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Professor Paul Light Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee Professor Paul C. Light of NYU Wagner, a nationally recognized scholar of government reform, offered testimony Aug. 5 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the U.S. Inspector General Office and the boundaries of its access to the records of government …
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Prof. Thad Calabrese Named to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory CouncilThad Calabrese , Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Financial Management, NYU Wagner, has been appointed to serve on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( GASAC ) effective January 1, 2018. The GASAC advises the Governmental …
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NYU Votes: Wagner Alumni and Students Lead the Way in Voter Engagement EffortsAn NYU Wagner education prepares students and graduates to be at the forefront of promoting democracy and voter engagement across the country. During the 2024 Presidential Election cycle, Wagner students and alumni alike were engaged in nonpartisan …
Capstone Projects
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A “ONE-STOP SHOP” RECOVERY COMMUNITY
CENTERThe Trenton, New Jersey Police Department has partnered with addiction and recovery specialists to pursue alternative paths to treatment and recovery for community members with substance use disorders. Connecting people in need to crucial services and …
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ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANSION INTO NYC CHARTER
SCHOOLSTeens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through high-capacity, school- based hydroponic farming. TFFJ enlisted the Capstone team to help with its expansion strategy by exploring the …
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The Changing Distribution and Determinants of Obesity in the Neighborhoods of New York City, 2003–2007Obesity (body mass index 30 kg/m2 ) is a growing urban health concern, but few studies have examined whether, how, or why obesity prevalence has changed over time within cities. This study characterized the individual- and neighborhood-level determinants …
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Mark MoffettMaurice "Mark" Moffett is a Senior Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is also a Health Economist whose research uses Health Services Research as the foundation for Health Policy development …
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Congresswoman Grace Meng is Named as NYU Wagner’s Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for Fall 2023U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng will join NYU Wagner as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Fall of 2023. During her time collaborating with students and faculty, the highly dynamic, skilled, and accomplished Representative will teach a course titled …
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Meet The FellowsCurrent Fellows Meet the Summer 2022 Cohort PREvious cohorts Meet the Spring 2022 Cohort Meet the Fall 2021 Cohort Meet the Summer 2021 Cohort Meet the Vote 2020 Cohort For more on the VOTE 2020 experience, we invite you to watch our new video featuring …
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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 …
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Carla Jackie SampsonCarla Jackie Sampson is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Health Policy and Management Program and online Master of Health Administration Program at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (NYU Wagner). Her research …
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Stonewall Policy AllianceMission The Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA) increases the Wagner community’s knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer-identified (LGBTQ+) community. SPA does this by facilitating productive dialogue, …
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ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FINANCE AND
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURECity Year New York is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to succeed. The nonprofit is a steering committee member of the Coalition for Community School Excellence …
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Thomas D'AunnoThomas D'Aunno, Ph.D, is Professor of Management at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. D’Aunno’s research and teaching focus on the organization and management of healthcare services; he has a particular interest in the …
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Montefiore Family Care Practice Bad Debt AssessmentPast practice at Montefiore Medical Center clinics included the acceptance of financial loss as a part of doing business. Clinics represent a source of teaching for interns and residents, sources of healthcare to indigent members of the local population …
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Girls Gaining GroundThe Capstone team performed a qualitative evaluation of Bhavishya Alliance's Girls Gaining Ground program, a pilot program to empower adolescent girls in Maharashtra, India. The team traveled to India, where it conducted site visits in Mumbai slums and …
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DissertationA dissertation is the result of a scholarly investigation on a topic or problem conducted independently by the candidate under the general guidance of a faculty committee and chaired by a primary advisor. The committee plays a key role in guiding the …
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In Memoriam: Professor Richard BrodskyNYU Wagner has lost a highly valued member of our community—former New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, who died on April 8, 2020. A “champion of the state Legislature,” as Politico memorialized him, he had an outstanding career as a public …
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Nupur ChaudhuryNupur Chaudhury is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Nupur is a public health urbanist who looks at cities, communities and connections through a grassroots lens. A …
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Collective Leadership NetworkNYU Wagner’s Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) is an international network of academics, practitioners and graduate students interested in better understanding collective leadership and to helping it gain traction as a force for positive change. …
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Membership assessment to inform strategic growthConfluence Philanthropy is a network of foundations, individual donors, and investment advisors representing $123 billion of philanthropic assets slotted for mission-driven investments. As Confluence Philanthropy approaches its fifth-year anniversary, it …
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CRAWFORD PARK IMPROVEMENTSTown of Rye is located in Westchester County and comprises the Villages of Port Chester, Rye Brook, and the Rye Neck section of the Village of Mamaroneck. The Town’s administration commissioned the Capstone team to offer a set of recommendations for the …
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Volunteer Opportunities Would Have to Find Me: A Hospital Marketing Plan to Attract Baby Boomer VolunteersBetween 1946 and 1964, 77 million children were born, creating a baby boom. In 2007, the oldest members of this generation will turn 61 and edge nearer to the traditional retirement age. Yet just as this generation has changed American cultural …
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J. Renay LoperJ. Renay Loper centers people as an impact strategist driven by catalyzing change and leveraging the power of strategic partnerships across sectors to shift systems that address complex social problems and injustice in communities, globally. Currently, …