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Christopher PaquetDescribe your current job. The Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) promotes DOHMH’s and NYC’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from health emergencies through the coordination of agency-wide emergency preparedness planning, …
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Cuong NguyenTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? I am the Senior Manager of Talent and Administration at …
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NYC AND NYUThe university, the city, the world: NYU Wagner is at the intersection. We're a school of public service in one of the world's most complex urban ecosystems—the place where local meets global. At Wagner, you'll interact with this environment in countless …
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Balance Sheet Insolvency and Contribution Revenue in Public CharitiesUsing Form 990 data reported by public charities, we document signifi cant bunching of nonprofits at near-zero net assets, the threshold for insolvency. Bunching occurs despite the fact that creditors cannot force insolvent nonprofits into involuntary …
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Kate ReynoldsHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I came to Wagner with the goal to work in local government but the experiences and coursework opened my eyes to other opportunities. Through a career services event, I learned about the Presidential Management …
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Garrett LucienGarrett Lucien is the Vice President of Programs and Training at Coro New York Leadership Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner. Garrett joined the Coro team in 2013. Since then he has been the lead Leadership …
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First-generation college students share unique experiences in panel eventOn November 30, NYU Wagner hosted "Trailblazers: First Gen College Students,” a panel and networking opportunity focused on the unique experiences of first-generation college students. The event was co-sponsored by the Wagner Student Association and the …
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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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Registration ChecklistSummer 2026 Registration Information Registration for Summer 2026 begins on Monday, February 9 at 9:00am ET. Summer 2026 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search as part of Academic Year 2025-2026. In order to be prepared for the start of …
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Mwende MuekeGrowing up in Kenya, Mwende Caroline Mueke (MPA ’01) felt a strong pull toward public service. Early in her professional career, she worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Eastern Africa. In that job it …
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Stefanie Zelkind After working as a Jewish communal professional in Israel and the United States for almost a decade, I was eager to supplement my first-hand experience with academic training. The NYU Dual Degree Program afforded me the opportunity to take a deep dive …
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Disability, Policy and Leadership-Building an Accessible WorldAdvancements in awareness and understanding have led to greater equity and inclusion in society for people with disabilities and health conditions. Developments such as the establishment of Disability Studies as an interdisciplinary field in the 1980’s …News
NYU Wagner Welcomes Malcolm Araos and Rebecca Goldstein to Faculty The NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has added two full-time faculty members beginning for the 2025–26 academic year, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Service Malcolm Araos and Assistant Professor of Political Science …
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Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing FacilityThe residents first two months were spent working with the Associate Director of Quality Management preparing and planning for the 2002 JCAHO Survey, followed by the NYSDOH Article 28/CMS Title 18 Survey. The residents duties entailed updating manuals, …
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Womens Health and Health Maintenance Organizations: Screening and Preventive ServicesManaged care programs were originally formed to control rising healthcare costs. Their concept was to improve membership health status, and in effect, control healthcare costs. It is believed that provision of both preventive and screening services can …
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Robert LieberthalDr. Rob Lieberthal is a results-driven health economist and strategic advisor with a proven record of helping healthcare organizations, life science companies, and public agencies solve complex challenges and achieve measurable improvements in outcomes …
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Does Gentrification Displace Poor Children? New Evidence from Medicaid Records in New York CityThe pace of gentrification has accelerated in cities across the country since 2000, and many observers fear it is displacing low-income populations from their homes and communities. We offer new evidence about the consequences of gentrification on …
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Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, Receives High Distinction for Health Services ResearchSherry Glied, Dean and Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, has been accorded the 2021 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research, one of the highest distinctions that researchers in the health services field can achieve. Given by the …
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Adverse Health Effects, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm OperatorsWater pollution from agricultural pesticides continues to be a public concern. Given that the use of such pesticides on the farm is largely governed by voluntary behavior, it is important to understand what drives farmer behavior. Health belief models in …
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Contestation, Negotiation, and Resolution”: The Relationship between Power and Collective LeadershipThe relationship between power and collective leadership (CL) has been theoretically understood and empirically addressed in many different ways. To make sense of this diversity, we investigate and diagram the role of power in CL. First, we identify six …
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Behavior Changes After Notification of HIV InfectionTo learn more about how people who did not volunteer for testing react to information about HIV infection, we assessed short-term behavior changes in HIV-positive blood donors. Methods. Blood donors who were notified at the New York Blood Center that they …
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Microfinance Meets the MarketIn this paper, we examine the economic logic behind microfinance institutions and consider the movement from socially oriented nonprofit microfinance institutions to for-profit microfinance. Drawing on a large dataset that includes most of the world's …
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Racial Segregation in Multiethnic Schools: Adding Immigrants to the AnalysisRacial segregation in America's schools remains persistently and disturbingly high, despite decades of institutional and policy changes. This paper considers one recent change common to many urban school districts - immigration - and examines whether and …