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Erica Gabrielle FoldyProfessor Foldy is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University where she directs the Advocacy and Political Action Specialization and co-directs the Capstone Program. …
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Duet of the commons: Impact of street cleaning on household car usage in New York CityThis article explores the concept of “public commons” and its relationship with travel decisions under a unique setting: street cleaning in the New York City area. Using a natural experimental design, it investigates the impact of street cleaning on car …
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Three NYU Wagner Alumni Recognized in City and State’s 2024 Power of Diversity: Women 100 City & State ’s Power of Diversity: Women 100 celebrates the achievements of women leaders across New York. Three NYU Wagner alumni are among the 2024 honorees, recognizing their visionary leadership and commitment to social impact. 32. RuthAnne …
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Alumni Spotlight: Mery Arcila (MPA 2018)… various management-related courses, I honed my ability to lead high-profile initiatives and collaborate with diverse …
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Panel with NYU Wagner's Dean inspires Congressional agreement on evidence-based policymakingIs bipartisan law-making still possible on Capitol Hill? Apparently so. Shortly before 2018 ended, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that is designed to encourage policymaking based on data and evidence. The Foundations …
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Health Improvements in BRIC Cities: Moscow, São Paulo, and Shanghai, 2000–10We compare health improvements among three megacities in BRIC nations as measured by declines in amenable mortality (AM). Although there have been studies of AM in Brazil and the Russian Federation using different definitions and age cohorts, this …
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Measuring School Efficiency: What Have We Learned?School performance and efficiency measurement have taken center stage in much of the debate and research in education policy since at least the mid-1990s. Despite the clear theoretical and practical importance of understanding the ways in which school …
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Barbara BrancaccioBarbara Brancaccio serves as the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President for the Department of Communications at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). A communications professional with more than 25 years of experience, Barbara …
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Veronica Manning, MPAVeronica Manning is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Veronica is an experienced nonprofit executive, consultant, and facilitator. She has led multiple organizations focused on …
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Risks and Costs of a Terrorist Attack on the Electricity SystemAs suggested by the title, this is a collection of essays on the economic effects of successful terrorist attacks focusing on the electrical transmission, and transportation infrastructure of the United States. Those familiar with the literature on the …
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State of the Art and New Directions in Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Fundamental Issues of Measurement and ManagementThis book provides an interdisciplinary and international characterization of the state of the art and science of risk analysis. Such an analysis is needed to ensure better management of choices concerning environmental, health and technology-based …
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Cross-national measurement of school learning environments: Creating indicators for evaluating UNICEF’s Child Friendly Schools InitiativeThe present study examines the psychometric properties of a student-reported measure of school quality, the CFS Conditions for Learning Survey, to examine its utility as a cross-national comparative measure to evaluate UNICEF's Child Friendly Schools …
Capstone Projects
Hearing the Virtual Voice of the PatientNew York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) currently mails satisfaction surveys to patients in order to guide service-improvement efforts. Seeking to increase the number of patients surveyed and hear the voice of as many patients as possible, NYP had planned to …
Stories
#MyWagnerLife: María Paz Hermosilla (MPA-PNP)… I came to grad school for knowledge and skills to lead govt agency or non-profit. Journalism undergrad isn’t … that MPA/MUP students take to gain strong foundation to lead gov't/private/public orgs #MyWagnerLife — NYU Wagner …
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The HEAR-VA Pilot Study: Hearing assistance provided to older adults in the emergency departmentChodosh J, K Goldfeld, BE Weinstein, K Radcliffe, M Burlingame, V Dickson, C Grudzen. S Sherman J Smilowitz, and J Blustein …
Alumni In Action
Scott ClarkeBetween 2006 and 2007, Scott Clarke (MPA 2008) spent a year working at a youth development organization in South Africa. It wasn’t long, however until he recognized that what he was doing was not addressing the scale of the need he saw in the country. He …
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How We Consider ApplicantsWork Experience We value professional experience from all sectors and fields. We believe that professional experience helps students ground their studies in real experiences, enriching discourse and learning in the classroom. In addition to full-time …
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Has the Expansion of Health Insurance Coverage via the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Influenced Inequities in Coronary Revascularization in New York City?Background/Purpose In 2014, New York City implemented the Afordable Care Act (ACA) leading to insurance coverage gains intended to reduce inequities in healthcare services use. The paper documents inequalities in coronary revascularization procedures …
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PADM-GP.2132
Social Entrepreneurship and InnovationThis course provides an in-depth exploration of social entrepreneurship and innovation as a set of promising pathways to drive social change across sectors using a systems-led approach. Students will delve into understanding complex social and …Stories
Student Dejian Zeng Worked in an iPhone Factory in China to See How Workers Were Treated… usually better-paid managers, who possess influence to lead a walkout, did not take the initiative. Still, Zeng …
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Admissions Events RecordingsPAST EVENTS View recordings of past events and webinars to know more about NYU Wagner. Executive MPA (EMPA) Information Session November 10, 2025 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtual Event Are you an experienced professional ready to elevate your career in public …
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Alumni ALUMNI IN ACTION More stories NYC Transportation Accessibility Quemuel “Q” Arroyo (MPA 2020) joined the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in 2021 as the organization's first agency-wide Chief Accessibility Officer. In this capacity, Arroyo leads …
Capstone Projects
System Analysis: Examination of Billing ProceduresLeake & Watts Services, Inc., a private, not-for-profit, child-care agency based in Yonkers requested a Capstone team review and make recommendations regarding their internal billing services. The annual budget for Leake and Watts has nearly doubled in …
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Principles for Autonomous Urbanism… with first responders is critical. AV deployment should lead to safer streets, not stranded assets. Rigorous safety … be met. Data-driven decision-making is valued. AVs should lead the conversion to zero-emission vehicles and support …