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A Strategic Approach to Improve Collaborative Opportunities and Marketing InitiativesThe National Council for Research on Women is a network of 120 leading research, policy, and advocacy centers committed to improving the lives of women and girls. The Council provides the latest news, information, and strategies to ensure fully informed …
Capstone Projects
Determining and Increasing the Impact of World Learning's Global UGRAD ProgramThe Capstone team conducted an independent evaluation of the impact of World Learning's Global Undergraduate Global (UGRAD) Exchange Program for East Asia and the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere on its alumni. The team created an evaluation toolkit and …
Faculty Profile
Rain HendersonAs the Founder of Elemental Advisors, Rain supports leaders at all levels to make meaningful change in their part of the world. Sought for exceptional strategy and management skills, Elemental specializes in capturing their clients’ vision and building …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMUP: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING I. DEGREE CORE COURSES [21 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core courses …
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Transitioning to a Solar-Powered Bus Fleet: Gauging the Potential of Solar Power in the MTA’s Zero-Emission Fleet TransitionRecognizing the urgency of a changing climate, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has set ambitious goals to reduce its carbon footprint. On Earth Day 2023, the MTA announced a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2040. To …
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Randomized trials in development economics: revolution or mirage?Development economists use RCTs in two distinct ways, on the one hand to measure the impacts of a project (implemented in the field by donors, NGOs, etc.), on the other hand to carry out experiments in real environments (by artificially varying a …
Alumni In Action
Karen R. BrownWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to attend a MPA program that had a strong domestic focus. I also wanted to go to graduate school in the greatest city in the world. I was impressed with the faculty I met at a Wagner open house, …
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Fostering Organizational Change Through a Community-Based InitiativeProgram funders and managers are increasingly interested in fostering changes in the policies, practices, and procedures of organizations participating in community-based initiatives. But little is know about what factors contribute to the …
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Preventable Hospitalizations and Access to Health CareThe objective is to examine whether the higher hospital admission rates for chronic medical conditions such as asthma, hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes in low-income communities resulted from …
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Opening Doors and Building Capacity: Employing a Community-Based Approach to SurveyingAlthough many community-based initiatives employ community residents to undertake door-to-door surveys as a form of community mobilization or for purposes of needs assessment or evaluation, very little has been published on the strengths and weaknesses of …
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Safety Net Research in Emergency Medicine: The Unraveling Safety NetA primary goal of the Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference, "The Unraveling Safety Net: Research Opportunities and Priorities," was to explore a formal research agenda for safety net research in emergency medicine. This paper represents the …
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Association of Insurance Mix and Diagnostic Coding Practices in New York State HospitalsImportance Given higher reimbursement rates, hospitals primarily serving privately insured patients may invest more in intensive coding than hospitals serving publicly insured patients. This may lead these hospitals to code more diagnoses for all …
Capstone Projects
Designing an Evidence-Based Nursing Peer Review ProcessThe Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is the most recognized orthopedic hospital in the United States and is at the forefront of musculoskeletal medicine. A fundamental component of HSS is the exemplary care its nurses provide—as evidenced by their …
Faculty Profile
Paul LightDr. Paul C. Light is Professor Emeritus of Public Service, previously NYU Wagner's Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, and founding principal investigator of the Global Center for Public Service. Before joining NYU, Dr. Light served as the …
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HPAM-GP.4835
Principles of Human Resources Management for Healthcare OrganizationsThis course is designed to study the essential role of human resources management within healthcare organizations. It is required for health management students and recommended for health policy and finance students. In order to meet the challenges of the …Course
PADM-GP.4316
NYU Impact Investment Fund IThe NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) is a unique inter-disciplinary, experiential learning course that exposes students to the work of an early-stage impact investor, from crafting an investment thesis to sourcing companies, performing due diligence, and …Alumni In Action
Olivia ThompsonCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the U.S. government's development finance bank. The Portfolio for Impact and Innovation is a program at DFC that provides financing for …
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Working Together: Meeting the Challenges of Workforce DiversityThis collection of original manuscripts-representing a cross-section of the timeliest scholarship in public personnel administration-explores the theme of "problems and prospects" in public personnel administration. The contributions are organized into …
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Confrontation and loss of control: Masculinity and men’s fear in public spaceExisting research typically examines fear in publicspace from women's perspectives. To date, environment–behavior researchers have largely overlooked men'sfear in publicspace, and the role of masculinity in shaping men's perceptions of fear and safety. …
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Presenting Quality Data to Vulnerable Groups: Charts, Summaries or Behavioral Economic Nudges?OBJECTIVES: Despite the increased focus on health care consumers' active choice, not enough is known about how to best facilitate the choice process. We sought to assess methods of improving this process for vulnerable consumers in the United States by …
Capstone Projects
The Opportunity of Transition: Executive Leadership Services as a Framework for ChangeThe Support Center for Nonprofit Management provides services designed to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit leaders, enabling nonprofit organizations to better serve their clients and communities. Among their offerings, they provide Executive …
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Leadership and the Psychology of PowerThis chapter begins to fill in a gap in the leadership literature by looking at the psychological experience of leaders. We assume most leaders possess power over those whom they lead, and we explicate a theory of how power affects cognition and behavior. …