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Advancing Relational Leadership Research: A Dialogue Among PerspectivesLeaders and followers live in a relational world-a world in which leadership occurs in complex webs of relationships and dynamically changing contexts. Despite this, our theories of leadership are grounded in assumptions of individuality and linear …
Faculty Profile
Chelsea JonesDr. Chelsea Jones is a Researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her background is in the study of race and racism in public policy, having obtained a Doctorate in Political Science (Race, Ethnicity and Politics) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy …
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Using cross-curricular, problem-based learning to promote understanding of poverty in urban communitiesThis article describes the use of problem-based learning to teach students about the scope and consequences of urban poverty through an innovative cross-curricular project. We illustrate the process, goals, and tasks of the Community Assessment Project, …
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Same as it ever was, only worse: Negative life events and poverty among New Orleans Katrina survivorsThis study is a qualitative grounded theory examination of the pre- and post-Katrina life of hurricane survivors. Forty heads of households with school-age children who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were interviewed 6 to 8 months apart. …
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MUP - International Planning - ChecksheetMUP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [18 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following courses: …
Capstone Projects
The Reactivation of QueenswayThe Institute for Rational Urban Mobility (IRUM) was seeking to reactivate four-miles of railroad track running through central Queens. The plan called for a track reactivation design solution and the creation of a direct connection from the Midtown …
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2023 AwardeesThe NYU Migration Network is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Graduate Student Award for Summer Research on Migration . The five projects awarded and the five finalists recognized are featured here. Congratulations to all! 2023 …
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Health Evaluation and Analytics LabThe Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab (HEAL) promotes applied research to help health sector organizations evaluate initiatives that seek to improve health outcomes among populations and to improve healthcare delivery practices. HEAL was established in …
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CAP-GP.3226
Capstone: Advanced Projects in International Development Policy and Management ICouples with CAP-GP.3227 . As part of the core curriculum of the NYU Wagner Masters program, Capstone teams spend an academic year addressing challenges and identifying opportunities for a client organization or conducting research on a pressing social …Publication
Improving Infrastructure Finance Through Grant-Loan LinkagesIn recent years, developing countries under fiscal pressure have increasing recognized significant weaknesses in their intergovernmental mechanisms for financing local infrastructure. Many countries are in the process of rationalizing poorly coordinated …
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Race-Based Neighborhood Projection: A Proposed Framework for Understanding New Data on Racial IntegrationThis paper outlines the race-based, neighbourhood projection hypothesis which holds that, in choosing neighbourhoods, households care less about present racial composition than they do about expectations about future neighbourhood conditions, such as …
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Nonprofit and For Profit Partnerships: Rationale and Challenges of Cross-Sector ContractingIncreasingly, nonprofit, for-profits, and public organizations have been cooperating in producing and distributing a wide range of goods and services. In many cases, the partnerships have arisen from the recognition that different activities are best …
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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 …
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Getting Started ChecklistNovember Activate NetID Submit deposit [Step 3 in Accepting Your Offer ] Follow instructions from Wagner Admissions for submitting your official undergraduate transcript with the date your bachelor's degree was awarded Complete Free Application for …
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URPL-GP.2631
Transportation, Land Use, and Urban FormThis is an introductory course in urban transportation planning. The course is divided into 3 parts. Part One is a foundational review of theories and research about the complex relationships among transportation, land use and urban form. Part Two …Stories
Social Enterprise Created at NYU Wagner is Improving Student AttendanceIt has practically become the stuff of legend: The chance meeting of Miriam Altman and Alexandra Meis on their first day at NYU Wagner. The two were brought together at a faculty mixer. With a shared background working on the front lines in the New York …
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Power and the objectification of social targetsObjectification has been defined historically as a process of subjugation whereby people, like objects, are treated as means to an end. The authors hypothesized that objectification is a response to social power that involves approaching useful social …
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Efforts to Improve Public Policy and Programs Through Improved "Data Practice": Experiences in Fifteen Distressed American Cities"Philanthropies and government agencies interested in children's issues are encouraging localities to improve the process of collecting, linking, and sharing microdata and aggregated summary statistics. An implicit assumption of these efforts is that …
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Race, Segregation, and Physicians' Participation in MedicaidMany studies have explored the extent to which physicians’ characteristics and Medicaid program factors influence physicians’ decisions to accept Medicaid patients. In this article, we turn to patient race/ethnicity and residential segregation as …
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Narrative Inquiry and the Search for Connectedness: Practitioners and Academics Developing Public Administration ScholarshipMaintaining a vibrant field of public administration requires ongoing efforts to link the worlds of academic researchers and practitioners. We suggest that research itself, traditionally pursued by academics, is a promising mechanism for making this …
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Decentralization in Africa: Goals, Dimensions, Myths and ChallengesDecentralisation is a complex and often somewhat elusive phenomenon. Many countries around the world have been attempting- for several reasons and with varying degrees of intention and success-to create or strengthen sub-national governments in recent …
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Working at WagnerNYU Wagner values the multiple perspectives that a diverse community brings to policy discussions, and we emphasize the importance of including a wide range of opinions, perspectives, and experiences to address issues of public importance. We are …
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Professor Rae Zimmerman Appointed to Third NYC Panel on Climate ChangeRae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration at NYU Wagner, has been appointed to the third New York City Panel on Climate Change, an independent entity advising the city that ensures that the city's resiliency efforts are informed by …