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Cradle to KindergartenOn March 3, NYU Wagner, Steinhardt, and The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC) hosted a presentation and discussion of Dr. Hirokazu Yohikawa’s and Dr. Ajay Chaudry’s newly revised book— Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat …
Stories
Quemuel "Q" Arroyo (MPA 2020) honored with NASPAA AwardNYU Wagner alumnus, Quemuel "Q" Arroyo (MPA 2020), MTA Chief Accessibility Officer, received the 2023 Alumni Spotlight Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Service from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). …
News
Urban Planning Student Nonie Mathur a Finalist in Global Urbanization ChallengeThe Graduate Institute Geneva has chosen NYU Wagner's Nonie Mathur (MUP, 2017) and her team as a finalist in the Geneva Challenge 2016. The team will be flown to Switzerland in November to present and defend their submission in the culminating round of …
Alumni In Action
Adam EcksteinWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner offered a perfect blend of what I was looking for in my graduate experience. I wanted to study urban issues from a public policy standpoint, I wanted to study international issues, and I wanted to be …
Alumni In Action
Samuel FillerHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? The community of students, alumni, professors and administrative professionals was my favorite part about Wagner.  I made lifelong friends and mentors by immersing myself in the community, and …
Alumni In Action
Lauren BarancoWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Practical, real life experience. New York City was the ultimate laboratory and classroom, with some of the greatest experts practicing at Wagner. Being a school for Public Service made it stand out among …
Course
HPAM-GP.1830
Introduction to Health Policy and ManagementRequired for MPA Health students. This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with basic concepts and ideas concerning the distribution of health and illness in society, the organization of the health care system, and the relationship of …
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Global Inclusion ResourcesInitiatives at NYU Wagner We offer numerous opportunities for the NYU Wagner community to engage in and support Global Inclusion initiatives. Who To Go To For What The New York University Bias Response Line provides a mechanism through which members of …
Publication
Medicaid coverage in substance use disorder treatment after the affordable care actThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) prompted sweeping changes to Medicaid, including expanding insurance coverage to an estimated 12 million previously uninsured Americans, and imposing new parity requirements on benefits for behavioral health services, …
Stories
#MyWagnerLife: Takiema Bunche Smith (EMPA)  TODAY! Follow @connect4mation (Takiema Bunche Smith, EMPA student) as she live tweets about her #MyWagnerLife ! pic.twitter.com/EayqR5IENZ — NYU Wagner (@NYUWagner) April 1, 2016     I'm all settled in this special place and ready to live tweet …
News
NYU Wagner Chosen to Participate in Public Service Education Recruitment Effort for Military Veterans and Military Family Members‘Service to Service’ initiative aims to build a cadre of graduate students who will take up leadership positions in state and local government nationwide. Press Release The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University has been …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of Overtime Management & Reporting ProceduresA Capstone team was asked to analyze how the Management Analysis Unit at the Mayor’s Office of Operations was meeting the mission of Mayoral Directive 94-3. The Mayoral Directive 94-3 gives the Mayor’s Office of Operations (Operations) and the Office of …
Capstone Projects
A Multi-Faceted Marketing Plan for the Shira Ruskay CenterThe Capstone team prepared a multifaceted marketing plan for the Shira Ruskay Center (SRC) of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. SRC provides endof- life care services for Jewish residents of New York City. Through interviews, focus …
Capstone Projects
A Multi-Faceted Marketing Plan for the Shira Ruskay CenterThe Capstone team prepared a multifaceted marketing plan for the Shira Ruskay Center (SRC) of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. SRC provides endof- life care services for Jewish residents of New York City. Through interviews, focus …
Capstone Projects
Development of a Community Needs Assessment for "The City for All Ages" ProjectThe New York City Deputy Mayor's Office of Health and Human Services is working within the World Health Organization's guidelines to transform New York City into a city livable for people of all ages, with an emphasis on the elderly population, a large …
Capstone Projects
Needs Assessment and Program DesignAs part of Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative, The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Economic Development Corporation, is seeking to develop an entrepreneurship program designed to reach economically …
Capstone Projects
Improving Housing Options for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster CareIn New York City approximately 1,200 youth ages 18­21 leave the foster care sys­tem each year. Because young adults tran­sitioning out of foster care are at greater risk of becoming homeless, the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and the …
Capstone Projects
Improving Engagement in Child Support Debt Reduction ProgramsThe New York City Human Resources Administration’s Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) lifts tens of thousands of NYC children out of poverty every year. OCSS serves parents and guardians regardless of their income or immigration status. OCSS has …
Publication
Leadership and the Psychology of PowerThis chapter begins to fill in a gap in the leadership literature by looking at the psychological experience of leaders. We assume most leaders possess power over those whom they lead, and we explicate a theory of how power affects cognition and behavior. …
Publication
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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Decentralization in Asia and Latin America: A Comparative Interdisciplinary PerspectiveAlthough decentralization and reactions against it have become increasingly important policy trends in developing countries, the study of this nearly ubiquitous phenomenon has been largely fractured across academic disciplines, geographic regions, and the …
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The "Sociological Citizen": Relational Interdependence in Law and OrganizationsIn this paper we describe three examples of what we call “the sociological citizen,” environmental health and safety workers, law enforcement officers, and firm managers who see their work and themselves as links in a complex web of interactions and …
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Enabling low-income families to buy their own homes while holding the land in trust for the communityThe Burlington Community Land Trust has a radical vision: to secure housing as a basic right, not as a commodity to be bought and sold. The Trust enables low-income families to buy homes on land it owns, controls and keeps perpetually affordable. Founded …
Publication
Primary care, social inequalities, and birth outcomes in U.S. statesStudy objective: The study tests the extent to which primary care physician supply (office based primary care physicians per 10 000 population) moderates the association between social inequalities and infant mortality and low birth weight throughout the …
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