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Student Spotlight: Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025)Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025) What inspired you to pursue a healthcare management and policy career, and how has your journey evolved since moving to New York? My inspiration comes directly from my grandmother's experience. She suffered from …
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Faculty & ResearchACS Codes ICD-9-CM Codes for ACS Conditions ICD-10-CM Codes for ACS Conditions …
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Emergency Department Use in New York City: A Survey of Bronx PatientsIn the absence of universal coverage and an effective primary care delivery system for vulnerable populations, hospital emergency departments (EDs) are the ultimate safety net for many patients. This is especially true in New York City, where nearly 75 …
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To Leave An Area After Disaster: How Evacuees from the WTC Buildings Left the WTC Area Following the Attacks.How people leave a devastated area after a disaster is critical to understanding their ability to cope with risks they face while evacuating. Knowledge of their needs for communications about these risks is particularly crucial in planning for emergency …
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Surgical Decompression is Associated with Decreased Mortality in Patients with Sepsis and Ureteral CalculiPurpose : The combination of sepsis and ureteral calculus is a urological emergency. Traditional teaching advocates urgent decompression with nephrostomy tube or ureteral stent placement, although published outcomes validating this treatment are lacking. …
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EXEC-GP.4154
Management Consulting for Public Service Organizations (EMPA)Management consultants work in all corners of the public and nonprofit sectors on every imaginable topic—from organizational strategy to technology implementation, education to migration. But what is management consulting? Why do so many public service …Course
PADM-GP.2144
Debt Financing and Management for Public OrganizationsThis course will focus on the issuance and management of debt by state and local governments as well as nonprofit institutions. The course will serve as an overview of how municipal and nonprofit borrowers access the capital markets, primarily through the …Publication
Who Feels Included in School? Examining Feelings of Inclusion Among Students With DisabilitiesThe passage of landmark federal legislation in 1975 guaranteed students with disabilities (SWDs) a free appropriate public education. Over time, reauthorization of this legislation has highlighted the importance of educating SWDs in the general education …
Capstone Projects
Development of a Strategic Plan FrameworkThe Capstone team was asked to prepare a framework for a two year strategic plan for Bronx AIDS Services (BAS), Inc., a not-for-profit HIV/AIDS service organization. In recent years the agencys scope of service scope has moved beyond its mandated mission …
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UPADM-GP.111
Quantitative Analysis for Public PolicyThis course introduces students to basic statistical methods and their application to management, policy, and financial decision-making. The course covers the essential elements of descriptive statistics, univariate and bivariate statistical inference, …Publication
Transportation During and After Hurricane SandyHurricane Sandy demonstrated the strengths and limits of the transportation infrastructure in New York City and the surrounding region. As a result of the timely and thorough preparations by New York City and the MTA, along with the actions of city …
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A Day in the Life of an NYU Wagner Student: Ana Meza (MPA-PNP)Starting with work in financial counseling in Washington Heights to class in Washington Square, Ana Meza (MPA-PNP) describes a typical day in her …
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A Day in the Life of an NYU Wagner Student: Veronica Manning (MPA-PNP)Starting with work as the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization in New Jersey and ending with class in Washington Square, Veronica Manning (MPA-PNP) describes a typical day in her …
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A Day in the Life of an NYU Wagner Student: Eric Cova (MPA-PNP)From going to class, to attending an event, to leading a writing coaching session, Eric Cova (MPA-PNP) describes a typical day in his …
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NYU Wagner's Kelsey Moore (BA-PP) Named CAS ValedictorianValedictorian Kelsey Moore's discusses her Wagner experience and details her plans for her exciting future. …
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Bolstering the Housing Safety Net: The Promise of Automatic StabilizersWhile social insurance programs help to buffer the effects of economic downturns, these programs have many gaps in coverage. In the face of income losses and unexpected expenses, households are not able to quickly adjust housing consumption. Homeowners …
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INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMSTHE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (ICIS) was established in 1998 with initial funding from the National Science Foundation. The Institute engages in research, education, and outreach in infrastructure, including energy, transportation, water, …
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Migration and the Politics of Making Skills VisibleWhen people migrate across national borders, they often encounter challenges in having their skill recognized and valued in the labor markets they enter. Migrants with skills that place them in-between the categories of highly skilled knowledge workers …
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PADM-GP.4154
Management Consulting for Public Service OrganizationsManagement consultants work in all corners of the public and nonprofit sectors on every imaginable topic—from organizational strategy to technology implementation, education to migration. But what is management consulting? Why do so many public service …Stories
A Wagner alum’s journey to redefine the healthcare system in Nairobi’s slumsIn Kenya, more than two-thirds of the urban population lives in slums, and there are only 0.2 physicians and 1.3 beds per 1,000 people. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average ratio is 3 physicians and 4.9 beds to 1,000 …
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NYU Wagner Double Major Kelsey Moore Named Valedictorian at CASKelsey Moore, a Double Major in Public Policy at NYU Wagner and Africana studies at the College of Arts & Science, has been named valedictorian of the CAS Class of 2019. The recipient of the Roland P. Beattie Memorial Award (presented to the academic …
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What Greater Role Can Evidence-Based Management Play in Healthcare?Professor Anthony Kovner explains how evidence-based management facilitates better healthcare. …
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Thirty-day rehospitalizations among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarctionRehospitalization after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is common in elderly patients. It increases morbimortality and health care expenditures. The association between ambulatory care after discharge forAMI and rehospitalization has never been studied …
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Cynthia SparerIn 2009 Cynthia Sparer launched Sparer Associates, a health care consulting firm focusing on strategy, project management and business development. Well qualified to consult, she has had a career in health care spanning over 30 years and has held …