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A Presidential Transition Reform Drafted by NYU Wagner Prof. Paul Light Looms Over Federal AgenciesThe Federal Vacancies Reform Act is hardly famous around Washington. But it is destined to start making a major impact soon on many executive branch departments and agencies that have temporary or acting officials filling vacancies that require …
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The New York Transportation JournalThe lead article for this issue of the Journal presents an interview by Rachel Weinberger of Elliot G. "Lee" Sander, Executive Director and CEO of the MTA, and our former publisher and Director of the NYU Wagner Rudin Center. In his interview with Rachel, …
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Environmental JusticeThis book bridges the gap between the many different disciplines used in applications of risk analysis to real world problems. Contributed by some of the world's leading experts, it creates a common information base and language for all risk analysis …
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Composing Your CareerYou know you want a career with meaning—you want to do work that matters and reflects your values. But do you know in which field and role you want to make an impact, or how to put yourself on track for a meaningful career? You’re not alone. Composing …
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Do Small Schools Improve Performance in Large, Urban Districts? Causal Evidence from New York CityWe evaluate the effectiveness of small high school reform in the country's largest school district, New York City. Using a rich administrative datasest for multiple cohorts of students and distance between student residence and school to instrument for …
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Collaborative Off-line Reflection: A Way to Develop Skill in Action Science and Action InquiryHandbook of Action Research draws together the different strands of action research, reveals their diverse applications and demonstrates their interrelations. The text articulates an emergent, participatory worldview that will challenge the modernist …
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Preventable Hospitalizations and Socioeconomic Status"Preventable" hospitalizations have been proposed as indicators of poor health plan performance. In this study of elderly Medicare beneficiaries, however, we found that preventable hospitalizations are also more common among elders of lower socioeconomic …
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Beyond Normative Models and Development Trends: Strategic Design and Implementation of Decentralization in Developing CountriesThis paper considers recent thinking on and experience with decentralization and local government reform in developing countries, primarily from the perspective of national policy. The paper begins by reviewing why decentralization has re-emerged as an …
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Social and Environmental Dimensions of Cutting-Edge InfrastructuresGlobalization and technological innovation have changed the way people, goods, and information move through and about cities. To remain, or become, economically and environmentally sustainable, cities and their regions must adapt to these changes by …
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 …
Stories
Prioritizing the Protection of Vulnerable Populations in California, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, and New YorkWhen she began studying at NYU Wagner in 2015, Justine Jacob (MPA 2018) brought her first-hand experiences working in both Palestine and Egypt to her international policy and management specialization. Justine was a global studies major in undergrad, and …
Capstone Projects
Communication ProjectThis Capstone project was designed to provide evidence-based strategies to assist Maimonides Infants & Children’s Hospital (MICH) in developing a Patient and Family Communication Book and Resource Guide to enhance and facilitate patient-centered care and …
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MS in Public Policy Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Only offered for the Fall semester. Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must be postmarked by …
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Connect with an Online MHA AmbassadorGet insight into the Online MHA experience at NYU Wagner with a one-on-one conversation with our ambassadors. …
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Aligning Ideologies and Institutions: Reorganization in the HIV/AIDS Services Administration of New York CityHow effective was organizational reform implemented inside one critical New York City health agency? Specifically, we examine the extent to which the reorganization of the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) into the Medical Insurance Services …
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Our CommunityNYU Wagner is a diverse community that shares the common goal of improving societal and individual well-being. If you want to be part of this effort, join an online community unlike any other. As you pursue your Online Master of Health Administration …
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The Hidden Roles That Management Partners Play in Accountable Care OrganizationsValerie A. Lewis, Thomas D'Aunno, Genevra F. Murray, Stephen M. Shortell, Carrie H. Colla …
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COASTAL STORM PREPAREDNESS FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS AND THE STORM SHELTER SYSTEMNew York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is the emergency coordination agency responsible for coastal storm preparedness, evacuation, and shelter in NYC. NYCEM tasked the Capstone team to support the agency with two coastal storm preparatory challenges: …
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DEFORESTATION DATA VISUALIZATIONCDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a nonprofit organization that manages the global disclosure system that companies and cities use to manage their environmental impacts. CDP tasked a Capstone team with transforming data from its …
Alumni In Action
Julissa BaezHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I worked all throughout my MPA program but I really didn’t figure out what my passion was until after the first summer at Wagner. The Composing Your Career workshop provided me with the necessary tools to land …
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Supporting Networks and Communities of PracticeCommunities of practice are groups of practitioners who deepen their understanding of a common concern or question by learning together as they pursue their individual work. At Leadership in Action at Wagner, we treat communities of practice as sources of …
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Environmental JusticeQuantitative risk assessment is a growing, important component of the larger field of risk assessment. The need to understand the risks of an activity, be it economic, environmental, public health/biomedical, or even based on terrorist or other hazardous …
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The economic burden placed on healthcare systems by childhood obesityThe obesity epidemic has transformed children's healthcare, such that diabetes, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome are phrases more commonly used by child health providers than ever before. This article reviews the economic consequences of this …
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The Patient Double Bind: Revolutionary Paper Introduces New Terminology to Think about Patient Involvement in Healthcare SystemsNYU Wagner’s Patricia Satterstrom and her colleagues explain challenges multidisciplinary healthcare teams face in including patients in transformative change, offering tangible ideas for overcoming …