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Does the Racial Composition of the School Environment Influence Children's Body Mass Index?Purpose This study investigates the degree to which the racial composition of the school environment may influence the body mass index (BMI) of children aged 10 to 18 years. This research may be viewed as extending prior work that has found that the …
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Admitted PhD StudentsVisit us in New York City! It is very important that you arrange a time to come to campus to meet with your faculty advisor and Talea Collins, Assistant Director of Advisement and Student Services. Please email Talea Collins at talea.collins@nyu.edu to …
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Who Reports Noticing and Using Calorie Information Posted on Fast Food Restaurant Menus?… after calorie labeling legislation went into effect: (1) point-of-purchase survey and receipt collection conducted … by posted calorie information. RESULTS: Approximately 35.1% of point-of-purchase and 65.7% of telephone survey …
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EVALUATING TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION IN THE AGE OF COVID-19In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare delivery in the US continues to be affected by patient demand and limited resource supply. Telehealth services are a way to mitigate the demand and supply issue and have become integral to present-day …
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Measuring School Efficiency: What Have We Learned?School performance and efficiency measurement have taken center stage in much of the debate and research in education policy since at least the mid-1990s. Despite the clear theoretical and practical importance of understanding the ways in which school …
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Anne Marie BradyAnne Marie Brady is the Research Director, Worker Rights and Equity, at the ILR School's Worker Institute at Cornell University. Anne Marie holds a Ph.D. in Social Policy Research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her …
Alumni In Action
Anisha ChikarmaneCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I lead global strategy & operations for the Google Assistant (Google's voice assistant) Partnerships group - in other words, I help Google's BD team identify, prioritize, and launch initiatives with …
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ADDRESSING BOTTLENECKING IN PATIENT CLINICSCommunity Healthcare Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization that provides care to more than 85,000 predominantly low-income or uninsured New Yorkers of all ages throughout New York City. CHN engaged a Capstone team in identifying the causes of …
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Rae Zimmerman… and Processes (CRISP) Type 1: Reductionist and Integrative Approaches to Improve the …
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Food environment does not predict selfreported SSB consumption in New York City: A cross sectional studyBen R. Spoer, Jonathan Cantor, Pasquale Rummo, Brian D. Elbel …
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Decentralization and Local Economic Development Strategies in Latin AmericaThe Capstone team has provided a framework for discussion of a series of case studies on decentralization and local economic development (LED) in Latin America. The case studies are one of the few sources that provide examples of current LED efforts in …
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School Budgeting and School Performance: The Impact of New York City’s Performance Driven Budgeting InitiativePerformance Driven Budgeting (PDB) is a school-based budgeting initiative that was instituted in a select group of New York City schools beginning in the 1997-1998 school year. This paper analyzes the impact of the initiative on student test scores in the …
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Saurabh BhargavaDr. Saurabh Bhargava is a behavioral economist and Visiting Scholar at NYU Wagner, and an academic affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He was previously an Associate Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University, …
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Affordability, Perceived Racism, and Healthcare System Distrust among African American Women Aged 45 and Older… between inability to get health care because of costs (β = 1.74; p = 0.051) and negative experience with a healthcare provider (β = 1.79; p = 0.013). Perceived racism explains 34% and 46%, …
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Getting Started GuidesAll deposited, matriculated students will be sent a link to the Spring 2026 Getting Started Guide in a message to their NYU email address in early December …
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Student Spotlight: Ceinna Little (MUP 2024)… There, I’ve been tasked with conducting three reports: (1) a resident demographics profile where I analyzed resident …
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Election Day in Puerto Rico: Gabriel A. Negrón Torres (MUP 2026) Returns Home to Continue Commitment to Public ServiceGabriel A. Negrón Torres (MUP 2026) Gabriel A. Negrón Torres returned to his native Puerto Rico during the 2024 election, continuing his lifelong commitment to public service in his home island. How did you get involved with voter engagement efforts in …
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Samuel VanNormanSam VanNorman is the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) at Signify Health, a CVS company. In his role, he leads analytics strategy and operations to support all aspects of the business, including Home and Community Services (HCS), Value-based Care Solutions …
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Dying Alone: The Social Production of Urban Isolation… with the issue are used to highlight four key conditions: (1) the increase in the number and proportion of people living …
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Expanding Creative Aging Programs Across the NationLifetime Arts is a nonprofit organization that promotes professional arts programs for older adults throughout the country. Given the organization’s success and rapid growth, Lifetime Arts employed a Capstone team to develop a strategic business plan in …
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Accepting Your Offer … you will still be required to submit a nonrefundable $1,000 USD enrollment deposit upon the deferral request's … account with your NYU NetID and password you set in Step 1. B. Select the "Academics" tab. C. Select the "Albert" log …
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Fanny KrivoyFanny Krivoy is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Fanny Krivoy is the Founder of Analogous, a leading branding & design consultancy that helps organizations connect to the …