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SUMMER 2025 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSMakenzie Rodrigues will graduate from NYU in May with an MA in Politics (American Politics) from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. During her time at NYU, she served as a copy editor for the Journal of Political Inquiry and played on the Women's …
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The Impact of Residency Training on Physicians’ AIDS-Related Practice Behavior: A Longitudinal Panel StudyTo determine the effects of aspects of residency training on AIDS-related treatment practices. METHOD: The authors conducted a nationwide longitudinal panel study of 394 physicians who graduated in 1989 from six medical schools in New York State. Data …
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Facing the Futures: Building Robust Nonprofits in the Pittsburgh RegionThe Pittsburgh region faces tough questions as it faces the futures ahead. Will it, for example, find a way to stop its young people from leaving or slip further into the profile of a “weak market” city, with all that means for the erosion of jobs and …
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Pan Asian Student AllianceMission PASA is committed to raising visibility and awareness regarding AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) social and policy issues, both domestic and international, within the public service sector and the wider community. We strive to provide a …
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Karina ChristiansenDr. Karina Christiansen is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is a public health scholar, working at the intersection of health, violence, and social equity. She holds a …
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Urban PlanningJob Searching Sites American Planning Association (APA) Environmental Career Opportunities GIS Jobs Clearinghouse Green Dream Jobs Green Jobs Network Planetizen Employers Lincoln Institute of Land Policy NYC Dept. of City Planning (DCP) NYC Dept. of …
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Julie Shahroudi (MPA-HPAM 2009) Helps Lead NYU Student Health Center to National Recognition for Quality ImprovementDr. Julie Shahroudi (MPA-HPAM 2009), assistant director of quality improvement, has helped lead the NYU Student Health Center (NYU SHC) to national recognition as a finalist for the 2025 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award from …
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A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse ItThe federal government is having increasing difficulty faithfully executing the laws, which is what Alexander Hamilton called “the true test” of a good government. This book diagnoses the symptoms, explains their general causes, and proposes ways to …
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Professional Development ResourcesResources for Public Service Professionals You'll find useful resources in this section for every stage of your public service career. Career Guides Our Career Guides provide you with tactics to approach your job search and best practices in writing …
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Pablo VillarrealHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was a great experience--it gave me access to top education, new quantitative skills, and a new vision of a global and competitive environment. Being in New York City was one of the most …
Capstone Projects
Economic Growth Theory with the Convergency modelThe Capstone team examined the relationship between the initial year's economic output and the overall economic growth rate based on the convergency theory. In addition, we would like to look at the different impacts of the socio-demographic factors such …
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Developing a Strategic PlanDancewave is a small nonprofit organization that provides dance education and studio rental in Brooklyn with the aim of promoting gender equality and community development. Dancewave recently launched its first capital project to create a new arts and …
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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 …Faculty Profile
Surabhi LalSurabhi Lal is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is in the business of creating a better future of work—whether it be remote, hybrid, or in-person. A boundary spanning leader, she is a …
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Fickle families and the kindness of strangers: Social capital in the lives of low-income single mothersThis article is a qualitative study that examines the social capital in the lives of 20 formerly homeless and nearly homeless single mothers with children in their care. The findings for this study indicate that the mothers' close social ties …
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MPA ElectivesClustering elective courses around an issue area enables you to develop a course of study that most closely meets your needs and interests, and provides specialized training around an area of expertise. Analytical Methods and …
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"Debates of the Century" debaters go toe-to-toe on the issue of racially segregated schoolsThe eighth in the continuing “Debates of the Century” series sponsored jointly by The Century Foundation and NYU Wagner was framed around the proposition “One of the biggest threatens to education today is school segregation,” and featured Professor …
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Driving Change: NYU Wagner Alumni Among Influential Black Leaders in New York's Civic LandscapeThree distinguished NYU Wagner graduates, Farah Louis (MPA-PNP 2018), Tiffany Raspberry (EMPA 2019), Jennifer Jones Austin (MS 1997) and NYU community members Errol Louis, Juanita Scarlett, and Richard Buery Jr. have been honored in the 2024 Power of …
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Prostate Cancer Imaging Trends After a Nationwide Effort to Discourage Inappropriate Prostate Cancer ImagingBackground : Reducing inappropriate use of imaging to stage incident prostate cancer is a challenging problem highlighted recently as a Physician Quality Reporting System quality measure and by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American …
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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 …Webpage
SPRING 2022 LEAD & PARKE Fellows We are thrilled to announce the Fellows for Spring 2022, who will be working at a variety of organizations involved in pro-democracy and voter access work. …
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Government by the People: Structure, Action, and ImpactPaul Light's co-authored American government textbook was released on September 1 by Pearson Education. This is the 28th edition in the long-running textbook, which dates back to 1952 when James MacGregor Burns joined with Thomas Peltason to write the …