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Marketing Strategy for Biosciences Industry in New York City or New York Metropolitan Region… region. Based on this comparative analysis and assessment of options, the team recommended a future plan of action for NYCEDC to effectively market the bioscience …
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Targeted Outreach and Marketing Strategies for the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project… Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to advise on implementation of the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project, a … been used in similar populations to increase awareness of CVD and/or the likelihood of seeking treatment. The team then conducted focus groups …
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Targeted Outreach and Marketing Strategies for the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project… Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to advise on implementation of the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project, a … been used in similar populations to increase awareness of CVD and/or the likelihood of seeking treatment. The team then conducted focus groups …
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Supporting Priority Needs in Developing Local Government: Finance and Poverty Alleviation in East and Southern Africa… aims to improve local government finance and provision of services through education and comparative review, with … poverty alleviation. The Capstone team assessed the impact of this course on the participating countries local … and the provision of services in various countries for use in follow-up workshops that the Capstone team facilitated …
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Impact Review of the Homeland Security Grant-Funded Projects at FDNY… an impact review model to better measure the effects of high-value homeland security grant-funded projects. The … team conducted extensive research on previous studies of impact measurement and “scorecards” that have been … in comparable cities. The team and the client chose to use FDNY hazardous materials projects as a test case. The …
Faculty Profile
Maia Woluchem… Maia Woluchem is a graduate of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Currently, she is a Technology … a network working to advance the effective and equitable use of data across government, civil society groups, and …
Capstone Projects
IMPROVING ACCESS TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS IN KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO… services for adolescents in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In order to assess SRH interventions and … MÉDECINS DU MONDE (DOCTORS OF THE WORLD) … SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS IN KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO …
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Designing a Process Evaluation System and Data Monitoring Framework… has created a three-month curriculum that leverages the use of technology platforms in third- and fourth-grade classrooms … a literature review and weekly classroom observations of Empatico's pilot program. The team's research culminated …
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DETERMINING GOVERNMENT INDIRECT COST RATES FOR NYC'S HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS… UJA-Federation of New York (UJA) identifies and meets the needs of New Yorkers and Jews everywhere through the power of collective action. UJA engaged a Capstone team in … UJA-Federation of New York …
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Paying for Government through Cost Recovery… international practices. This was followed by an analysis of the current status of several federal user charges. The details of particular programs were synthesized into concise case …
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Toward Sustainable Transportation… around the world. The ITDP enlisted the help of a Capstone team to assist in its effort to creatively … to evaluate the progress and highlight the successes of this endeavor. As part of this effort, the team traveled … their sustainability rating tool, ensuring its effective use in future projects. …
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DEVELOPING IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND PROCESSES… and processes for collecting and measuring the impact of its peacebuilding programs over time. The team focused its … alumni. With this research, the team developed a series of evaluation instruments, including process evaluation, …
Publication
The Role of Matched Controls In Building An Evidence Base For Hospital Avoidance Schemes: A Retrospective Evaluation… whether two hospital-avoidance interventions altered rates of hospital use: “intermediate care” and “integrated care teams.” Data … We developed a method based on retrospective analysis of person-level data comparing health care use of … The Role of Matched Controls In Building An Evidence Base For Hospital …
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Developing Key Performance Indicators for Improving Health Outcomes… the Alliance engaged a Capstone team in developing a list of key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure program … The team interviewed directors and vice presidents of the Alliance’s Peer Program and Care Management Program to … flow, and integration to aid in the development of additional or alternative KPIs. …
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Expanding Creative Aging Programs Across the NationLifetime Arts is a nonprofit organization that promotes professional arts programs for older adults throughout the country. Given the organization’s success and rapid growth, Lifetime Arts employed a Capstone team to develop a strategic business plan in …
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High School Choice in New York City… increasingly turned to school choice as a central part of education reform efforts. The New York City Department of Education created the high school match program in 2004 in … being assigned to their zoned high schools, the Department of Education uses an algorithm (similar to that used by …
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The Impact of StateLevel Administrative Procedures on SNAP Participation Rates Among Eligible Individuals… to 94 percent in Maine. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows state agencies flexibility in deciding the administrative procedures they use to enroll beneficiaries in the program. Examples of procedures include finger imaging and facetoface interview …
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Evaluation of Hesperian Foundation's Publication: Where There Is No Doctor… "Hesperian Foundation is a nonprofit publisher of books that provide practical, lifesaving medical … NGOs around the world. The organization's simple database of anecdotal evidence and buyer information, however, cannot track the distribution of books or measure how the book communicates information and …
Alumni In Action
Robert Joseph… my interests in policy and quantitative reasoning the most of any school I considered. I also appreciated the … and Indesign that have been crucial design software I use in my job every day. I also learned a lot about the … projects including designing and coordinating the creation of the Williamsburg Links (B91 and B92) that are part of the …
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Strategies and Tools for Revitalizing Bridgeport, CT… organization whose mission is to advance the regeneration of Bridgeport, Connecticut through placemaking activities … undertake that would engage the community and enliven the use of physical spaces around the city. …
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ESTABLISHING THE VIRTUAL URGENT CARE TELE-PREP PROGRAM… with a NYU Langone Health care provider from the privacy of their home. NYU Langone Health tasked a team with spearheading the launch of a Virtual Urgent Care program for PrEP (Pre-Exposure … documentation in the electronic health record for provider use. The team generated an educational presentation on the …
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Market Entry Analysis for Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Treatment… dedicated to accelerating development, evaluation, and use of high-quality, affordable diagnostic tests for … diagnosis and treatment option for the detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (ТВ). To capitalize on …
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Assessing the Feasibility of a Shared Services Platform for Education Centers… LIIF enlisted a Capstone team to assess the feasibility of launching a shared services platform (SSP) to support … Assessing the Feasibility of a Shared Services Platform for Education Centers …
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MEASURING AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS IN A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CALL CENTER… and chat. Vibrant is contracted by the NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene through its ThriveNYC initiative to increase the accessibility of behavioral health services for New Yorkers. Vibrant … criteria. The team then recommended metrics for Vibrant to use to inform and improve rapport building, so that the …