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Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Nolan (MPA-HPAM 2013)"I was able to see how social and health policy are essentially interchangeable," writes Christopher Nolan (MPA-HPAM 2013), who serves as Director of Anchor Initiatives, Community Health Improvement at BJC HealthCare. His recent work includes community …
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Leticia M. RipaldaHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? Wagner made me into a well-rounded professional in a variety of ways. Case discussions prepared me to confront essential issues and to evaluate potential outcomes …
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Bryan PerlmutterWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Growing up and living my life in North Carolina as an organizer and being a part of starting nonprofit organizations such as the Southern Vision Alliance, I learned about how to build organization and …
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"Rethinking Poverty, Household Finance, and Microfinance"High-frequency data show that the material condition of poverty is created by the interaction of insufficiency × instability × illiquidity. Reducing instability and/or illiquidity can thus reduce exposure to poverty even when average earning power …
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Home Ownership, Social Insurance and the Welfare StateHome ownership has potentially significant consequences for welfare state policy. High owner-occupancy rates may function as private insurance where social spending is low (a substitution effect). Alternatively, state income redistribution policies could …
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Building New Solidarities between the Economy & NatureClimate change and economic insecurity are the two most pressing challenges for modern humanity, and they are intimately linked: climate warming intensifies existing structural inequities, just as economic disparities worsen climate-induced suffering. Yet …
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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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Women, the Labor Market, and the Declining Relative Quality of TeachersSchool officials and policymakers have grown increasingly concerned about their ability to attract and retain talented teachers. A number of authors have shown that in recent years the brightest students - at least those with the highest verbal and math …
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The Organizational and Community Preparedness ProjectRelated Publications Light, Paul C. (Spring, 2007) " The Homeland Security Hash ." Wilson Quarterly Light, Paul C. (January 8, 2006) " Combatting Bombs and Blades ." The Miami Herald. Light, Paul C. (December 12, 2005) " Preparing Americans for Disaster …
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Wagner Economics and Finance AssociationMission The Wagner Economics and Finance Association (WEFA) is committed to increasing the education and awareness of economic policy issues, to broadening the traditional perception of the public service finance field, and to establish and sustain a …
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PADM-GP.2129
Race, Identity, and Inclusion in OrganizationsThis course brings together a wide range of thinking and scholarship to encourage learning about what race is, why it matters, race and racism in organizations and how to build racial equity and justice at work. While recognizing the importance of …Webpage
PNP - International - ChecksheetMPA-PNP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND MANAGEMENT I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following …
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Professional Development ResourcesResources for Career Exploration & Research Professional Development Resources are categorized by industry on the left. Each industry link contains job searching sites, employer pages, professional associations, and other helpful sources of information. …
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The World Cities Project: Rationale, Organization, and Design for Comparison of Megacity Health SystemsThis article provides an overview of the World Cities Project (WCP), our rationale for it, our framework for comparative analysis, and an overview of current studies in progress. The WCP uses New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo as a laboratory in which to …
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Faculty-Led Course Overview DiscussionsJoin us in the main room where Dean Sherry Glied will provide opening remarks. …
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Uses and Abuses of Value Capture for TransitWith the New York State Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget proposal to include a “value capture” mechanism for financing transit, an obscure and highly technical subject suddenly has generated considerable attention. This report explores the purpose 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 …
Faculty Profile
Seanna ThompsonSeanna Thompson, MD, MBA, MS, CPE, FACHE, FACOG, Diplomate of ABOM, is a Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Dr. Seanna Thompson is a transformative, dynamic Certified Physician …
Alumni In Action
Lilian LiuWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? My undergraduate degree was quite theoretical and I wanted a master’s degree that was more hands-on and could provide me with skills to bring to the job market. I was interested in the public-private space so …
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Student Spotlight: Bryan Matthew (MPA-PNP 2025)Bryan Matthew (MPA-PNP 2025), chair, Wagner Black Student Association (BSA) Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend a school of public service? I am from Piscataway, New Jersey, and I am a proud first-generation college student. …
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INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMSTHE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (ICIS) was established in 1998 with initial funding from the National Science Foundation. The Institute engages in research, education, and outreach in infrastructure, including energy, transportation, water, …
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NYU Wagner honors 375 graduating students at 2018 ConvocationIn a time when, as Dean Sherry Glied put it, “well-funded propaganda machines pump out click-bait headlines, and partisans of all stripes shout ‘fake news!,’” the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU proudly heralded the success of …