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Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013)… path when she landed a job at a suicide prevention program working with Latina young women. That job gave her insight … influential. She served as an intake counselor, working specifically with Latina girls in New York City. … as an NYU student changed her life. Following a period working at Big Brothers Big Sisters, Espinosa decided to …
Publication
Race and neighborhoods in the 21st century: What does segregation mean today?Noting the decline in segregation between blacks and whites over the past several decades, some recent work argues that racial segregation is no longer a concern in the 21st century. In response, this paper revisits some of the concerns that John Quigley …
Faculty Profile
Amy Ellen SchwartzAmy Ellen Schwartz is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Education, and Economics. During her tenure at NYU, Dr. Schwartz held the role of Director of the NYU Institute for Education and Social Policy. She also taught courses in public finance and …
Publication
Engaging interdisciplinary innovation teams in Federally Qualified Health CentersTo foster bottom-up innovations, health care organizations are leveraging interdisciplinary frontline innovation teams. These teams include workers across hierarchical levels and professional backgrounds, pooling diverse knowledge sources to develop …
Capstone Projects
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGEThe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank evaluates the development effectiveness of the Bank. Climate change and disaster risk pose significant threats to development across the globe. The Capstone team created a learning product on …
Publication
The Disruptive Power of RCTsTwo very different kinds of RCTs are used by economists, although they often get lumped together. The first kind is evaluative, used to assess whether a policy or intervention worked or not. Critics worry that privileging these RCTs over other evaluation …
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Big Data: The Role of Education and Training… programs so that we can produce the workforce capable of working with new data. We should adapt our research programs …
Capstone Projects
Strategies for Advancing Farmworkers’ Rights Through Procurement… Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) Fair Food Program (FFP) improves working conditions for farmworkers by promoting labor justice …
Capstone Projects
Examining Crime Resilience in Southeast AsiaThe Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (the Global Initiative) is a network of over 500 experts dedicated to strategizing against transnational organized crime in the areas of human rights, democracy, governance, and development. The …
Capstone Projects
Assessing Post-devolution Urban Service Delivery in KenyaKenya’s 2010 constitutional reform consolidated a complex array of subnational government institutions into a single tier of 47 county governments. The World Bank’s East Africa Regional Unit, and other agencies, have partnered with the government on the …
Capstone Projects
Financial Sustainability Plan for the Community Computing ProgramFounded in 1877, Inglis is a private nonprofit organization that enables people with disabilities, and those who care for them, to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. Inglis enlisted a Capstone team to provide a financial sustainability plan …
Capstone Projects
Opioid Screening and InterventionThe number of opioid overdose deaths in the US has risen dramatically in the past three decades, resulting in significant medical, social, and financial consequences for the healthcare system. A large proportion of patients with substance use disorder and …
Capstone Projects
Development of a Performance Measurement and Management SystemThe Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) empowers the lives of young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics. The Capstone team worked with WHGF to develop a performance …
Capstone Projects
Strategies for Corporate Donor AcquisitionGoodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (Goodwill NYNJ) is a social enterprise that collects and sells donated goods and empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the …
Publication
Needed: Global Collaboration for Comparative Research on Cities and HealthOver half of the world’s population lives in cities and United Nations (UN) demographers project an increase of 2.5 billion more urban dwellers by 2050. Yet there is too little systematic comparative research on the practice of urban health policy and …
Alumni In Action
Katherine LynchCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I am a member of the executive team, leading our organizational capacity to deliver impact. I manage governance and management processes that analyse, improve and demonstrate our effectiveness; ensure …
News
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 …
Publication
Commentary on China’s Response to the Coronavirus PandemicAn epidemic is like a fire: its origin and the conditions under which it spreads determine the extent of damage. The initial outbreak and epidemic of Covid-19 began in China in November, 2019, before spreading to the rest of the planet. It seems to us, …
Faculty Profile
Beth C. WeitzmanBeth C. Weitzman is the former Vice Dean at NYU Steinhardt, where she is also Professor of Health and Public Policy. Prior to her joining the Steinhardt School in 2009, Dr. Weitzman spent more than 20 years on the faculty at NYU's Wagner Graduate School. …
Capstone Projects
Creating a New York City Online Map of the Nonprofit SectorIncreased service demand along with retrenchment by governments and donors make it critical that the City and nonprofits work together. The NYC United Way and the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, seeking to strengthen the nonprofit sector, …
Faculty Profile
Edward Rogoff… Conversation and The Second Chance Revolution: Working for Yourself after 50. He has published in such …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Plans… intervention program (HVIP) called Cure Violence. In working directly with youth and mobilizing community …
Publication
Siting, Spillovers, and Segregation: A Re-examination of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit ProgramThe timing of this volume could not be more opportune. It is based on a 2007 conference to honor the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy. The chapters analyze risk in the …
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Vulnerability of the Elderly During Natural Hazard EventsIn this paper we analyze vulnerability of the elderly during natural hazard events at the macro level using the geographical distribution of the U.S. elderly population at the county level. The elderly population is defined as persons aged 65 years or …