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Strategies for West Farms Technology and Career CenterThe Phipps Community Development Corporation West Farms Technology and Career Centers mission is to create clear pathways to opportunity, help people dream and set goals, and provide support and encouragement as people work toward their future. The …
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Strategies for Advancing the Fund for Public Health in New YorkSince the Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. (FPHNY) was incorporated in 2002, this nonprofit has managed a high profile federal grant as well as other important grants for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that address …
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Strategies for Advancing the Fund for Public Health in New YorkSince the Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. (FPHNY) was incorporated in 2002, this nonprofit has managed a high profile federal grant as well as other important grants for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that address …
News
NYU Wagner's Mitchell Moss Named in City and State "Power List"Congratulations to NYU Wagner Professor Mitchell Moss for being named to CityAndStateNY Higher Education Power 50 ! Here's what the publication had to say: "The New York Times has described Mitchell Moss as a 'New Yorkologist.' The transportation expert …
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In Memoriam: Professor Richard BrodskyNYU Wagner has lost a highly valued member of our community—former New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, who died on April 8, 2020. A “champion of the state Legislature,” as Politico memorialized him, he had an outstanding career as a public …
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NAVIGATING THE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMHow should healthcare systems in the US navigate physician shortage? The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to this shortage, but other long-term challenges, such as an aging baby-boomer population and climate change, may further stress physician supply. …
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Enhancing Philanthropic ImpactThe Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is committed to effecting social change and transformation by funding traditionally underfunded art projects led by Asian American women throughout New York City. The Capstone team was engaged to leverage AWGC’s …
Faculty Profile
Chelsea JonesDr. Chelsea Jones is a Researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her background is in the study of race and racism in public policy, having obtained a Doctorate in Political Science (Race, Ethnicity and Politics) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy …
Alumni In Action
Adam Jack DavisWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to gain practical skills to generate and evaluate policy solutions to problems facing our society. At Wagner I could learn these from accomplished professors and dedicated classmates. Can you …
Course
PADM-GP.2472
Climate EconomicsEconomics—misguided market forces—is at the core of most environmental problems. Economics—guiding market forces in the right direction—is also fundamental to the solution. In this course we develop some of the fundamental economic tools for environmental …News
Four NYU Wagner Alumni Named to 2025 City & State Bronx Power 100Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez (MPA 1993), Miguel Fuentes (MPA 1974), Lourdes Zapata (MPA 1992), and Thomas Brown (MPA 2000) were named to the 2025 City & State Bronx Power 100 , recognizing the borough’s leaders in business, policy, community engagement, and …
Capstone Projects
GUIDING THE TRANSITION TO SHARED SERVICES: A TOOLBOX FOR FEDERAL AGENCIESZ Street Consulting is a firm specializing in human resource consulting for federal government agencies. The private sector has spearheaded efforts to centralize human resources, finance, and information technology functions using shared services centers. …
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IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND THE CLIENT EXPERIENCE AT INTAKELegal Services NYC (LSNYC) is the largest civil legal services provider in the country and helps more than 80,000 low-income New Yorkers annually. LSNYC's potential clients connect to legal counsel by calling the organization's hotline (Access Line), …
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Comprehensive cost studyThe NYC Office of Vital Records (OVR), within the New York City Department of Health, is responsible for issuing all NYC birth and death certificates, processing approximately 650,000 paid certificates each year. OVR strives to be the most efficient of …
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Measuring impact through a new evaluation toolStudents who are chronically absent have a significantly lower chance of graduating from high school. Kinvolved is increasing graduation rates for at-risk students by improving attendance and facilitating communication between schools, families, and …
Alumni In Action
Margaret diZeregaTell 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 Director of the Family Justice Program at the …
Publication
The Socio-economic Empowerment Assessment: Addressing poverty and economic distress in clientsIn this paper, we introduce the Socio-Economic Empowerment Assessment (SEEA), a qualitative assessment that uses an ecological framework to better understand the psychological impact of poverty and financial insecurity. The assessment is designed as a …
Capstone Projects
Sheepshead Bay Economic Vision PlanThe Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Project aims to assist merchants in accessing resources to help grow their business, providing organizational capacity development to support the upstart and upkeep of local merchant groups. …
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Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record System at Rural Health Units in the PhilippinesWireless Access for Health (WAH) is a nonprofit e-health organization in the Philippines designed to improve local health governance and increase access to better quality health data, management, and provision. The task of the Capstone team was to …
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Systemic Barriers to Medicaid Patients Accessing Specialty Care in New YorkNew York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) has been active in a long-running campaign addressing the unequal delivery of outpatient specialty care at Academic Medical Centers (AMC) across New York City. NYLPI provided the Capstone team with …
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Developing an Engagement Plan for a Disaster Recovery GroupThe Westchester County Long-Term Recovery Coalition (WCLRC) is a group of community organizations that came together in 2011 to facilitate coordination around the provision of long-term practical aid. The coalition had established bylaws and coordinated …
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Creating a Performance Measurement System for the Nation's Largest Public Arts ProgramTime Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, presents leading contemporary art and performances to Times Square’s 400,000 daily visitors; cultivating the creativity, energy, and edge that has made Times Square a national icon. …
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Promoting Sustainable Urban Land Use, Governance, and Service Provision in Ho Chi Minh CityThe Capstone team was engaged to identify best practice examples in East and South Asia, and develop in-depth case studies to address metropolitan and regional strategic planning in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The team reviewed academic and …
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Using Performance Measurement to Improve SustainabilityThe Capstone team worked with Mercy Home for Children, a Brooklyn nonprofit serving the developmentally disabled, to enhance their ability to sustain current and obtain new program funding sources. The team first conducted individual interviews with …