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Alumni In Action
Amanda Wind O'DonnellWhat led you to your current organization/role? Before joining Vote Run Lead (VRL) in 2017, I was CFO and Partner of a Technology company in NYC that I helped to scale from startup to industry leader. In 2015, we became the technology partner for the …
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PADM-GP.2165
Policy Implementation: How Plans, Policies and Projects are Put into Action in the GovernmentThis course examines how government agencies implement plans, policies, and projects under real-world constraints. Government agencies are some of the largest and most consequential organizations shaping contemporary life, especially for the poor. Their …Publication
Passeggiata Nuova: Social Travel in the Era of the SmartphoneItalians have engaged in the tradition of the “passeggiata” for centuries. In villages and neighborhoods, residents come out each evening to stroll. On these strolls, they see and are seen, and they exchange pleasantries, gossip, and news. Today, however, …
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How the Interborough Express Will Impact Local PopulationsThe Interborough Express project is a proposed transit line that will connect Brooklyn and Queens, running on a right-of-way currently used for freight rail. Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal envisions a rail line offering subway-like service, with 16 …
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PADM-GP.2112
Gender in the WorkplaceThis course addresses the macro and micro effects of gender in the workplace, from the complicated reasons for the lack of representation of women in senior leadership across sectors to the dynamics of individuals of various genders working together. The …Publication
Universal Health Insurance in France: How Sustainable? Essays on the French Health Care SystemIn France, American nostrums of unleashing market forces under the banner of "consumer-directed health care," and selective contracting by private health insurers, have gained little ground. That should not, however, lead one to conclude that the French …
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Farmer's Willingness to Pay for Ground Water ProtectionThe effectiveness of current groundwater protection policies depends largely on farmers' voluntary compliance with leaching reduction measures, an important component of which is their willingness to adopt costlier production practices in order to prevent …
Alumni In Action
Paula Sevilla NúñezCan you share your journey into affordable housing and housing justice? What initially drew you to this field, and how did your time at NYU Wagner shape your path? My interest in housing comes from a desire to fight inequality in our societies. I decided …
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More than Just Exercise: Walking in Today's CitiesTransportation planners, policymakers, urban designers, and activists have expended considerable effort over the past few decades promoting walking as one of several alternatives to driving. More recently, the public health benefit of a physically active …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Services Management I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core …
Doctoral Student
Grace BrangGrace Brang is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner. Her research is centered around public finance and retirement policy. Prior to starting at NYU Wagner, Grace worked as an analyst at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Department of the …
Capstone Projects
Best Practices for Human Resources Shared Services in the Federal GovernmentBased in Washington, D.C., Z Street Consulting is a shared services consulting firm for federal government clients. In an era where federal government agencies face increased demands to do more with less, senior administrators seek to reduce management …
Capstone Projects
Making Volunteers Work: Best Practices in Volunteer Management"MOUSE is a nonprofit organization that provides technological, leadership, and career readiness opportunities to underserved middle and high school students. The Capstone team was asked to assess MOUSE's organizational readiness and present …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of Hesperian Foundation's Publication: Where There Is No Doctor"Hesperian Foundation is a nonprofit publisher of books that provide practical, lifesaving medical information. Hesperian's bestknown publication, “Where There Is No Doctor,” is used by medical missionaries, Peace Corp volunteers, and NGOs around the …
News
Three NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State's 2025 Political Consultants Power 100 City & State ’s 2025 Political Consultants Power 100 highlights the key players who have made significant contributions to New York’s most impactful campaigns. Among this year’s honorees are three NYU Wagner alumni whose expertise and leadership have …
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Bodies That Don't Matter: Death and Dereliction in ChicagoThrough a case study of the scientific, political and journalistic treatment of dead bodies in the 1995 Chicago heat wave, this article questions what kinds of truths are written on or contained within the body and what happens to the study of society …
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Oportunidades para a exportação de produtos compatíveis com a florestaWhat activities can boost the low-carbon, regenerative economic development of the Amazon in this decade? The most frequent answers involve the processing of raw materials that are now sold in their raw state, the sale of forest carbon credits and the …
Alumni In Action
Todd RufoHow did your experiences at NYU Wagner prepare you for your career? I went to grad school to focus on how cities, neighborhoods and economics change and evolve, and understand the strongest levers to affect that change. I’m not naturally a student and …
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Wagner Alumni are Celebrated as Black New York TrailblazersTwo NYU Wagner alumni, Farah Louis (MPA 2018) and Jennifer Jones Austin (EMPA 1996), have been named in City & State’s Power of Diversity: Black 100 which recognizes Black trailblazers in New York. The list of honorees represent every corner of New York’s …
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Health Policy and Management: Health Policy AnalysisNYU Wagner's Health Policy and Management program has been recognized as one of the best in the country. We draw from this program to bring you this Advanced Certificate, offering analytical skills for professionals in health policy. This Advanced …
Faculty Profile
Victor VergaraVictor Manuel Vergara Casillo is an urban and regional development expert innovating solution in the identification, design, implementation and evaluation of urban development projects, capacity building programs and urban development strategies in the …
Publication
Dividing the Pie: Placing the Transportation Donor-Donee Debate in PerspectiveThis study looks at the distribution of dollars of federal transportation funding to the states from a number of perspectives. The analysis reveals relative winners and losers at the regional and state level based on various criteria. It also shows that …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Policy Analysis I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core courses …
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Degree RequirementsPROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Below is an overview of the required coursework. For detailed information, view the program requirement checksheet total CREDITS REQUIRED: 42 The MSPP is an intensive, one-year program, and full-time enrollment is required. The …