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Developing a business model for the Montefiore sports medicine programThe Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center has been providing comprehensive care of all orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions for over 50 years. More than 128,000 patients visit the center annually for its expertise in …
Faculty Profile
Chase SpurlockChase Spurlock is a Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Chase Spurlock, PhD is Founder and CEO of Decode Health. Decode is his second startup focused on the use of machine learning approaches to …
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Hepatitis C Testing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Role of Program Managers in Adoption of Testing ServicesBACKGROUND: Health care organizations do not adopt best practices as often or quickly as they merit. This gap in the integration of best practices into routine practice remains a significant public health concern. The role of program managers in the …
News
Student Spotlight: Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025)Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025), community service and outreach chair, NYU Wagner Black Student Association For Santana, Community Service & Outreach Chair for the Black Student Association (BSA) and Co-Chair of Students for Ending Mass Incarceration …
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Student Spotlight: Lina Dieudonné (MPA-PNP 2025)Lina Dieudonné (MPA-PNP 2025), chair, Wagner Philanthropy Could you share a bit about yourself and tell us what inspired you to attend NYU Wagner? I have been interested in public service from a young age. I was raised in France but my mother is from …
Capstone Projects
St. George Ferry Terminal - Affordable Housing Needs and OptionsBetween 2000 and 2005 the median rent and home value of Staten Island's Community District 1 increased by 33 and 110 percent, respectively, outpacing the only 11 percent increase in median household income. The combination of accelerated housing costs and …
Capstone Projects
Buprenorphine Treatment Services in the 50 States and the District of Columbia: Lessons for New York CityIn October 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug, buprenorphine, for the treatment of opiate dependence. This drugs approval created a path to dramatically change the way opiate addicts are able to manage their addiction. …
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Buprenorphine Treatment Services in the 50 States and the District of Columbia: Lessons for New York CityIn October 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug, buprenorphine, for the treatment of opiate dependence. This drugs approval created a path to dramatically change the way opiate addicts are able to manage their addiction. …
News
NYU Wagner Labor Initiative Launches, Driving Progress for Workers' RightsNYU Wagner students, staff, and community convened at the Puck Building to welcome Terri Gerstein and launch the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative , a pivotal program aimed at studying, supporting, and catalyzing government action to advance and protect …
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Building a Real Estate Model for Community-centered DevelopmentSpringboard Communities (Springboard) is a startup social enterprise that serves the real estate needs of community-based organizations in the South Side of Chicago by driving community-centered development. It provides avenues to boost local real estate …
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Presyndromic surveillance for improved detection of emerging public health threatsMallory Nobles, Ramona Lall, Robert W. Mathes, and Daniel B. Neill …
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"Rethinking Poverty, Household Finance, and Microfinance"High-frequency data show that the material condition of poverty is created by the interaction of insufficiency × instability × illiquidity. Reducing instability and/or illiquidity can thus reduce exposure to poverty even when average earning power …
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From Local to Global: External Validity in a Fertility Natural ExperimentExperimental evidence on a range of interventions in developing countries is accumulating rapidly. Is it possible to extrapolate from an experimental evidence base to other locations of policy interest (from “reference” to “target” sites)? And which …
Alumni In Action
Christian SanchezWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? My decision to attend NYU was driven in part by the strong reputation of the alumni working in the healthcare industry. Another element was the connection Wagner has to the greater NYU Community where I could …
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Commencement & Convocation FAQ1. What is the difference between Commencement and Convocation? Commencement is the NYU-wide ceremony held in honor of the completion and/or in anticipation of your fulfilling all academic requirements at the University. The ceremony, held at Yankee …
Faculty Profile
Maia WoluchemMaia Woluchem is a graduate of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Currently, she is a Technology Fellow on the Civic Engagement and Government Team at the Ford Foundation, where she builds work at the intersection of civic organizing, power …
Capstone Projects
ASSESSING THE STATE OF SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) is a nonprofit organization seeking to promote inclusive, equitable societies by enriching the understanding of decentralization and localization as complex, cross-cutting, and multi-stakeholder reforms. To advance …
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Race, Class and Social Control in the StreetsJane Jacobs has recently become the most popular, pop sociologist around. There has been a spiked resurgence of media interest in her 1961 urban studies classic, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. This may be due partly to the recent release of …
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SEEKING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENTS FOR FEMALE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN MALI AND NIGERIslamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is the US-based entity of the global Islamic Relief (IR) organization, a faith-based humanitarian and development agency that serves over ten million people annually across 45 countries through relief and development projects in …
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Diversifying Revenue Streams to Sustain Senior Center OperationsThe West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH) aims to provide safe and affordable housing for older adults with supportive services that enhance their dignity and independence. The Department for the Aging (DFTA) awarded WSFSSH a …
News
Professor Thomas D'Aunno honored for research excellence at Academy of Management's 79th Annual MeetingNYU Wagner Professor Thomas D’Aunno received the 2019 Keith G. Provan Distinguished Scholar Award at the 79th annual meeting of the Academy of Management on Aug. 13 in Boston. The prestigious award, sponsored by the University of Arizona Eller College of …
Capstone Projects
CMC St. Vincent's Medical CenterWorking directly with the Vice President of Operations, the resident was able to develop and tailor a program that would suit her needs and interests. Subsequently, the resident worked on projects throughout the hospital that exposed her to all aspects of …