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Alumni In Action
Amanda V. AlampiHave you found any advantages to being a part of the NYU Wagner alumni network? The alumni network is my to-go place for any problem I'm having at work. Some days I need a good consult from a former classmate or a faculty member on a challenge I'm …
Faculty Profile
Noelle DamicoThe Rev. Noelle Damico is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is also a Senior Fellow at the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, in New York City. She has worked …
Capstone Projects
Affordable Housing MonitorCommunity Board 4 (CB4) serves the Chelsea, Hudson Yards and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen areas and involves community members in government decisions that affect their neighborhoods. The Capstone team assisted CB4 by developing a database of its affordable …
Faculty Profile
Elizabeth AngelesElizabeth Angeles built a career focused on transforming how institutions serve and engage with local communities. A lifelong New Yorker with roots in community advocacy, Elizabeth brings extensive field experience in public policy, emergency management, …
Stories
Information, Access, Mentorship: Three Key Components that Lead to Success for First-Generation College StudentsBy Liz Hensler (MPA-PNP), Manager of Corporate and Community Engagement, iMentor Growing up as a public high school student in semi-rural Pennsylvania, I saw firsthand the difference that information and support can make in college enrollment and …
Stories
Richard Buery Chosen as Public Service Fellow at NYU WagnerRichard Buery has been named a Public Service Fellow at NYU Wagner. In addition to leading New York City’s acclaimed Pre-K for All initiative, Buery is a dedicated member of the NYU Wagner community, currently completing his tenure as the school’s most …
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 …
News
Student Spotlight: Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025)Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025) What inspired you to pursue a healthcare management and policy career, and how has your journey evolved since moving to New York? My inspiration comes directly from my grandmother's experience. She suffered from …
Stories
COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action - Social ServicesThe “COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action” continued on Thursday, October 22 with its second event in a four-part series. Moderated again by Gordon Campbell, Clinical Professor of Public Service and Director of EMPA-Public Service Leaders Program, …
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004)“I finished Wagner better equipped to lead, not because of years of experience, but the quality of experience and education,” says Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004), who currently serves as managing director of Manatta Health and is a former longtime …
Faculty Profile
Ray KramerRaymond E. Kramer is an Adjunct Professor of Public Service as well as an administrative law judge at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), where he serves as the Director of the Administrative Judicial Institute and the …
Publication
Chronic Condition: Why Health Reform FailsChronic Condition provides a compelling analysis of the causes of the current health care crisis and of the shortcomings of reform proposals. It also offers an ingenious new framework for reform that, while minimizing government interference, would …
Capstone Projects
Developing Educational Tools to Increase Breast, Cervical, and Colon Cancer Awareness in the Queens and Harlem CommunitiesOver 13,000 New Yorkers die of cancer annually. In 2004, NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) launched a citywide health policy initiative called Take Care New York, listing cancer screening as a top 10 agenda item. Specifically, breast, …
Capstone Projects
Long-Term Impact AssessmentOpening Act (OA) provides free after-school and extracurricular programs to high-need New York City public high schools without theater and arts programs. Founded in 2000, the organization strives to help students develop leadership, commitment, …
News
Kovner-Behrman Health Forum Focuses on Coordination of Cancer Care Established by NYU Wagner Professor Anthony Kovner in 1996, the annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum focused on “Coordination of Cancer Care: The Patient Perspective” on April 20, with a discussion featuring Associate Professor Ingrid M. Nembhard of the …
Publication
A la santé de l'oncle Sam: regards croisés sur les systémes de santé; américain et français (To Uncle Sam's Health: Cross perspectives on the American and French Health Systems)Victor Rodwin, professor of health policy and management at NYU Wagner, and his colleague Didier Tabuteau, counselor of state and professor of health policy at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques and the University of Paris Descartes, have published a new …
News
Dean Polly Trottenberg and Governor Helder Barbalho of Pará, Brazil, Sign Memorandum of UnderstandingAs part of Climate Week NYC 2025, NYU Wagner Dean Polly Trottenberg and Governor Helder Barbalho of the State of Pará, Brazil, signed a memorandum of understanding, on September 24, signifying continued partnership between Wagner and Pará. Barbalho has …
Capstone Projects
Transforming Practice: From Performance Measurement to Outcome Performance Management"The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Services (OTDA) provides and/or oversees programs administered through 58 local districts: temporary cash and heating assistance; assistance in paying for food; child support enforcement; eligibility …
Publication
Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income SuburbanitesHealth care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because suburbs have become home to a growing number of recent immigrants who are less likely to own cars than …
Publication
How Personalized and Socialized Power Motivation Facilitate Antisocial and Prosocial Decision-MakingIn two studies, we investigate the effects of individuals’ power motivation on decision-making. We distinguish between two types of power motivation [McClelland, D. C. (1970). The two faces of power. Journal of International Affairs, 24, 29–47; Winter, D. …
Publication
Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income SuburbanitesHealth care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because suburbs have become home to a growing number of recent immigrants who are less likely to own cars than …
Alumni In Action
Jan Luis Mendez GarciaWhere do you work? Describe your current job and how your role contributes to making an impact. I currently work at the New York City Independent Office, a publicly funded agency that provides nonpartisan information about New York City's budget to the …
Capstone Projects
Assessing Homeless Outreach at the Bowery Residents CommitteeThe Bowery Residents Committee (BRC) is a voluntary nonprofit that works to address the needs of persons with limited resources in the metropolitan New York City area. The BRC is seeking to improve the effectiveness and policy influence of its street …
Publication
A network framework for dynamic models of urban food, energy and water systems (FEWS)Rae Zimmerman, Quanyan Zhu, Carolyn Dimitri …