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New York Organ Donor NetworkThe New York Organ Donor Network (NYODN) is one of the nations largest nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organizations (OPO). The resident worked on several projects, the most rewarding of which was the Caribbean Initiative. This project …
Capstone Projects
Childcare Accessibility for Employees of Mid-sized Companies… Half of the families in the United States find it difficult to find childcare. Moreover, the …
News
Event Recap: Careers in Labor Rights PanelOn February 12, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services and the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative hosted a Careers in Labor Rights panel for a thought-provoking discussion on grassroots labor organizing and initiatives for workers’ rights in the city. The …
News
Student Spotlight: Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025)Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025) What inspired you to pursue a healthcare management and policy career, and how has your journey evolved since moving to New York? My inspiration comes directly from my grandmother's experience. She suffered from …
Stories
Women’s History in Chinatown: A Walking TourBy Emely Paulino On Saturday, March 30, 2024, a group of 20 Wagner students met outside of the Mabel Lee Memorial Post Office on Doyers Street in Chinatown, New York, for a special walking tour highlighting women’s history in Chinatown. The tour was …
Capstone Projects
Voting Competitiveness and Partisanship… The perceived rise in political polarization in the United States, and how it has affected voter participation, was the …
Capstone Projects
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM EVALUATIONThe New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) oversees persons in custody (PICs) awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. NYCDOC engaged the Capstone team to recommend optimal systems for the assessment and classification of PICs. …
Faculty Profile
Andrew MossAndrew Moss is a seasoned technology executive/entrepreneur who has spent his career innovating, launching and managing a range of technology-based businesses including within Microsoft. After 17 years at Microsoft, he left to launch his own startup and …
Publication
Obamacare, five years after the law (French)… to follow the array of ongoing experiments in the United States intended to modernize the healthcare system: …
Faculty Profile
Paul DiMaggio… and consequences of cultural hierarchy in the United States, cultural and political polarization in the U.S., the …
News
Roundup: Sarah Kaufman's Media Appearances on Congestion Pricing Rollout… pricing program as the first of its kind in the United States. Kaufman provided an expert analysis of how the policy …
Publication
Maps Expand Asthma Hazards Awareness: GIS Helps Policy Makers See Where Childhood Asthma, Schools, and Pollution Sources Collide… asthma rates among school-age children in the United States. Since children spend significant parts of their day …
Publication
Measuring Equity and Adequacy in School FinanceThe Handbook traces the evolution of the field from its initial focus on school inputs (per pupil expenditures) and the revenue sources (property taxes, state aid programs, etc) used to finance these inputs to a focus on educational outcomes (student …
Alumni In Action
Raul GomezHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Specifically to emergency management, the proximity of organizations from federal, state, local, and private is amazing. You come in contact with so many individuals from all organizations. …
Alumni In Action
Sam BerzokWhere do you work? Describe your current job and how your role contributes to making an impact. I am an Analyst at Moody's Ratings. In the Public Finance Group, we provide credit analysis of public and nonprofit entities for bond investors. Evaluating …
Alumni In Action
Stefanie Zelkind… as a Jewish communal professional in Israel and the United States for almost a decade, I was eager to supplement my …
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Education Policy - PhDEducation policies address broad issues of human capital development, equity of opportunities and outcomes, fair and efficient allocation of education resources, societal opportunity structures that impede and facilitate education success, and political …
Faculty Profile
John HamJohn Ham is a Professor of Economics at New York University in Abu Dhabi. His research is in the general area of applied microeconomics, and specifically in labor economics, health economics, and experimental economics. While most of his work is on issues …
Capstone Projects
Neighborhood Schools?: Assessing the Changing Relationship Between the Demographics of New York City?s Public Elementary Schools and their Surrounding Neighborhoods Between 1990 and 2000How well do New York City's public elementary schools represent the demographics of their surrounding neighborhoods? Using data from the 1990 and 2000 census and the New York State Department of Education, the Capstone team analyzed the extent to which …
News
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John M. CapozzolaWe are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John M. Capozzola, a Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at NYU Wagner. Age 94 at the time of his death on Jan. 29, and a resident of Madison, New Jersey, he served for more than 20 years as a …
Publication
Applying cost analyses to drive policy that protects children: mercury as a case study… has become the topic of intense debate in the United States after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … for 3.2% (range: 0.2-5.4%) of MR cases in the United States. If the lifetime excess cost of a case of MR …
Publication
Mass Transit Infrastructure and Urban Health… mass transit trips occurring annually in the United States alone according to the U.S. Department of …
Capstone Projects
Improving Access to Healthcare for Conflict-Affected PopulationsMédicos del Mundo (MdM) offers emergency and sustainable healthcare solutions to vulnerable people in need of humanitarian assistance. After the onset of the Ukrainian conflict in 2014, MdM implemented Cash Transfer Programs (CTPs) to improve access to …
Publication
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Cigarette Tax Salience and RegressivityRecent evidence suggests consumers pay less attention to commodity taxes levied at the register than to taxes included in a good's posted price. If this attention gap is larger for high-income consumers than for low-income consumers, policymakers can …