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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON NEW YORK CITY’S MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSINGThe New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) is responsible for developing and maintaining the city’s affordable housing stock. HPD engaged a team to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the cost of preserving and …
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Andrea ArmeniAndrea Armeni is Associate Clinical Professor of Social Finance and Public Service and Director of the Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment Specialization ( SI3 ) at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He also serves as the …
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Welcome Doctoral StudentsWelcome to the Doctoral Program at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service! In this online Registration Guide, you will find instructions on how to select your first-semester courses, activate your Net ID, register, and prepare for the fall …
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The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life ChancesSeven percent of newborns in the United States weigh in at less than five and one half pounds. These "low birth weight" babies face challenges that others will never know--challenges that begin with a greater risk of infant mortality and extend well into …
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Trenton Disparity StudyThe Office of the Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, a majority-minority city, engaged the Capstone team to conduct a disparity analysis to determine if minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) are underrepresented in the City’s contracting. To …
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Nupur ChaudhuryNupur Chaudhury is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Nupur is a public health urbanist who looks at cities, communities and connections through a grassroots lens. A …
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Tax Filing and Take-Up: Experimental Evidence on Tax Preparation Outreach and EITC ParticipationGovernments and non-profits devote substantial resources to increasing take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) through educational outreach. We study a different approach: policies that encourage tax filing. In a large field experiment, we find …
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Accessibility of America’s Housing Stock: Analysis of the 2011 American Housing SurveyThe American Housing Survey (AHS) is the most comprehensive national housing survey in the United States. Since 2009, AHS has included six core disability questions used in the American Community Survey. The questions address hearing, visual, cognitive, …
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Joycee JacobJoycee Jacob is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is an accomplished, results-driven healthcare administrator with over 15 years of experience in Healthcare Operations. …
Capstone Projects
REDESIGNING THE ONBOARDING PROCESS FOR NEW PHYSICIANSMount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice (MSDFP) is a multispecialty group of more than 2,000 physicians integrated within the Mount Sinai Health System. The current onboarding process can be unmanageable for administrators and confusing to doctors, and can …
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IMPROVING IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAMThe Queens Public Library (QPL) is one of the largest public libraries in the US and serves the most diverse borough in New York City. QPL strives to create a more vibrant, informed, cohesive, and empowered society by focusing on the values of inclusion, …
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How to Be an Effective Activist: 90-Minute Training in Nonviolent Action Draws 400Amid increased grassroots protests nationwide since the 2016 elections, about 400 students and others came together for a 90-minute training on nonviolent action hosted by NYU Wagner and the school's Taub Professor of Practice in Public Service and …
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Women's Empowerment Program for Substance Abuse Recovery Fundación Ernesto Sabato has worked in Argentina since 2002 in the fields of culture, education, and social development. One of the Fundación’s most recent projects focused on the issue of substance abuse and its effects on women in the villas of Buenos …
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The New York Transportation JournalThe lead article for this issue of the Journal presents an interview by Rachel Weinberger of Elliot G. "Lee" Sander, Executive Director and CEO of the MTA, and our former publisher and Director of the NYU Wagner Rudin Center. In his interview with Rachel, …
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Using the Delphi and Snow Card Techniques to Build Consensus Among Diverse Community and Academic StakeholdersBackground : The New York University– New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYU-HHC) Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) and consensus-building approach among its community …
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Institute of Human Development and Social ChangeThe Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC) is a joint initiative of NYU Wagner; NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development; the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science; and the NYU Office of the Provost. With a total …
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INCREASING IMPACT BY IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KEY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is committed to promoting human dignity and protecting the planet. With support from corporate funding, BKMC highlights international issues in the areas of climate and sustainability, public health, and …
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The Use of Case Management as a Revitalizing Theme in a Juvneile Jusitce Agency"Many organizations, especially public agencies, are in need of revitalization. Often the arrival of a new leader is an opportune moment to reinvigorate the agency, yet the yield from this opportunity critically depends on the way in which the leader joins …
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Program evaluation as a decision problemI argue for thinking of program evaluation as a decision problem. There are two steps. First, a counselor determines which program (treatment or control) each individualjoins,based for example on maximizing the probability of employment or expected …
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Pressure to GrowAfter years of downsizing, the federal government is poised for expansion again. Directly or indirectly responsible for about one-eighth of the jobs in the nation’s economy, the government is about to grow, whether the electorate chooses George W. Bush or …
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A Constructionist Lens on Leadership: Charting New TerritoryThe April, 2003 meeting of the general theory scholars included invitations to scholars utilizing action-research methodologies as well as to practitioners on the frontline of leadership development in communities. Ospina discussed the …
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The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program: A School-Based Social and Emotional Learning ProgramThe Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) is one of the oldest and largest school-based conflict resolution programs in the United States. Beginning in 1994, we planned and implemented a rigorous scientific evaluation of the RCCP, involving over …
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STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTUREThe Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is a national organization that seeks to advance economic equity for survivors of domestic violence. The organization is looking to answer this question: What policies and practices can be created, in …
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Is neighbourhood destiny? Exploring the link between neighbourhood mobility and student outcomesThe notion that children from ‘good’ neighbourhoods are destined for success while those from ‘bad’ neighbourhoods are destined for failure has considerable popular appeal. Residential location is strongly linked to school quality, access to educated …