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WORLD CITIES PROJECTThe largest cities in the developed world all face an unprecedented challenge: how to meet the needs of a population that lives longer, has a declining birthrate, is generally healthier and – with an average life expectancy approaching 80 years – is …
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The Microfinance Business Model: Enduring Subsidy and Modest ProfitRecent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then depend on low costs. We use proprietary data on 1335 microfinance institutions between 2005 and 2009, jointly serving 80.1 million …
Alumni In Action
Cherrelle HallWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? My background is in higher education and I had worked at NYU for almost seven …
News
Four NYU Wagner Alumni Named to 2025 City & State Bronx Power 100Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez (MPA 1993), Miguel Fuentes (MPA 1974), Lourdes Zapata (MPA 1992), and Thomas Brown (MPA 2000) were named to the 2025 City & State Bronx Power 100 , recognizing the borough’s leaders in business, policy, community engagement, and …
Capstone Projects
Comparative Study of Back-To-Work and Aftercare ProgramsThe Soho Partnership operates under the auspices of ACE, the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless. The Soho Partnership was established in 1992 to provide employment training and life skills-building to homeless men and women in …
Capstone Projects
INCREASING DONOR ENGAGEMENTAsian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is a unique community-based grassroots collective of philanthropists who raise and distribute individual grants to New York City-based Asian American women artists who use their creativity to advance social justice. The …
Capstone Projects
Needs Assessment of East New York and BrownsvilleThe YWCA of the City of New York is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for citizens throughout New York City's five boroughs. The YWCA is working with the City of New York to apply for a …
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Preventing HIV Infection: The effects of community linkages, time, and money on recruiting and retaining women in intervention groupsFew studies have addressed recruitment and retention of participants in preventive interventions directed at human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and these generally have not focused on women. In this study, part of the Women in Group Support (WINGS) …
Capstone Projects
Development of Issue-Specific and Culturally Sensitive Patient Satisfaction SurveyMIC is a service division of Medical & Health Research Association of New York City, Inc. (MHRA) and provides womens health services to a medically under served population in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. The Capstone team was asked to …
Capstone Projects
Girls Can: Empowering the Next Generation of Girls in Career and Technical EducationGender segregation and the under enrollment of girls in career and technical education programs are pervasive problems in New York City and across the country. Although robust federal, state, and local legislation exists to protect women and girls from …
Stories
NYU Wagner Voices: Lisibeth Payano US Air Force Veteran and Women’s Rights ActivistBy: Sakura Miyazaki What did you do three days after your high school graduation? You maybe took some time to take your mind off of school or started working a job to save up for college. However, Lisibeth Payano (MPA-HPAM 2021) decided to immediately …
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Affordability, Perceived Racism, and Healthcare System Distrust among African American Women Aged 45 and OlderUnaffordable healthcare costs—a major concern for Americans--disproportionately affect African Americans (AA), who are more likely to distrust the healthcare system due to past mistreatment and discrimination. However, the relationships between …
News
Three NYU Wagner Community Members Named Influential Leaders of Westchester on City & State ListAs the home of several top state politicians and Fortune 500 companies, Westchester County is an influential player in New York state’s economy and politics. The City & State 2025 Westchester Power 100 recognizes the county’s leaders, including three …
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A world without prisons: Improving prisoners' lives and transforming the justice systemCassandra Shaylor and Cynthia Chandler founded Justice Now in 2000. They push hard for prison abolition while advocating for better health care and conditions for prisoners in California's two largest women's prisons. They prioritize the leadership of …
Capstone Projects
A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Civic Participation and Leadership Among Young Women in Emerging DemocraciesThe International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in response to the gap in programming and services for adolescents around the world. To meet the challenges specifically facing young women, IOFA developed …
Capstone Projects
A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Civic Participation and Leadership Among Young Women in Emerging DemocraciesThe International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in response to the gap in programming and services for adolescents around the world. To meet the challenges specifically facing young women, IOFA developed …
Capstone Projects
The Intersection of Incarceration and Food Insecurity in New York CityThe Fortune Society is a national leader in providing innovative, holistic services to formerly incarcerated men and women, as well as in operating a comprehensive alternative to incarceration program. Throughout the organization’s forty-year history, …
Capstone Projects
Enhancing Philanthropic ImpactThe Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is committed to effecting social change and transformation by funding traditionally underfunded art projects led by Asian American women throughout New York City. The Capstone team was engaged to leverage AWGC’s …
Capstone Projects
IMPROVING PAVEMENT MARKING REFURBISHMENT IN BROOKLYNThe New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) is responsible for installing and maintaining over 200 million linear feet of pavement markings, which are used on paved roadways to direct and inform drivers and pedestrians, and ensuring that the …
News
Professor Martha E. Stark Receives NYU's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty AwardNYU Wagner is pleased to announce that Martha E. Stark , Clinical Professor of Public Service and Director of the Management Specialization, is a recipient of New York University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award for 2022–2023. The Dr. Martin …
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NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State's 2025 Above & Beyond: Women ListCity & State ’s 2025 Above & Beyond: Women list honors trailblazing leaders whose work has significantly impacted New York communities. Among this year’s honorees are two NYU Wagner alumni, Elisabeth Wynn and Lourdes Zapata, who have made remarkable …
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Early experiences and predictors of recruitment success for the National Children's StudyOBJECTIVES: We aimed to describe 17 months of experience with household recruitment of live births for the National Children's Study in Queens, a highly urban, diverse borough of New York City (NYC), and to assess predictors of recruitment success. …
Stories
NYU Wagner’s 7th Annual Day of ServiceDuring the spring semester, NYU Wagner students across the country came together to participate in the annual WagnerCares Day of Service. In addition to service projects in New York City, alumni in the Bay Area, Washington DC, and Los Angeles …
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Seven NYU Wagner Community Members Selected for City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 Seven NYU Wagner community members have been recognized in City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 , an annual feature celebrating influential leaders shaping the future of Queens and New York City. 9. Grace Meng (Fall 2023 Distinguished Visiting …