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Program Evaluation for Planned Parenthood Global's Youth Peer Provider ModelSince the early 1990s, Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global) has developed the Youth Peer Provider (YPP) model to train young people to provide contraceptives as well as sexual and reproductive health information to their peers. PP Global requested the …
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Student-Led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) Invests in Company That Supports Journalists with Innovative Tools and Resources The student-led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) has completed its sixth investment, this time backing Rolli , a company dedicated to fostering a thriving media ecosystem by equipping journalists with innovative tools and resources. Through its …
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City and State Names a Pair of NYU Wagner Community Members to 2024 Transportation Power 100 City and State released The 2024 Transportation Power 100 , acknowledging the leaders in the field of transportation across the metropolitan area and the entire state of New York. This year’s list included a pair of honorees from the NYU Wagner …
Alumni In Action
Andre MartinezWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because of the faculty. Everyone I worked with and studied under had an incredible amount of knowledge (practical and academic) of international development and an impressive network, which …
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Do Operating Reserves Stabilize Spending by Nonprofit Organizations?The public budgeting literature has a long and rich tradition that examines the role of budget stabilization funds as fiscal stabilizers for state and local governments during periods of declining revenues and deteriorating economic conditions. Similarly, …
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Deborah BurkeWHY DID YOU CHOOSE NYU WAGNER FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL? I knew I wanted an urban-centered environment to grow my understanding and network within the framework of local challenges and opportunities. NYU Wagner had a strong network of faculty and partners who …
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Six Mayors Gather to Discuss Potential for Cities' Infrastructure Renewal Under Next PresidentNYU Wagner, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, convened a bipartisan discussion with six mayors from around the country, including New York's Bill de Blasio, on why infrastructure in U.S. cities is key to both economic security and public …
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Jon SendachHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? My experience as a student was terrific. The classes were engaging, relevant, challenging, and properly-paced. The professors in health policy and management were industry scholars with good …
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Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urbanization PredictionsWith the availability of computational resources, geographical information systems, and remote sensing data, urban growth modeling has become a viable tool for predicting urbanization of cities and towns, regions, and nations around the world. This …
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Seasonal variations of park visitor volume and park service area in Tokyo: A mixed-method approach combining big data and field observationsUrban green and open space are important components of achieving the goal of planning sustainable cities, by offering health benefits to urban dwellers and providing socio-economic and environmental benefits to society. Recent literature studied the usage …
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ANIMATING THE ANIMATORS: IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS, MOTIVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES FOR HIGH-PERFORMING VOLUNTEERSThe Hunger Project (THP) aims to end hunger and poverty by pioneering and advocating for sustainable, grassroots, and women-centered strategies in developing countries across the globe. There are nearly 400,000 THP volunteers-or “animators”-worldwide, and …
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Economics and the Social Meaning of MoneyEconomic analyses of household choices usually assume that money is fungible—that a dollar is a dollar, no matter how it was earned or by whom. But, in practice, families often earmark money earned by a particular family member or generated from a …
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Tuberculosis: History and Its DiscontentsBy Kayla M. Foster (MPA 2025) “Underfunded, underdiagnosed, and undertreated.” These are the characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) highlighted by Dr. Carole Mitnick as she primed the standing-room only crowd …
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Connect With UsJoin us for our online drop-in hours specifically for students interested in the Online MHA program. A member of the admission team will be on Zoom ready to answer your questions. You can stay as little or as long as you need to get your questions …
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SUMMER 2023 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSDiego Diaz De La Vega (he/him) is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Politics. With a specialization in Comparative Politics, emphasizing Latin America and Political Economy, he has effectively applied his analytical skills honed as a Logistics …
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Atzimba Baltazar-MaciasWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to specialize in policy analysis and Wagner’s approach to policy, focused on public service, suited perfectly with my interests. Wagner offered me a scholarship that allowed me to pursue my …
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The Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Racial SegregationThis paper addresses a critical but almost unexamined aspect of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program — whether its use (and in particular, the siting of developments in high-poverty/high-minority neighborhoods), is associated with increased …
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The Effect of Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student AchievementThis paper explores the effect of the human capital characteristics of co-ethnic immigrant communities on foreign-born students’ math achievement. We use data on New York City public school foreign-born students from 39 countries merged with census data …
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The Irvine–Minnesota Inventory to measure built environments: Reliability testsBackground Inter-rater reliability is an important element of environmental audit tools. This paper presents results of reliability tests of the Irvine–Minnesota Inventory, an extensive audit tool aimed at measuring a broad range of built environment …
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The Irvine–Minnesota Inventory to measure built environmentsBackground Inter-rater reliability is an important element of environmental audit tools. This paper presents results of reliability tests of the Irvine–Minnesota Inventory, an extensive audit tool aimed at measuring a broad range of built environment …
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Two-Year Impacts of a Universal School-Based Social-Emotional and Literacy Intervention: An Experiment in Translational Developmental ResearchThis study contributes to ongoing scholarship at the nexus of translational research, education reform, and the developmental and prevention sciences. It reports 2-year experimental impacts of a universal, integrated school-based intervention in …
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Finding the Impact in a Messy Intervention: Using an Integrated Design to Evaluate a Comprehensive Citywide Health InitiativeThis article uses the evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Urban Health Initiative (UHI), a 10-year effort to improve health and safety outcomes in distressed cities, to demonstrate the strength of an evaluation design that integrates …
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Announcing the 2021 Herbert Roback Scholarship WinnersThe late Herbert Roback was a highly respected public servant. During his 34-year career, he encouraged talented and promising students to consider lifetime careers in the public service. To honor Mr. Roback, his family and friends established the Herbert …
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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, …