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Evaluation of "Where Women Have No Doctor" and "A Book for Midwives"The Hesperian Foundation publishes books and educational materials that empower the world's poor to take greater control over their health and their lives. The Capstone team partnered with the Hesperian Foundation to evaluate two of their publications, …
Publication
Methylmercury exposure in a subsistence fishing community in Lake Chapala, Mexico: an ecological approachBACKGROUND: Elevated concentrations of mercury have been documented in fish in Lake Chapala in central Mexico, an area that is home to a large subsistence fishing community. However, neither the extent of human mercury exposure nor its sources and routes …
News
NYU Wagner ranks high in U.S. News & World ReportWe are proud to announce that the just-released US News & World Report rankings of 285 public affairs and administration master’s programs across the country place NYU Wagner at #7 overall in the nation—well ahead of all of its New York City peer …
Doctoral Student
Poorvi GoelPoorvi Goel is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner, studying public policy and development economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of poverty, labor markets, and social protection. Her most recent research involved studying the impact of …
News
Study Finds New York City's Small High School Reform "Lifted All Boats" A new study by NYU Wagner professors Leanna Stiefel and Amy Ellen Schwartz finds that small urban high schools produced better results than their larger counterparts, and “lifted all boats” across all types of schools, whether large or small, old or …
Faculty Profile
Chinonye OnwunliChinonye Onwunli is a Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is Managing Director, Health Information Technology Policy at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). Prior to BCBSA she was a …
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SUMMER 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSNiya Ray is a first year MPA-PNP student at NYU Wagner with a specialization in Advocacy and Political Action. She is a graduate of Spelman College where she holds a B.A. in Political Science. During her time at Spelman she was able to work with state and …
Capstone Projects
Transit-Oriented Development Land Use Planning in NairobiThe Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project (NaMSIP) for Kenya was financed by the World Bank to strengthen urban services and infrastructure in the Nairobi metropolitan region, including the commuter rail system. Recent NaMSIP studies indicate …
Publication
E-Hail Regulation in Global CitiesIn recent years—and with increasing speed—global cities are exercising their authority to regulate e-hail services such as Uber, Ola, Lyft, and Didi. This report, by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, describes the current and future regulatory …
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Leadership PartnersLeadership in Action at Wagner has engaged in partnership opportunities focused on areas such as program design and enhancement; workshops and learning sessions; technical assistance and training in innovative research techniques; fellowship design, …
News
MISSION Framework: Market-Based Solutions for Social ImpactWhen the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approached the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service’s Social Innovation & Investment Initiative (SII) to review its decade-long history with impact investing, there was a clear alignment on objectives of …
News
NYU Wagner joins academic partnership to develop U.S. infrastructure solutionsNYU Wagner is among four graduate schools that are partnering to work to develop solutions to infrastructure challenges in America, especially as they relate to finance and delivery. This new formal academic network was forged by The Bond Dealers of …
Publication
Paradox and Collaboration in Network Management. Administration and SocietyQualitative evidence from action networks is used to answer the research question, How do leaders of successful networks manage collaboration challenges to make things happen? This study of two urban immigration coalitions in the United States found that …
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What Does Government Spend on Children? Evidence from Five CitiesThis paper examines public spending on children between 1997 and 2000 in five localities: Baltimore, Detroit, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Richmond. These cities participate in the Urban Health Initiative (UHI), a ten-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation …
Faculty Profile
Alexander GleasonAlex Gleason is a Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs, a subsidiary of Omnicom International, where he has worked for two years assisting thought leaders, private corporations, governments, and non-profits on a myriad of important issues related to …
Capstone Projects
Needs Assessment of New York City Mission Societys ProgramsThe New York City Mission Society, founded in 1812, is one of New York Citys oldest private human service organizations, providing 25 programs and services in the communities of the Bronx and Harlem. The Capstone team conducted a needs assessment of four …
Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR A UK-BASED FISCAL HOST FOLLOWING BREXITGlobal Dialogue is an independent, international platform for philanthropic partnership, enabling funders to work together to advance human rights and social change within countries in the European Union (EU). Fiscal host organizations offer incubation …
Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT METRICS FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMINGHilltribe Organics (HTO) is a Northern Thailand-based social enterprise dedicated to improving the living standards of small farmers and sustaining their communities. HTO aims to protect the environment through sustainable farming, improve human health …
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Improving Language Access on NYC TransitLanguage access (the provision of equal services for people with Limited English Proficiency ) is an under-researched aspect of public transportation in New York City, even as the city is considered one of the most linguistically diverse urban areas in …
Capstone Projects
SMART CURBS INITIATIVEIn 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched a Curb Management Action Plan in an effort to reimagine the city’s curb space. The goal of the “Smart Curbs” pilot is to address the evolving urban transportation landscape marked …
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Access to Health Care ServicesHow do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the …
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Health Care Delivery in the United StatesHow do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the …
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Disaster Forensics: Leveraging Crisis Information Systems for Social ScienceThis paper contributes to the literature on information systems in crisis management by providing an overview of emerging technologies for sensing and recording sociological data about disasters. These technologies are transforming our capacity to gather …
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Microfinance: Analytical Issues for IndiaPoor households face many constraints in trying to save, invest, and protect their livelihoods. They take financial intermediation seriously and devote considerable effort to finding workable solutions. Most of the solutions are found in the informal …