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Augmented Reality and Urban ExplorationAugmented Reality is beginning to shift the landscape of urban exploration, making the experience ever-more informative, from language translation applications to cultural enrichment tools. It will lead people to be more informed, advertised to, and …
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Student Spotlight: Emmett Halloran (MPA-PNP 2026)In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re spotlighting the Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA) —a student-led organization at NYU Wagner that deepens understanding of issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community and promotes dialogue between future policymakers and …
Faculty Profile
Garrett LucienGarrett Lucien is the Vice President of Programs and Training at Coro New York Leadership Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner. Garrett joined the Coro team in 2013. Since then he has been the lead Leadership …
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Student Spotlight: Hannah Larson (MPA 2023)What motivated you to attend Wagner, a school of public service? My friend, Manuela, and I had been working had been working as election canvasser first in Phoenix, Arizona for the 2020 General Election followed by Atlanta, Georgia for the 2020 Georgia …
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Challenging gender stereotypes and advancing inclusive leadership in the operating theatreRebecca D. Minehart, Erica Foldy, Jennifer A. Long, Jennifer M. Weller …
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Needed: Global Collaboration for Comparative Research on Cities and HealthOver half of the world’s population lives in cities and United Nations (UN) demographers project an increase of 2.5 billion more urban dwellers by 2050. Yet there is too little systematic comparative research on the practice of urban health policy and …
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Passeggiata Nuova: Social Travel in the Era of the SmartphoneItalians have engaged in the tradition of the “passeggiata” for centuries. In villages and neighborhoods, residents come out each evening to stroll. On these strolls, they see and are seen, and they exchange pleasantries, gossip, and news. Today, however, …
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Family Background, Race and Labor Market InequalityFor decades, social scientists have relied on sibling correlations as indicative of the effect of “global family background” on socioeconomic status. This study advances this line of inquiry by drawing on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to …
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All in the family? Family Composition, Resources, and Sibling Similarity in Socioeconomic StatusNumerous studies have analyzed the effects of family structure, composition, and resources on socioeconomic status attainment. Fewer studies have explored how these family-based factors affect the variation—or the correlation—between siblings in …
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Promoting Transportation Flexibility in Extreme Events through Multi-Modal ConnectivityExtreme events of all kinds are increasing in number, severity, or impacts. Transportation provides a vital support service for people in such circumstances in the short-term for evacuation and providing supplies where evacuation is not undertaken, yet, …
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Professor Thomas D'Aunno honored for research excellence at Academy of Management's 79th Annual MeetingNYU Wagner Professor Thomas D’Aunno received the 2019 Keith G. Provan Distinguished Scholar Award at the 79th annual meeting of the Academy of Management on Aug. 13 in Boston. The prestigious award, sponsored by the University of Arizona Eller College of …
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Migration Choices of the Boomerang Generation: Does Returning Home Dampen Labor Market Adjustment?This paper documents how the decisions of young adults to return to live with their parents (‘boomerang’) may contribute to low or declining levels of out-migration from weak labor markets. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and a locational choice …
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The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of UncertaintyThe ideal of the American Dream seems increasingly out of reach, even for many families who are trying to do everything right. To find out why, Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider followed 235 low- and middle-income families as they navigated a year of …
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Geographic Mobility and Parental Co-residence Among Young AdultsThis paper connects two empirical trends: (i) the decline in geographic mobility and responsiveness to labor demand shocks, even among young adults who have historically been the most mobile, and (ii) the increased share of young adults co-residing with …
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Race and the Inheritance of Low Birth WeightThis paper uses intergenerational data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to address the black-white difference in propensities toward low birth weight (LBW). We determine that socioeconomic conditions account for some variation in low birth …
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When Effort is Threatening: The Influence of the Belief in a Just World on American's Attitudes Toward Anti-Poverty PolicyIn the political context of the reauthorization of federal welfare reform legislation, a nationally representative sample of 1,570 adults in the United States completed a survey examining the factors that affect attitudes and policy preferences with …
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The Role of Religious and Social Organizations in the Lives of Disadvantaged YouthThis paper examines whether participation in religious or other social organizations can help offset the negative effects of growing up in a disadvantaged environment. Using the National Survey of Families and Households, we collect measures of …
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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a DayAbout forty percent of the world's people live on incomes of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would …
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A comparative analysis of hospital readmissions in France and the USPolicymakers in the US and France are struggling to improve coordination among hospitals and other health care providers. A comparison of hospital readmission rates, and the factors that may explain them, can provide important insights about the French …
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Multi-Modal Transit Connectivity for Flexibility in Extreme EventsR. Zimmerman, C.E. Restrepo, J. Sellers, A. Amirapu, T. R. Pearson, and Hannah B. Kates …
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Access to, use of and satisfaction with health services among adults enrolled in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy: evidence from the 2008 National Household SurveyObjective To assess the effects of participation in Brazil’s primary healthcare programme (the Family Health Strategy or FHS) on access, use and satisfaction with health services among adults. Methods Data are from the 2008 National Household Survey …
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Thirty-day rehospitalizations among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarctionRehospitalization after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is common in elderly patients. It increases morbimortality and health care expenditures. The association between ambulatory care after discharge forAMI and rehospitalization has never been studied …
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Researchers Explore Role of Transportation Networks During Extreme Weather EventsA new report from a team of NYU Wagner researchers explores the vital role of certain kinds of transportation networks in extreme weather events. The team focuses on the importance of transportation networks that involve the connectivity of rail and bus …
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Seasonal variations of park visitor volume and park service area in Tokyo: A mixed-method approach combining big data and field observationsUrban green and open space are important components of achieving the goal of planning sustainable cities, by offering health benefits to urban dwellers and providing socio-economic and environmental benefits to society. Recent literature studied the usage …