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Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare ReformPeople who participate in debates about the causes and cures of poverty often speak from religious conviction. But those convictions are rarely made explicit or debated on their own terms. Rarely is the influence of personal religious commitment on policy …
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Neighborhood Selection and the Social Reproduction of Concentrated Racial InequalityIn this paper, we consider neighborhood selection as a social process central to the reproduction of racial inequality in neighborhood attainment. We formulate a multilevel model that decomposes multiple sources of stability and change in longitudinal …
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Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips: A GIS-based Disaggregate Modeling ApproachTransit riders negatively perceive transfers because of their inconvenience, often referred to as a transfer penalty. Understanding what affects the transfer penalty can have significant implications for a transit authority and also lead to potential …
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Pedestrian Environments, Walking Path Choice, and Transfer Penalties: Understanding Land-Use Impacts on Transit TravelThis paper investigates the impact of pedestrian environments on walking behavior, and the related choice of travel path for transit riders. Activity logs from trip surveys combined with transit-route and land-use information are used to fit …
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Modeling the Effects of Transit System Transfers on Travel Behavior: A Commuter Rail and Subway Case Study in Downtown BostonTransfers can have an important influence on customer satisfaction and on whether many customers find transit service an attractive option. An empirical investigation of transfers from commuter rail to subway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is …
Capstone Projects
Integrating Favelas into the Urban and Social Fabric in Rio de JaneiroThe Favela-Bairro program is a $600 million program funded by two contracts signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and sponsored by the Municipalidade de Habitao. The main objective of the program is to integrate favelas into the city, …
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Integrating Favelas into the Urban and Social Fabric in Rio de JaneiroThe Favela-Bairro program is a $600 million program funded by two contracts signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and sponsored by the Municipalidade de Habitao. The main objective of the program is to integrate favelas into the city, …
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Local Economic Development Planning in Takeo, CambodiaUnited Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports development through microfinance, infrastructure investment, capacity building, and technical advisory skills. Recently, UNCDF and the Royal Government of Cambodia released a national “Local …
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Alumni Spotlight: Nilbia Coyote (MPA 2011)Where do you work? Describe your current job. I’m the Executive Director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), a non profit community-based organization in Jackson Heights, Queens dedicated to inspiring, organizing, and empowering immigrant …
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Student GroupsAll Wagner Student Groups and Organizations are open to any interested Wagner student. Wagner Student Association (WSA) As the school’s elected student government, WSA represents student interests, fosters community, supports leadership development, …
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Ruth Kanef BashWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I was looking for a graduate program that would provide enriching experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. I knew that NYU Wagner was uniquely positioned to teach both the academic work and …
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PHD-GP.5902
Research MethodsRequired for doctoral students. This course prepares the student to do and to evaluate social science research using a variety of research methods. Basic issues regarding the formulation of research questions, research design, and data collection and …Faculty Profile
Giuliano BosiGiuliano Bosi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Manager and Executive Officer of Local Development International LLC, an international development consulting company that works with national and …
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Raul GomezHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Specifically to emergency management, the proximity of organizations from federal, state, local, and private is amazing. You come in contact with so many individuals from all organizations. …
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Global Inclusion ResourcesInitiatives at NYU Wagner We offer numerous opportunities for the NYU Wagner community to engage in and support Global Inclusion initiatives. Who To Go To For What The New York University Bias Response Line provides a mechanism through which members of …
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BS-MUP with Tandon School of EngineeringEven as an undergraduate student at Tandon, you may already be thinking about the bustling cities and thriving communities that will fuel generations to come. You can jump start your big plans and innovative ideas with a BS-MUP offered by NYU Wagner and …
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Development and Evaluation of the US Healthy Food Diversity Index. Varied diets are diverse with respect to diet quality, and existing dietary variety indices do not capture this heterogeneity. We developed and evaluated the multidimensional US Healthy Food Diversity (HFD) index, which measures dietary variety, dietary …
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Jan BlusteinJan Blustein’s research focusses on the health and well-being of older people. It has been published in New England Journal of Medicine , JAMA, British Medical Journal, Health Affairs , and other leading journals. She transitioned to Emerita status at …
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Alumni Spotlight: Handaa Enkh-Amgalan (MPA-PNP 2019)Handaa Enkh-Amgalan (MPA-PNP 2019) first applied to NYU Wagner after being drawn in by the school’s mission of public service. She was looking for a program that would provide her with structured knowledge of both US and international policy, and Wagner …
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Admissions and RequirementsADMISSIONS Admission is selective and based on the applicant's prior academic record and professional achievements. Advanced Certificate candidates are not eligible for scholarship. For more information, please contact wagner.admissions@nyu.edu . Due to …
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NYU Wagner Alumna Neela Mukherjee Lockel Named to City & State’s 2024 Long Island Power 100Long Island continues to be a powerhouse in New York politics and policy, with its residents from Nassau and Suffolk counties playing an active role in shaping regional and state agendas. City & State ’s 2024 Long Island Power 100 list recognizes the …
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Sandra Goldstein“Urban planning and economic development are two of the most stimulating and intellectually satisfying types of work one can do,” says Sandy Goldstein (MS 1998). “And a business improvement district,” she adds, “is an incredible way of helping to create a …