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Understanding Your AudienceSnug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden is a hidden gem in NYC; a place where history, architecture, art, theater, dance, music, and horticulture converge to provide dynamic experiences for all ages. The diversity of programming and attractions …
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A Study of Volunteer DiversityAFS-USA is a nonprofit organization working toward a more just and peaceful world by sending American high school students to live and study abroad, and receiving international students in homes and schools across the United States. AFS-USA relies heavily …
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Analysis of Proposed Downtown Hicksville RezoningVision Long Island (VLI) is a nonprofit organization that works with Long Island communities to promote more livable, economically sustainable, and environmentally responsible growth. The organization has been working closely with local stakeholders in …
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The impact of 340B in NYThe nonprofit organization NYCRx assists entities that are eligible for the 340B Federal Discount Drug Program in implementing and managing the 340B programs in New York. As part of recent NY Medicaid redesign, NY State has allowed 340B entities to …
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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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The Emergency Department as the Front Door to Care in the BronxThe Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is a nonprofit organization and federally qualified health center that sponsors fifteen community and school-based health centers in the Bronx. The health centers are owned and operated by Montefiore Medical …
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Improving Gender Imbalance in VolunteeringRepair the World is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making service a defining element of American Jewish life, learning, and leadership. Repair the World is poised to move from grant making to program implementation, and has identified a gender …
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Process Evaluation For Opening Act's District 79 ProgramOpening Act provides innovative, high-quality, and free theater programming to students at under-resourced NYC high schools, giving them opportunities to develop leadership, community, and commitment. In addition to its after-school programming in …
News
Study: Market Concentration Has Differing Impact On Affordable Care Act Marketplace PremiumsA new study published by the journal Health Affairs and coauthored by NYU Wagner dean Sherry Glied looks at the growth in health insurance premiums from 2014 to 2015 in two state-based Affordable Care Act Marketplaces: NY State of Health, and Covered …
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Rebates as Incentives: The Effects of a Gym Membership Reimbursement ProgramA rich experimental literature demonstrates positive effects of pay-per-visit fitness incentives. However, most insurance plans that provide fitness incentives follow a different structure, offering membership reimbursements conditional on meeting a …
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OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND CRIME IN NYCThe Capstone Team used geographic regression discontinuity to understand the causal relationship between Opportunity Zone (OZ) designation and crime in New York City. The Team restricted its study to the effect of OZ designation on arrests and complaints …
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Transportation, Mobility and InnovationHow can New York City build a cogent, robust and equity- focused digital innovation plan and infrastructure? After extensive research on contemporary municipal innovation with a keen focus on data and technology, the universal consensus is that New York …
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Striving for state of the art with paradigm interplay and meta-synthesis: Purpose-oriented network research challenges and good research practices as a way forwardWith the growing amount and increasing heterogeneity of research on purpose-oriented networks (PONs) in the public sector, it is imperative to find a way to synthesize this research. Drawing on the varied research perspectives on PONs, we advance the idea …
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Fields of StudyStudents choose two fields of study and must pass a Comprehensive Exam for each field by the end of the second year of study. A core doctoral field ( Management or Public Policy ) Another established field or a customized field. For this field students …
Alumni In Action
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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What Difference Does a Diagnosis Make? Evidence from Marginal PatientsThis paper explores the impact of receiving a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes among patients who are close to the diagnostic threshold using a regression discontinuity design. Using data from a large national insurer, we find that a marginally diagnosed …
Alumni In Action
Nora Abramson“After having visited many charter schools that break the mold of what’s expected,” says Nora Abramson (MPA 2008), “it doesn’t seem as complicated to fix the problems with urban education.” In her opinion, the “kids aren’t all that different [at public, …
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Thin slices of workgroupsIn this paper, we explore whether perceivers can accurately assess the effectiveness of groups, how perceivers use group properties to inform their judgement, and the contextual and individual differences that allow some perceivers to be more accurate. …
News
NYU Wagner Double Major Kelsey Moore Named Valedictorian at CASKelsey Moore, a Double Major in Public Policy at NYU Wagner and Africana studies at the College of Arts & Science, has been named valedictorian of the CAS Class of 2019. The recipient of the Roland P. Beattie Memorial Award (presented to the academic …
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Student Spotlight: Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA-PNP)Name: Madina P. Ouedraogo Hometown: Newark, NJ Wagner Program and Specialization: MPA-PNP, Advocacy & Political Action Current Employment/Internship: Program Assistant at the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law; Government Relations Intern …
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SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT OF THE TANZANIA COUNTRY PROGRAMThe World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) provides objective assessments on the Bank’s development projects and objectives. IEG enlisted a Capstone team to assess the impact of the Bank’s development projects on resilient spatial transformation …
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IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSESBJC HealthCare (BJC) is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the US, with 15 hospitals located across Missouri and Illinois. As per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, each BJC hospital is required to complete a …
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Program OverviewProgram of Study The program of study includes coursework, a preliminary qualifying examination, two comprehensive field examinations, a third-year research paper, regular participation in the NYU Wagner Research Colloquium throughout the degree, and a …
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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 …