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Economic Consequences of Proposed Pandemic-Related Cutbacks in MTA Transportation Services and Capital Spending Since March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and policies designed to contain it have had a devastating impact of the economy of New York City and the twelve-county region served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Among other effects, the pandemic …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Dhara Shukla (MHA 2024)Online MHA student, Dhara Shukla, has long been passionate about improving the accessibility and quality of care. Her accomplishments and drive to improve healthcare were recently recognized by Healthcare Leaders of New York (HLNY), the New York City …
Faculty Profile
Kris MordecaiKris Mordecai (he/they) is the Interim Chief Operating and Financial Officer at SAGE where they lead the Finance, HR, IT, and Facilities teams for the organization. They bring two decades of experience in nonprofit management, administration, and …
News
Julie Shahroudi (MPA-HPAM 2009) Helps Lead NYU Student Health Center to National Recognition for Quality ImprovementDr. Julie Shahroudi (MPA-HPAM 2009), assistant director of quality improvement, has helped lead the NYU Student Health Center (NYU SHC) to national recognition as a finalist for the 2025 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award from …
Alumni In Action
Stacy WoodruffHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I landed an internship the summer between my first and second years at Wagner, an opportunity I discovered through Wagner’s Career Services office. A position at the organization opened up a few months prior to …
Capstone Projects
Greening Initiatives for Harlem Hospital Center"Harlem Hospital Center (HHC) is two years along in its fiveyear Modernization Capital Campaign to upgrade its campus and build a new patient pavilion. HHC has a long and distinguished tradition of providing innovative, highquality health care programs …
Capstone Projects
Strategic Direction in Mission-Related Investing Confluence Philanthropy advances mission-aligned investing by supporting a community of 200 foundations, families, individual donors, and investment advisors committed to moving philanthropic assets towards mission-related investments. Confluence …
Capstone Projects
The Family Supportive Housing Landscape and its Implications for the New York City Department of Homeless ServicesWhile homeless shelter usage rates among single men have declined in New York City, usage rates of women - especially young women with children - have risen, making families a growing part of the homeless population. As supportive housing for single …
Capstone Projects
The Family Supportive Housing Landscape and its Implications for the New York City Department of Homeless ServicesWhile homeless shelter usage rates among single men have declined in New York City, usage rates of women - especially young women with children - have risen, making families a growing part of the homeless population. As supportive housing for single …
News
Student Spotlight: Arina Qian (MPA-PNP 2026)In honor of International Education Week, we’re spotlighting the Wagner International Student Society (WISS) —a student-led organization at NYU Wagner that fosters connection, collaboration, and support among international students while promoting …
Capstone Projects
Addressing Nurse Absenteeism and Staff SchedulingNewYork-Presbyterian Queens (NYP/Q) is a Level One Trauma Center serving Queens and the New York metropolitan community. The mission of NYP/Q is to be the premier healthcare institution serving the greater community by providing excellence in clinical …
Capstone Projects
IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING HOUSING ASSISTANCE STRATEGIESFootsteps is the only organization in North America focused on supporting individuals from ultra-Orthodox Jewish backgrounds attempting to move beyond their insular communities. For Footsteps members who may be struggling to find employment, addressing …
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Book Review: Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in AmericaAnthropologists are well-known for their tendency to think small (by focusing on local communities), engage in what Clifford Geertz (1973) called “thick description,” and grasp for broader insights and conclusions. In this respect, Mara Buchbinder’s …
Capstone Projects
EXAMINING THE US NURSING SHORTAGE: CAUSES, IMPLICATIONS, AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONSThe US continues to face a nursing shortage that was first recognized in 1998, and widely exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has driven nursing school graduates to shift careers and active nurses to retire earlier than expected. The team …
News
NYU Wagner graduate elected Mayor of Bogotá, ColombiaCarlos Fernando Galán will soon put his NYU Wagner education to work in Bogotá, where he has been elected Mayor of the Colombian capital. A 2019 graduate of NYU Wagner's Executive MPA Program , Galán takes office January 1, 2024. He received a plurality …
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Pension Obligation Bonds: Financial Crisis Exposes Risks (Brief Number 9 in State and Local Pension Plans Series ed.)The brief’s key findings are: Some state and local governments issue Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs) to raise cash to cover their required pension contributions. POBs allow governments to avoid increasing taxes in bad times and could reduce pension costs, …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Richard Buery as Distinguished Visiting UrbanistNYU Wagner is excited to welcome Richard Buery as a Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Spring 2019 semester. Buery is the Chief of Policy & Public Affairs at KIPP, leading its public policy, advocacy, marketing, and communications efforts to enlarge …
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The Effect of Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student AchievementThis paper explores the effect of the human capital characteristics of co-ethnic immigrant communities on foreign-born students’ math achievement. We use data on New York City public school foreign-born students from 39 countries merged with census data …
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Two-Year Impacts of a Universal School-Based Social-Emotional and Literacy Intervention: An Experiment in Translational Developmental ResearchThis study contributes to ongoing scholarship at the nexus of translational research, education reform, and the developmental and prevention sciences. It reports 2-year experimental impacts of a universal, integrated school-based intervention in …
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Access to Care Among Vulnerable Populations Enrolled in Commercial HMOsThis cross-sectional study compares self-reported access to care among a representative sample of 13,952 HMO enrollees in New Jersey. Using multivariate logistic regression, this study found that compared with college graduates, those with less than a …
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Erosion and Reform from the Center in KenyaKenya has a rich history of local governance, both from ethnic-group traditions and the system set up during the British colonial era, when local governments were fairly independence (1963), when Kenya's economy and population growth accelerated, demands …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Sita Goetschius (MPA 2023)Serving as the engagement director for the Wagner Diversity Council (WDC), Sita works to ensure that all students feel welcome and foster opportunities for intentional discourse, practice, and action around diversity and inclusion. What motivated you to …
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The Impact of Insurance Expansions on the Already Insured: The Affordable Care Act and MedicareSome states have not adopted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions due to concerns that the expansions may impair access to care and utilization for those who are already insured. We investigate such negative spillovers using a large panel of …
Capstone Projects
INCREASING PERIOD PROTECTION FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN ZAMBIA Menstrual Health Management (MHM) is a key aspect of safeguarding the health, dignity, and overall life opportunities of girls and women. A study by Zambia’s Ministry of Education shows that girls miss an average of 36 school days per year due to …