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Same as it ever was, only worse: Negative life events and poverty among New Orleans Katrina survivorsThis study is a qualitative grounded theory examination of the pre- and post-Katrina life of hurricane survivors. Forty heads of households with school-age children who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were interviewed 6 to 8 months apart. …
Capstone Projects
The Reactivation of Queensway… of railroad track running through central Queens. The plan called for a track reactivation design solution and the …
Capstone Projects
IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF THE RAISER'S EDGE TO EXPAND FUNDRAISING CAPACITYHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) is a nonprofit institution of Jewish higher education. HUC-JIR ordains rabbis and cantors in the Reform tradition, confers master's degrees in Jewish education and Jewish nonprofit management, …
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Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015) Named an NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year… award-winning AI-enabled educational technology platform called Reading’s So Lit. Irby hosted a TED Talk, “How to …
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Maps Expand Asthma Hazards Awareness: GIS Helps Policy Makers See Where Childhood Asthma, Schools, and Pollution Sources CollideThe South Bronx, New York, has one of the highest asthma rates among school-age children in the United States. Since children spend significant parts of their day at school, an understanding of where schools are located in relation to environmental health …
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Alisa CordesiusHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? Invigorating and challenging, yet welcoming and empowering. How did you find your first post-Wagner job? I couldn't have gotten through the job search process without the encouraging support …
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Biothreat detection system co-designed by Prof. Daniel B. Neill garners DHS prize… solution, with Mallory Nobles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—called Pre-syndromic Surveillance—integrates emergency …
Capstone Projects
Utica Avenue Corridor Study Following Extension of Subway Line 4… OneNYC plan for resilience, equity, and sustainability called for a subway line extension down Utica Avenue. OBBP …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Plans… hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP) called Cure Violence. In working directly with youth and …
Capstone Projects
BIKE THEFT MITIGATION FOR NYC DELIVERY WORKERS… protections. The Capstone team created a solution called Tandem, with the goal of providing delivery workers …
Faculty Profile
Edward RogoffEdward G. Rogoff is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and former Dean of the LIU Brooklyn School of Business, Public Administration, and Information Sciences. Dr. Rogoff has served as the Academic Director of the Lawrence N. Field Center for …
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Trust in Charitable OrganizationsPublic confidence in charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way is essential to a high performing nonprofit or charitable sector. Indeed, confidence affects almost everything that matters to the future of the sector, especially the …
Capstone Projects
EVALUATING THE AGENCY LOAN FUND TO INCREASE UTILIZATION ANDIMPACT… for philanthropists operating an innovative nonprofit called the Agency Loan Fund (ALF). The ALF allows …
Capstone Projects
Indonesias New Healthy Paradigm: The Impact of Promotional and Preventive Versus Curative Factors on Health… Ministry of Health introduced a new health policy strategy called Healthy Indonesia 2010. This policy is based on the …
Capstone Projects
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Rural Mozambique… of Mozambique, manages a Hospital in rural Mozambique called Chicuque Rural Hospital (CRH). CRH is a 190-bed …
Capstone Projects
WHO and the Evolving Environment of International DevelopmentAmidst the substantial changes in the international development arena in recent years are calls for greater coherence and effectiveness of global assistance to developing countries. The Millennium Development Goals, with specific targets and indicators, …
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Nonprofits as “Schools of Democracy”: A Comparative Case Study of Two Environmental Organizations… participants to exercise specific ways of being and doing—called “subject positions”—vis-à-vis the state and their …
Capstone Projects
Physician Organization Concerns Regarding the 2010 Affordable Care ActCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, expressed interest in understanding the controversy among physician opinion and perception regarding the recently passed Patient …
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Ascendant Public Opinion: The Rising Influence of Climate Change on Americans’ Attitudes about the EnvironmentHere we document an under-studied but important phenomenon that we call ascendant public opinion , which emerges when a new concern is framed as an instance of a broader issue and gains ascendancy over that issue in the public’s mind. We focus on the …
Faculty Profile
Ashley AdamsAshley Adams has been a professional organizer since he graduated from Amherst College in 1979. He worked first as a community organizer in the Boston area and then became a union organizer, organizing director, and staff director for both public and …
Capstone Projects
Examining the Effect of Upzoning on Neighborhood Demographic Trends… for higher-density residential development (a process called “upzoning”). Analyzing the disparate impact of …
Capstone Projects
Campaigning for Comprehensive Sexual Health EducationDay One is the leading organization in New York City addressing dating violence among youth. It has joined a statewide coalition to advocate for New York State legislation requiring schools to teach healthy relationships and sexual education from …
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BA-MPA with NYU Abu DhabiNYU Wagner tends to be a hotbed for lively conversations around challenging ideas. We love it. And we’re always on the hunt for bold internationalists with diverse perspectives. That’s why we’ve partnered with NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to offer a BA-MPA …
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A Port Authority That Works… agency’s operations. In recent weeks, several sources have called for reform, restructuring, or even abolition of the …