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Enhancing Philanthropic ImpactThe Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is committed to effecting social change and transformation by funding traditionally underfunded art projects led by Asian American women throughout New York City. The Capstone team was engaged to leverage AWGC’s …
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Meet the OCS Staff Rachel DuBois, Director As Director of Career Services, Rachel is committed to connecting NYU Wagner students and alumni with the networks, resources, and opportunities they need to make significant and sustainable impact. This dynamic role allows her to …
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Raising the Stakes: Experimental Evidence on the Endogeneity of Taxpayer MistakesRecent evidence suggests consumers fail to account for taxes that are excluded from a good’s displayed price. What is less understood is whether and how such “salience effects” depend on the magnitude of the tax. We conduct a laboratory shopping …
Alumni In Action
Seth KerrCan you tell us a bit about your job and your job responsibilities? I'm a Leadership Fellow at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Currently, I'm placed with the Office of Sustainability for my final rotation. My main focus is developing the …
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Admitted PhD Students… award and account logistics. For PIRT questions, please contact Alex Clothier, IES-PIRT program manager, at … 9-character ID number starting with a capital N. For help, contact the NYU ITS Help Desk at 212.998.3333 or email …
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Major Expansion of Primary Care in Brazil Linked to Decline in Unnecessary HospitalizationIn 1994 Brazil launched what has since become the world’s largest community-based primary health care program. Under the Family Health Program, teams consisting of at least one physician, one nurse, a medical assistant, and four to six trained community …
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Recovery from depression among clients transitioning out of povertyThe objective of this study was to investigate whether a program designed to change the economic conditions of clients' lives could also have an impact on reducing their level of depression. The study focused on a sample of men and women attending a …
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FALL 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSJahmair Stewart is a full-time MPA-PNP candidate specializing in Public Policy Analysis at NYU Wagner. Previously, he received his BA in communications from Georgia State University. As he pursues his Master’s, Jahmair works as a graduate assistant at NYU …
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Carbon pricing & innovation in a world of political constraints… in U.S. Policy-Making .") (By invitation only; please contact Gernot Wagner or the NYU Wagner events team with any …
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Administrative Decentralization and Climate Change: Concepts, Experience, and ActionInternational and domestic efforts to respond to the severe global challenge of climate change are on the rise and evolving. Despite the importance of action from multiple levels of government, public sector reforms to address climate change and to …
Alumni In Action
Ross MudrickWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner has a great reputation, of course, but the blend of theoretical and the practical was specifically attractive. Reading about professors who had been at the forefront on issues and challenges I cared …
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NYU Wagner’s 7th Annual Day of ServiceDuring the spring semester, NYU Wagner students across the country came together to participate in the annual WagnerCares Day of Service. In addition to service projects in New York City, alumni in the Bay Area, Washington DC, and Los Angeles …
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Management - PhDThis field concerns the understanding of organizations and their management. It encompasses the two broad literatures of macro organizational theory (also simply called organizational theory) and micro organizational theory (also called organizational …
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The Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement ActIt was twenty-five years ago that this Committee took up the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. That statute reflected an effort to modernize a personnel system that had not been reformed since 1946, and addressed many of the issues embedded in this bill. …
Alumni In Action
Irfan HasanHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was helpful to be in a class with peers who also had practical experience prior to returning to graduate school. Faculty members with meaningful connections to public and nonprofit …
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Cherrelle HallWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? My background is in higher education and I had worked at NYU for almost seven …
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NYU Wagner Announces Master of Science in Public Policy (MSPP) Degree ProgramIn today’s complex world, a wide array of skills are needed to have an impact on public policy, from knowledge of economics and the context of policy, to a strong set of quantitative abilities. And as state, city, and federal governments generate more and …
Capstone Projects
Strategic PlanningThe Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is a federally qualified health center that sponsors fifteen community and school-based health centers. Since BCHN’s last strategic planning effort in 2007, the organization expanded their network of centers and …
Alumni In Action
Scott ClarkeBetween 2006 and 2007, Scott Clarke (MPA 2008) spent a year working at a youth development organization in South Africa. It wasn’t long, however until he recognized that what he was doing was not addressing the scale of the need he saw in the country. He …
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Capstone: Advanced Projects in Policy, Management, Finance, and Advocacy ICouples with CAP-GP 3402. For MPA-PNP students. As part of the core curriculum of the NYU Wagner Masters program, Capstone teams spend an academic year addressing challenges and identifying opportunities for a client organization. Wagner's Capstone …Alumni In Action
Ben WinterWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I’ve always been drawn to cities and fascinated by the intricate nature of urban systems. But what mattered to me most was the people side of planning—access to quality neighborhoods and affordable housing, …
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Erin LongbothumHow do you choose to be involved with Wagner now, as an alumna? The most exciting way I have been involved as an alumna is being the project lead for a Capstone project this past year. My organization along with the Center for NYC Neighborhoods asked the …
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Publications - ICIS… Clemente, J. Gorczynski, M. Zhong, M. Blaustin, and L.C. Chen (2004) “A Comparison of Ground-Level Air Quality Data …
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Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public & Nonprofit Management & PolicyRally support and mobilize resources to drive systemic changes that align with social and political goals. …