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Alumni In Action
Arden LevineWe'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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Ford Foundation Appoints NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and GovernmentBringing with him decades of expertise and a deep commitment to social justice, NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés is joining the Ford Foundation as U.S. Director of its Civic Engagement and Government program. In this important New York-based role, he will …
Alumni In Action
Kimberly WorshamHave you found any advantages to being a part of the NYU Wagner alumni network? The network is strong in the city, making it easy to network. I also think the good brand name has been really helpful in opening doors for me in positions I may not have …
Alumni In Action
Kate ChandlerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My time at Wagner was challenging, filled with hard work, and a great sense of community. My year with Wagner was a life-changing experience and I am thankful for all those I met there and …
Alumni In Action
Sarah StefanskiCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As an assistant director at the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO), I oversee budget and policy research for the Housing, Environment, and Infrastructure team. IBO is a non-mayoral city …
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Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case StudyWe examine gender differences among the six PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information on trainees and their advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the …
Alumni In Action
Joseph JarrinOver a decade ago, when Joseph Jarrin was studying for his MPA at Wagner, he was an intern in the budget office at New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT). Although he didn’t stay at the agency after his internship, his career has come full …
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NYU Wagner Presidents Service Award Recipients for 2015On April 21, students from across New York University were honored at the 31st Annual President's Service Awards , including four NYU Wagner students and two student groups.; The ceremony, held at the NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, honored over …
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The Effects of Neighborhood Change on New York City Housing Authority ResidentsNew York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing apartments make up more than 5 percent of New York City’s housing units, and provide over a quarter of rental housing affordable to New Yorkers with low and moderate incomes. Most New York City …
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Sustaining multistakeholder alliancesBACKGROUND: Multistakeholder alliances that bring together diverse organizations to work on community-level health issues are playing an increasingly prominent role in the U.S. health care system. Yet, these alliances by their nature are fragile. In …
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Alternative Service Delivery: Does Nonprofit Financing Influence State Tax Burden?We analyze panel data of U.S. states to determine whether nonprofit contribution and program service revenues are correlated with state tax burden. State tax burden is modeled as a function of (a) state tax policy, (b) nontax policy factors that affect …
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On the folly of principals' power: Managerial psychology as a cause of bad incentivesFaulty and dysfunctional incentive systems have long interested, and frustrated, managers and organizational scholars alike. In this analysis, we pick up where Kerr (1975) left off and advance an explanation for why bad incentive systems are so prevalent …
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Using national and local extant data to characterize environmental exposures in the national children's study: Queens County, New YorkOBJECTIVE: The National Children's Study is a long-term epidemiologic study of 100,000 children from 105 locations across the United States. It will require information on a large number of environmental variables to address its core hypotheses. The …
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A randomized trial of an education and support program for HIV infected individuals.Objectives : To assess the effectiveness of an intervention for providing information and support to HIV-positive donors on changes in their sexual behavior, and to assess which donor characteristics are predictive of behavior change. Design : Subjects …
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Public Education in the Dynamic City: Lessons from New York CityThe plight of urban schools and their failure to adequately and efficiently educate their students has occupied the national discussion about public schools in America over the last quarter century. While there is little doubt that failing schools exist …
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Employment and Retirement Following a Late Career Job LossThe frequency of job loss among workers in late career has risen disproportionately in recent years. During the early 1980s, displacement rates for 55-64 year olds were the lowest of any age cohort but by the recession of the early 1990s, they had the …
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NYU Wagner student chosen as a US Presidential Management Fellow finalistNicholas Merckling (MPA 2019) has been named a US Presidential Management Fellow finalist, giving him the opportunity to work in a Federal agency at any time over the next 12 months. The Class of 2019 was announced on Nov. 20 . Bearing the Presidential …
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Alumni Spotlight: Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006)Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006), chief strategy officer, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development We'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in …
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Assessment of a government-subsidized supermarket in a high-need area on household food availability and children's dietary intakes.Objective: To assess the impact of a new government-subsidized supermarket in a high-need area on household food availability and dietary habits in children. Design: A difference-in-difference study design was utilized. Setting: Two neighbourhoods in the …
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Changes in Medical Care Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1996-2002The authors examined changes in medical care experiences of racial/ethnic groups (non-Hispanic white, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and non- Hispanic black) between 1996 and 2002, using data from the Household Component of Medical Expenditure …
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Calorie Labeling, Fast Food Purchasing and Restaurant VisitsObjective Obesity is a pressing public health problem without proven population-wide solutions. Researchers sought to determine whether a city-mandated policy requiring calorie labeling at fast food restaurants was associated with consumer awareness of …
Faculty Profile
Christopher S. BesserDr. Christopher S. Besser received his PhD in Health Services Research, Management, and Policy at the University of Florida in December 2014. He retired from the US Army in 2022, after 22 years of service as a Medical Service Corps Officer. He has had the …
Stories
Cradle to KindergartenOn March 3, NYU Wagner, Steinhardt, and The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC) hosted a presentation and discussion of Dr. Hirokazu Yohikawa’s and Dr. Ajay Chaudry’s newly revised book— Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat …
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Disparities in Access to Revascularization: Evidence from New YorkPurpose: To quantify and compare citywide disparities in the performance of coronary revascularization procedures in New York residents diagnosed with ischemic heart disease (IHD) by the characteristics of the patients and their neighborhood of residence …