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Online CoursesWhile you engage in online courses, the expectations for participation and conduct are the same as if you were taking the class in person. Attend all class meetings. Wagner's online courses meet in a live, synchronous format. They cannot be completed …
Alumni In Action
Charles BurtonPlease describe your current job duties. The Economic Development Administration focuses on both economic development integration and recovery; in my position, I focus on recovery specifically. Any time there’s a disaster-related issue that affects a …
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CourseworkPrerequisite PADM-GP 2902 Introduction to Econometrics (or equivalent) Required courses All doctoral students are required to complete the following: PHD-GP 5902 , Research Methods (first fall semester) PADM-GP.2172 Advanced Empirical Methods (first fall …
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NYU Wagner faculty speak at eighth annual MAS Summit for New York CityTwo NYU Wagner faculty provided expert insight at the annual summit of the Municipal Art Society of New York at the Morgan Library on October 16, 2017. Sarah Kaufman , NYU Rudin Center Assistant Director, spoke about transportation resilience and climate …
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MHA Program and Beyond: Sehrish Mazhar's Career Redefined“My career in healthcare really began over 15 years ago. I started out in private practice in reception…that was a pivotal starting point in my career journey...being there for many years, I’ve always had a strong desire to take on increasingly greater …
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Heather Diaz-TranWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because of its location. I wanted to learn, live, and breathe transportation both in my professional and personal day-to-day experiences. How did being in New York impact your professional …
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Student Spotlight: Liliana Flanigan (MPA-PNP 2026)In celebration of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining a light on the Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS) —a student-led organization at NYU Wagner that builds community and advances professional …
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The Academic Effects of Chronic Exposure to Neighborhood ViolenceThis paper estimates the causal effect of repeated exposure to violent crime on test scores in New York City. We use two empirical strategies; value-added models linking student performance on standardised exams to violent crimes on students’ residential …
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REAPPLICANTSRe-Application and Applying to Multiple Programs within the Same Admissions Cycle Candidates who have previously applied to one of our graduate programs may submit a new application after one academic year has passed. Please note, you cannot apply to more …
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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 …
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Comparing tweet sentiments in megacities using machine learning techniques: In the midst of COVID-19COVID-19 was announced by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Not only has COVID-19 struck the economy and public health, but it also has deep influences on people's feelings. Twitter, as an active social media, is a great …
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Low Response Rate Schools in Surveys of Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviors: Possible Biases, Possible SolutionObjectives. This investigation examined the effectiveness of intensive efforts to include frequently absent students in order to reduce bias in classroom-based studies. Methods. Grade 10 students in 13 New York City high schools (n = 2049) completed self …
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Microfinance: Analytical Issues for IndiaPoor households face many constraints in trying to save, invest, and protect their livelihoods. They take financial intermediation seriously and devote considerable effort to finding workable solutions. Most of the solutions are found in the informal …
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What Have We Learned from HUDs Moving to Opportunity Program?As the centerpiece of policymakers' efforts to "deconcentrate" poverty in urban America, the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) project gave roughly 4,600 volunteer families the chance to move out of public housing projects in deeply impoverished neighborhoods …
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Classroom Based Surveys of Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior: Reducing the Bias of AbsenteeismObjectives. This investigation examined the effectiveness of intensive efforts to include frequently absent students in order to reduce bias in classroom-based studies. Methods. Grade 10 students in 13 New York City high schools (n = 2049) completed …
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Reforming Poverty Alleviation PoliciesIn the world today, about one billion people live on less than one dollar per day, and about two to three billion live on less than two dollars per day (World Bank 1997). Thirty years ago, the numbers looked very different. Broad-based economic growth in …
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Changing the research landscape: the New York City Clinical Data Research NetworkThe New York City Clinical Data Research Network (NYC-CDRN), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), brings together 22 organizations including seven independent health systems to enable patient-centered clinical research, …
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Presentations… Center, New York, NY, April 18, 2013. http://www.sra.org/news/seminar-public-health-risks-and-private-initiatives R. … Alliance 2013Waterfront Conference, Panel: Sandy News Flash: Island People Need Ferries, Metropolitan … CA, November 18, 2004. http://www.usc.edu/dept/create/news.php?id=11 R. Zimmerman, Critical infrastructure …
Capstone Projects
Transforming Practice: From Performance Measurement to Outcome Performance Management"The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Services (OTDA) provides and/or oversees programs administered through 58 local districts: temporary cash and heating assistance; assistance in paying for food; child support enforcement; eligibility …
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Evaluating the Impact of an Educational Enrichment Program on Young Students and their Community in Adama, EthiopiaIn Ethiopia, 39 percent of the population is below the international poverty line, the total adult literacy rate is 36 percent, and the primary school net enrollment is 45 percent. Seeds of Africa is a nonprofit international organization based out of New …
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Financial Planning and AnalysisPalisades Emergency Residence Corporation (PERC) is an emergency shelter and soup kitchen that aims to defeat the cycle of poverty by providing shelter, food, social service referrals, and education programs. The Capstone team was engaged by PERC's …
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Network attributes of critical infrastructure, vulnerability, and consequence assessmentSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures contains the plenary lectures and papers presented at the 11th International Conference on STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (ICOSSAR2013, New York, NY, USA, 16-20 June …