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California's Safe Routes to School program: Impacts on walking, bicycling, and pedestrian safety"This article evaluates California's pioneering Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program, which funds traffic improvement projects designed to improve safety for children's walking and bicycling to school and to increase the number of children who do …
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Breaking the Barriers: How Do State Policies Impact HIV Testing Rates?In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their ?Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.? These revised recommendations encourage routine HIV …
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Opening Doors and Building Capacity: Employing a Community-Based Approach to SurveyingAlthough many community-based initiatives employ community residents to undertake door-to-door surveys as a form of community mobilization or for purposes of needs assessment or evaluation, very little has been published on the strengths and weaknesses of …
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Sustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It"The nonprofit sector survives because it has a self-exploiting work force: wind it up and it will do more with less until it just runs out. But at some point, the spring must break." America’s nonprofit organizations face a difficult present and an …
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MPA-Global MPH APPLICATION CHECKLISTFill out your online application. Applications for the MPA/MPH dual degree program are available during the Fall intake. 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 …
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Alumni Spotlight: Moses Mansu (MPA 2000)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service and how did it impact your understanding of health and healthcare? I relocated from Ghana to the United States and went to work for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau …
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Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Maguire (MPA 2018)In the Spring 2024 Global Public Service Newsletter, the Wagner Office of International Programs connected with Wagner alumnus, Andrew Maguire (MPA 2018) . Where do you work? Describe your current job. I currently serve as Deputy Director of Global …
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Three data blogs for Furman Center highlighting neighborhood and racial disparities in impact of the virus.Ingrid Gould Ellen …
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Increasing the Financial Capacity of the Continuing Education Programs at Brooklyn Botanic GardenThe Capstone team analyzed revenues and expenditures from certificate and non-certificate Continuing Education programs at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) with the goal of increasing earned income to fund the garden's general operations. The team researched …
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Capacity Building through Capital Investment Plan Development in Four Bangladeshi CitiesAn international financing institution, the World Bank provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. In Bangladesh, the World Bank is in the beginning stages of developing Capital Investment Plan (CIP) templates for all participating …
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Alumni Spotlight: Mery Arcila (MPA 2018)Mery Arcila (MPA 2018), press officer, U.S. Consulate General, Sao Paulo, Brazil Can you share insights into your role and your key responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a press officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I am …
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Vanessa L. DeaneDr. Vanessa L. Deane is Associate Clinical Professor of Public Service at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Director of the Urban Planning program. Her research praxis is rooted in the political economy of …
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The Impact of the GASB 34 Reporting Model on Municipal Debt Issuance: A Regression Discontinuity ApproachTravis St.Clair …
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Nora Abramson (MPA-PNP 2008) Recognized with 2025 Heroine of Washington Award Nora Abramson (MPA-PNP 2008) was recognized as a 2025 Heroine in Real Estate and Construction in March of Dimes’ 2025 Heroines of Washington Awards. The annual Heroines of Washington Awards gala recognizes women in Washington D.C. who exhibit …
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Foreign Defense Procurement and Its Implications for National Security and the Domestic Labor MarketThe Congressional Research Service engaged the Capstone team to gain a better understanding of foreign defense procurement and its potential implications for national security and the domestic labor market. Using data acquired from the DD350, the …
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Alumni Spotlight: Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006)Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006), chief strategy officer, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development We'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in …
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From minimum to maximum: The impact of parking standard reform on residential parking supply in LondonThis research examines residential parking supply in London before and after the minimum off-street parking standard was replaced by a maximum one in 2004. Based on 11 428 residential developments after and 216 developments before the reform, it is found …
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Armand BiroonakArmand Biroonak has a decade of CSR experience and is currently the Head of Employee Engagement, Community Impact for UBS Americas where he leads the firm’s employee engagement programs, including strategic grantmaking, employee giving, volunteering, …
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A protocol for measuring the impact of a smoke-free housing policy on indoor tobacco smoke exposureRodrigo Arce Cardozo, Alexis Feinberg, Albert Tovar, M. J.Ruzmyn Vilcassim, Donna Shelley, Brian D. Elbel, Sue Kaplan, Katarzyna E. Wyka, Ana Rule, Terry Gordon, Lorna …
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Sarah PicardSarah Picard is an expert in policy-level reform in the adult criminal justice system. With twenty years of experience conducting rigorous research and providing technical assistance to policymakers and practitioners across the country, her work centers …
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Security Applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Reflections On September 11 And Implications For New York StateThis study was prepared at the request of the New York State Assembly Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices, and was funded by an appropriation made available from the New York Department of Transportation's budget. Its purpose is to …
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Student Spotlight: Shannon Flores (MPA 2024)As a second-year Master of Public Administration student and Bloomberg Public Service Fellow, Shannon is drawing from her personal experience with California State Legislature and the NYC Mayor's Office of City Legislative Affairs as well as her desire to …
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Determinants of School Performance in New York Elementary Schools: Results and Implications for Resource UseThis study seeks to identify and better understand factors that determine differences in performance/efficiency between various schools. It also examines through statistical analysis strengths and weaknesses of the production-function based approach to …
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Alumni Spotlight: Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA 2020)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service and pursue its Master of Public Administration program? I chose NYU Wagner because I wanted to attend a school that was rooted in public service. Wagner is not just a public policy school …