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How We Consider ApplicantsWork Experience We value professional experience from all sectors and fields. We believe that professional experience helps students ground their studies in real experiences, enriching discourse and learning in the classroom. In addition to full-time …
Capstone Projects
EVALUATING TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION IN THE AGE OF COVID-19In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare delivery in the US continues to be affected by patient demand and limited resource supply. Telehealth services are a way to mitigate the demand and supply issue and have become integral to present-day …
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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Peña (MPA-PNP 2025)A former Bloomberg Fellow and co-chair of the Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS) , Jake Peña’s motivation to make a difference through philanthropy brought him to The New York Community Trust . The Trust is New York’s …
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Potentially avoidable hospitalizations: how to estimate the costs? (French)Based on the number of hospitalizations for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions in the Paris region (Ile-de-France), and the DRG-based rates for these hospital stays, we estimate the hospital expenditures that could be avoided if patients had access to …
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Beyond Bureaucracy: How prosecutors and public defenders enforce urban planning laws in Sao Paulo, BrazilCities need law to thrive but it is not clear how abstract texts become tangible policy outcomes. Existing research on the role of law in urban affairs conceives law as either an algorithm that shapes urban life, or a reflection of political disputes. The …
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How WSA President David Aronov Plans to Build Community at NYU Wagnerby Gretha Suarez (MUP) Name: David Aronov (MPA-PNP) Hometown: Queens, NY Current Employment/Internship: Lead Organizer for NYC Census 2020 …
Capstone Projects
BUILDING ADVOCACY AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR WOMEN-LED
ORGANIZATIONS IN COLOMBIACARE is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending global poverty. In 2022, CARE launched an innovative pilot that focused on capacity-sharing, learning, and grant-making for women-led organizations (WLOs) in four conflict-affected …
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Student Spotlight: Sai Vichare (MPA 2023)From her leadership roles in Wagner's student organizations to working with the UN Capital Development Fund for her Capstone project, Sai Vichare (MPA 2023) utilized her graduate school experience to develop the critical analysis and managerial skills …
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Christopher PaquetDescribe your current job. The Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) promotes DOHMH’s and NYC’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from health emergencies through the coordination of agency-wide emergency preparedness planning, …
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International students build connection and community with the new WISS Buddy ProgramThe Wagner International Student Society (WISS) is a student organization representing the international student body at Wagner. It aims to foster strong ties within the international student community and works to address and promote international …
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Student Spotlight: Semina Kosti-Stavri (MPA/MBA 2026)Semina Kosti-Stavri (MPA/MBA 2026), Chair of Wagner International Student Society (WISS) Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend NYU Wagner? I grew up in Greece and moved to New York City six and a half years ago. My passion for …
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Obesity: What Policies Address It and How Well Do They Work? Picture yourself at a bodega in Manhattan, stomach grumbling, on the hunt for a quick snack. You reach for a Snickers bar, but your eyes pause on the bright red label on the packaging: LESS HEALTHY. Would that steer you toward a healthier option? How …
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Passeggiata Nuova: Social Travel in the Era of the SmartphoneItalians have engaged in the tradition of the “passeggiata” for centuries. In villages and neighborhoods, residents come out each evening to stroll. On these strolls, they see and are seen, and they exchange pleasantries, gossip, and news. Today, however, …
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Financial Access InitiativeThe Financial Access Initiative (FAI) is a research center working at the intersection of financial inclusion, development, and poverty. We focus on exploring how financial services can better meet the needs and improve the lives of poor households. FAI …
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Preventable Hospitalizations and Socioeconomic Status"Preventable" hospitalizations have been proposed as indicators of poor health plan performance. In this study of elderly Medicare beneficiaries, however, we found that preventable hospitalizations are also more common among elders of lower socioeconomic …
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ACCESS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES ON STUDENT OUTCOMESStudents with special needs have historically been overlooked in the American public school system and only in the last 50 years has the federal government provided explicit protections for these students. Existing literature shows evidence of ongoing and …
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PADM-GP.4155
Disability, Policy and Leadership-Building an Accessible WorldAdvancements in awareness and understanding have led to greater equity and inclusion in society for people with disabilities and health conditions. Developments such as the establishment of Disability Studies as an interdisciplinary field in the 1980’s …Course
HPAM-GP.2846
The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems course is designed to provide students with an up close perspective of how large health systems operate. Using real life case studies, expert insight, and relevant reading materials the course will outline …Capstone Projects
Recommendations for Quality-driven Dashboard TransformationNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (NYULOH) has a distinguished tradition of medical innovation, providing specialized care for people with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions. The quality movement in medicine is redefining the delivery …
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Shalane YuenShalane Yuen is a global social impact leader whose work spans multiple continents and cultures. As the Founding Managing Director of the Trevor Noah Foundation , a South African-based nonprofit focused on enhancing equitable access to quality education, …
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Predicting Cognitive Control From Preschool to Late Adolescence and Young AdulthoodIn this longitudinal study, the proportion of time preschoolers directed their attention away from rewarding stimuli during a delay-of-gratification task was positively associated with efficiency (greater speed without reduced accuracy) at responding to …
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The Impact of Poverty on the Mental Health and Development of Very Young ChildrenThe basic facts are increasingly well-known. Young children (under 6 years of age) have the highest poverty rates of any age group in the United States (Shirk, Bennett, & Aber, 1999) and in most other major Western industrialized democracies (Rainwater & …
Capstone Projects
Measuring the Impact Performance of Social Enterprises Within the world of social impact, funding decisions are increasingly based on an enterprise’s ability to demonstrate that it has created meaningful impact for the people, planet, and communities it intends to serve. At present, 76 percent of impact …
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Improving Access to Healthcare for Conflict-Affected PopulationsMédicos del Mundo (MdM) offers emergency and sustainable healthcare solutions to vulnerable people in need of humanitarian assistance. After the onset of the Ukrainian conflict in 2014, MdM implemented Cash Transfer Programs (CTPs) to improve access to …