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Joycee JacobTell us about your career trajectory before, during, and after the program. Ten years ago I started my career in Healthcare Administration as a Manager at NYU Langone Health and worked my way up to Director. During the program, my role expanded to …
Alumni In Action
Barbara RicciWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? I retired from a 30-year career in global financial services with a desire to …
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Democracy ScholarsAbout Democracy Scholars A Three Week Residential Summer Seminar Program Support for Senior Year College Application Process A Nine Month Civic Engagement Leadership Project 1) Democracy Scholars is an intensive 3-week summer seminar in political …
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Wealth and InequalityOver the last few decades, disparities in income, wealth, and mobility have widened in the United States, but the U.S. fares worse in wealth inequality than income inequality. Wealth, in particular, is crucial to many functions across the life course and …Publication
How much should we invest in preventing childhood obesity?Policy makers generally agree that childhood obesity is a national problem. However, it is not always clear whether enough is being spent to combat it. This paper presents nine scenarios that assume three different degrees of reduction in …
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Teenage Employment and the Spatial Isolation of Minority and Poverty HouseholdsThis paper tests the importance of the spatial isolation of minority and poverty households for youth employment in large metropolitan areas. We estimate a model relating youth employment probabilities to individual and family characteristics, race, and …
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Re-creating Street Level Practice: The Role of Routines, Work Groups and Team LearningAmple research documents the ubiquity of routines in street-level practice. Some individual-level and organizational-level research has explored how to break street-level routines, but little has looked at the work group level. Our study observed teams of …
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Group Cohesion without Group Mobilization: The Case of Lesbians, Gays, and BisexualsGroup identities that are chosen, rather than inherited, are often associated with cohesive political attitudes and behaviours. Conventional wisdom holds that this distinctiveness is generated by mobilization through processes such as intra-group contact …
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Transportation Recovery in an Age of DisastersDisasters from terrorism, natural hazards and accidents are now becoming commonplace and may be increasing as a major threat against the viability of transportation infrastructure and the invaluable social services it provides. The paper first sets forth …
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Modeling the Effects of Transit System Transfers on Travel Behavior: A Commuter Rail and Subway Case Study in Downtown BostonTransfers can have an important influence on customer satisfaction and on whether many customers find transit service an attractive option. An empirical investigation of transfers from commuter rail to subway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is …
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Long-Term Associations of Homelessness with Children's Well-BeingTo analyze long-term consequences of homelessness, the authors compared 388 formerly homeless children 55 months after shelter entry with 382 housed peers, birth to 17, using mother- and child-reported health, mental health, community involvement, …
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East Asian DecentralizesMore than ever, the future of East Asian countries depends on the capacity and performance of local and provincial governments, according to the World Bank report, East Asia Decentralizes. This decentralization has also unleashed local initiative and …
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Test Score Gaps in New York State Schools: What do Fourth and Eighth Grade Results Show?This report analyzes performance gaps by race/ethnicity, income and gender in New York State schools using fourth and eighth grade math and English language test results. Their results highlight the legacy of racial segregation where many schools have too …
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Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018)Solar Responders (SR), a New York-based nonprofit organization, installs solar power and battery storage in fire stations in Puerto Rico. The organization’s mission was developed in response to the devastation Hurricane Maria caused to the island’s power …
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Development of a predictive model to identify inpatients at risk of re-admission within 30 days of discharge (PARR-30)Objectives To develop an algorithm for identifying inpatients at high risk of re-admission to a National Health Service (NHS) hospital in England within 30 days of discharge using information that can either be obtained from hospital information systems …
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Mayor de Blasio Names Dean of NYU Wagner, Sherry Glied, As Special Advisor to Mental Health Policy PanelSherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, has been selected by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as Special Advisor to the Community Services Board (CSB), an advisory panel. The 15-person CSB, which consists of leaders from the private, public, and …
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Sean MillerSean (he/him) is a former teacher and swim coach. His work in teaching, coaching, and education policy spans over a decade from New York and New Jersey to the Middle East to teaching middle school in Baltimore. He worked for four years in administration …
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NYU Wagner Gathering of Brazil Parliamentarians and Analysts Weighs Future of Amazon Rain ForestA panel discussion at NYU Wagner on Sept. 23 weighed the future of the imperiled Amazon rainforest at a particularly volatile moment in its history – with widespread burning and despoliation, and rising global concern. During the morning forum, a …
Capstone Projects
EXAMINING DIVERSITY AND HEALTH INEQUITY AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICESFounded in 1983, SPM Marketing & Communications (SPM) is a healthcare brand consultancy and integrated marketing communications firm that has partnered with more than 300 organizations in 40 states to help establish meaningful brand strategies and deliver …
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New York Methodist HospitalNew York Methodist Hospital is a voluntary, acute-care teaching facility located in Park Slope Brooklyn affiliated with the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. As a member of the administrative staff, the resident provided operational support on many …
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The Impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl on the State of Puebla, MexicoThe Capstone team measured the impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl (CEI) on the indigenous communities of Puebla. CEI is a non-governmental organization dedicated to developing the indigenous communities of Puebla, through formal and informal …
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United Nations Human Resources Reform: Study of Industry Best PracticesIn Resolution A/RES/57/305, the General Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services to study the impact of the mandated human resources reforms and report to the 59th session. To assist in the completion of this report, the Capstone team, …
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The Impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl on the State of Puebla, MexicoThe Capstone team measured the impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl (CEI) on the indigenous communities of Puebla. CEI is a non-governmental organization dedicated to developing the indigenous communities of Puebla, through formal and informal …
Capstone Projects
United Nations Human Resources Reform: Study of Industry Best PracticesIn Resolution A/RES/57/305, the General Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services to study the impact of the mandated human resources reforms and report to the 59th session. To assist in the completion of this report, the Capstone team, …