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Samuel VanNormanSam VanNorman is the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) at Signify Health, a CVS company. In his role, he leads analytics strategy and operations to support all aspects of the business, including Home and Community Services (HCS), Value-based Care Solutions …
Alumni In Action
Rashi KumarHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? As a result of a plethora of opportunities in NYC, I was able to intern from the beginning of my time at Wagner. Interning helped me to understand quickly how areas of academic interest relate …
Alumni In Action
Eric KimWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I was working in NYC government and Wagner had an excellent reputation with my colleagues and peers. I wanted a school that offered a practical, real-world education that I could also fit into my full-time …
Alumni In Action
Christian Gonzalez-RiveraWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because it is one of the few schools of urban planning that is inside a policy school, and because it is a co-host of the prestigious Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. I was also …
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Master of Urban Planning Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Offered in the Fall semester and the Spring semester Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must …
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Master of Public Administration Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Offered in the Fall semester and the Spring semester Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must …
Alumni In Action
Hal Jones1. How did being in New York impact your professional journey? Countless companies call NYC home. At Wagner, I had the opportunity to work for two different nonprofit insurance companies (not at the same time) during the roll out of healthcare reform. …
Alumni In Action
Eli Wilkins-MalloyHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? My first post-Wagner job was actually with my capstone client. The experience turned out to be mutually beneficial for both parties: the client had the opportunity to assess my organizational fit throughout the …
Alumni In Action
Adrian UntermyerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My experience as an NYU Wagner student was tremendously valuable. Because of the combined NYU undergraduate-graduate dual degree program, I took a variety of courses – such as financial …
Alumni In Action
Jen LauWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because it gave me the flexibility to switch between part-time and full-time. I was working full-time at The Commonwealth Fund and was able to cater my coursework to my workload. Getting to …
Alumni In Action
Samuel FillerHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? The community of students, alumni, professors and administrative professionals was my favorite part about Wagner. I made lifelong friends and mentors by immersing myself in the community, and …
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What Do We Know About Housing Choice Vouchers?Congress created the Section 8 Existing Housing Certificate program (now the Housing Choice Voucher Program) in 1974. Unlike previous federal programs that subsidized the creation of place-based affordable housing, the Section 8 program provided vouchers …
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"Shaping Tomorrow Today: Evaluating and Implementing Long-Term Decisions"In March 2009, the RAND Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition hosted a workshop called “Shaping Tomorrow Today: Near-Term Steps Towards Long-Term Goals.” The workshop gave policymakers and analysts an …
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LSE Cities Urban Age Conference ReportCities are critical sites for enquiry and action in relation to health and well-being. With up to 70 per cent of the world’s population estimated to be living in urban areas by 2050 1 , global health will be determined increasingly in cities. As Africa …
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Psychological mediating factors in an intervention to promote adolescent health care-seekingSome of the highest rates of curable sexually transmitted diseases in the USA are found among adolescents. Routine, comprehensive health care that includes a sexual history may contribute to alleviating this problem. We designed and ran a three-session …
Capstone Projects
Childhood Obesity Prevention/Intervention in New York CityAsphalt Green is a sports and fitness facility located in Manhattans Upper East Side, known best as New York Citys premiere aquatics facility. Catering to a diverse group of New Yorkers, Asphalt Green serves fee-based clientele through youth and masters …
Capstone Projects
Identifying Key Revenue Drivers in an Ambulatory Surgery Center"In anticipation of its new Ambulatory Surgery Center, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Department of Surgery engaged the Capstone team in the gathering and aggregating of throughput/capacity and surgical fee packages data from physician interviews, …
Capstone Projects
Implementing an Electronic Medical Record for Village Care Nursing HomeThe Capstone team was assigned the project of developing a technology implementation plan to help Village Care New York Nursing Homes employees meet the regulatory challenges posed by the dispersion of the nursing home. The tasks of Phase I included …
Capstone Projects
Implementing an Electronic Medical Record for Village Care Nursing HomeThe Capstone team was assigned the project of developing a technology implementation plan to help Village Care New York Nursing Homes employees meet the regulatory challenges posed by the dispersion of the nursing home. The tasks of Phase I included …
Capstone Projects
Building Blocks for GrowthThe White House Project (TWHP) is a national nonprofit organization that uses multiplatform programs to advance women's leadership in all communities and across sectors—up to the U.S. presidency—by filling the leadership pipeline with a diverse, …
Alumni In Action
Sandra Goldstein“Urban planning and economic development are two of the most stimulating and intellectually satisfying types of work one can do,” says Sandy Goldstein (MS 1998). “And a business improvement district,” she adds, “is an incredible way of helping to create a …
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AcademicsAdvisement and Resources Degree Requirements: Navigate to your specific degree requirements. Quantitative Support: Wagner offers a range of quantitative support. Writing Center: Wagner offers an array of writing-specific activities in order to support …
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The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of UncertaintyThe ideal of the American Dream seems increasingly out of reach, even for many families who are trying to do everything right. To find out why, Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider followed 235 low- and middle-income families as they navigated a year of …
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"What win–win lost: rethinking microfinance subsidy in the past and designing for the future"The modern microfinance industry was built on the idea that lenders could (and should) profit while serving poor and excluded customers. This idea - that lenders could 'win' while customers would also 'win' - inspired the broader field of social …