Andrew Krochalk, Paula Restrepo"
"The Capstone team worked with World Bank Institute (WBI) staff to develop capacity building tools for strengthening the Guatemalan Municipal Planning Offices (OMP) and enhancing the skills of OMP officials. During the decentralization process OMPs were …
Client: New York University Hospitals Center
Team: Elena Brener, Amirav Davy, Jessica Diamond, Elizabeth Lee, Michelle Villanueva
Chronically ill patients in the final six months of life spend on average more days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at New York University Hospitals Center (NYUHC) than nearly every highly ranked academic medical center within the United States. The …
Client: New York Presbyterian
Team: Shawn Kenneth Moon
The residents responsibilities focused on the analysis of various factors affecting ACN practices ranging from patient volume variance to provider …
Client: Long Island College Hospital
Team: Rachel Green, Natalya Livshitz, John Medina, Lisa Perlov, Jessica Sun, Richard Yang
Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is a 516-bed teaching hospital located just over the Brooklyn Bridge in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. The senior management at LICH charged the Capstone team with evaluating the operations of …
Client: Helen Keller International
Team: Christina Conde, Alison McCarthy, Amy Taylor, Kathryn Yang
Founded in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) provides eye health and nutrition programs in 22 countries to the worlds most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. The Capstone team worked with HKI to analyze its financial processes and determine …