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Staying Alive to Learning: Integrating Enactments with Case Teaching to Develop LeadersDiscusses the importance of case discussion teaching method in training professionals on public policy. Analysis and action cycle; Experience with issues of risk and uncertainty; Work with enactments to generate learning from parallel processes; Hazards …
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Wagner Advocacy and Political Action (WAPA)Mission Wagner Advocacy and Political Action (WAPA) is a student-run organization dedicated to empowering students to become catalysts for positive change in their communities and beyond. Our mission is to provide students with the resources, skills, and …
Alumni In Action
Sandra Goldstein… “but unfortunately, the school board did not, as it was working on local educational issues which they considered … importance of community involvement, and how small groups working together can truly make a difference.” Goldstein’s … take license to sit back on her laurels. She is currently working with her team on a major planning and zoning …
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Professional Experience Requirement (PER)… must follow specific guidelines when pursuing PER and working in the United States. Read more about the additional … you're about to start or one in which you’re currently working. 7. I believe I qualify for a PER Waiver. How do I …
Alumni In Action
Kevin SajdakWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? There was sort of a natural transition down to New York City. I’m inclined towards cities and figured at the time that New York offered both great job prospects – in whatever it was I decided to do – and …
Doctoral Student
Kristen TauberKristen Tauber is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner and a doctoral fellow at the Furman Center. She previously worked as a research analyst in the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s research department. Her research interests are urban economics and …
Alumni In Action
Christian DiPalermo… in every community. DiPalermo has a rich background working in local, state and federal government, law and …
News
Alumni Spotlight: Shalane Yuen (MPA-PNP 2013)Shalane Yuen (MPA-PNP 2013) is the founding executive director of the Trevor Noah Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports educational opportunities for South African youth. In addition to her work with the foundation, Yuen also serves as an …
Capstone Projects
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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Evaluation of New York City’s Adherence to Good Government PrinciplesCitizens Union is one of New York City’s oldest civic watchdog organizations. Since 1897, it has worked to ensure fair and open elections, honest and efficient government, and a civically-engaged public. In 2014, Citizens Union released a blueprint for …
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The Wagner Experience: Shivani Parikh (MPA)… Policy and Management to move her career forward after working in DC and on the Hill. "I want to figure out how you …
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Collective Leadership Network… beyond the core community of researchers already working on the topic. Co-Lead Net has helped position NYU and …
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Government's Greatest Priorities of the Next Half Century… If the past is prologue, however, government will continue working on many of its greatest endeavors of the past fifty years. The federal government has been working to defend the nation, help veterans readjust, protect …
Alumni In Action
Peter Grace… After spending nearly 11 years in management consulting working for private sector clients, I knew I wanted a change. … All of the roles I've played since then have involved working in groups, leading teams or influencing others to … was an opportunity that I would not have had if I had been working full time. So I wouldn't have given that up for …
Faculty Profile
Domingo MorelDomingo Morel is an Associate Professor at New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and holds a joint appointment in NYU's Wilf Family Department of Politics . His research focuses on racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, …
Capstone Projects
Examining Metropolitan Governance and Finance in Cairo and Manila… field interviews and secondary research to produce two working papers illustrating how institutional and financial … and service provision in particular contexts. The two working papers are bridged by a third document synthesizing …
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Events Archives… , a peer-reviewed journal that publishes work by scholars working at the intersections of political theory, cultural …
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Classroom… presentation from the Social and Behavioral Sciences Working Group on Human Research Protections argues that early … other levels of review is developed in more detail in a Working Group approved report. The Need for IRB Review for …
Doctoral Student
Daniel BroidA self-proclaimed bureaucraphile, Daniel wants to understand how organizational change and innovation within the public sector can lead to better, more equitable public services. His current research looks at city-owned utilities as a way of achieving the …
Publication
"The Design and Impact of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Compton, California"Randomly chosen low-income households in Compton, CA received unconditional cash transfers averaging roughly $500 monthly. Half received transfers twice monthly, half quarterly. Eighteen months later, twice-monthly transfers improved food security …
Capstone Projects
Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing FacilityThe Resident attended various organizational meetings in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the operations of a long-term care facility and how the facility fit into the HHC system. The resident was involved in two Performance Improvement …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of Post-Tsunami Housing Built in Aceh, IndonesiaThe United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR works in over 80 countries worldwide to alleviate human suffering resulting from war, conflict or natural disaster. …