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Alumni In Action
Susan LeeHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? I have had the great fortune of meeting some of my best friends at Wagner. Like minds tend to gravitate towards each other and I am so blessed to have met some wonderful folks who want to …
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Pablo VillarrealHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was a great experience--it gave me access to top education, new quantitative skills, and a new vision of a global and competitive environment. Being in New York City was one of the most …
Capstone Projects
Safe Horizon Techology AssessmentEvery nonprofit organization has a mission. Many nonprofit organizations also constantly struggle to maintain and increase funding in order to carry out their missions to the fullest extent possible. More often than not, when a nonprofit organization …
Capstone Projects
Safe Horizon Techology AssessmentEvery nonprofit organization has a mission. Many nonprofit organizations also constantly struggle to maintain and increase funding in order to carry out their missions to the fullest extent possible. More often than not, when a nonprofit organization …
Capstone Projects
Community Emergency Response TeamSince 2003, the New York City Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM) has operated the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program as a part of its emergency response and preparedness strategy. The program consists of an 11-week training that uses …
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Green Technology Park at WoodbridgeAfter taking office in 2006, Township of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac identified the Pennval Road Redevelopment District as one of four priority project areas. The Township has since proposed that the 104-acre site be transformed from its current …
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NYU Wagner Capstone: The Beginning of a Lifelong Journey From Fieldwork in Mozambique to a Career in Social EntrepreneurshipFor many of us, the idea of making a difference in the world through public service can seem daunting. The problems we face are often complex, multifaceted, and seemingly intractable. Yet for NYU Wagner alumna Alicia Polak (MPA 2001), this challenge was …
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Does Skill Make Us Human? Migrant Workers in 21 st Century Qatar and BeyondSkill—specifically the distinction between the “skilled” and “unskilled”—is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human? shows instead that skill distinctions are used to limit freedom, narrow political rights, …
Alumni In Action
LeMel LindseyHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? My peers and I were challenged to think critically about policy issues, to be innovative regarding solutions to those issues, and to be passionate enough to implement …
Alumni In Action
Yasaman Pishvazadeh MartinWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? First, I wanted a program that would mix practice and theory but where I could focus on the former based on my course selections. At Wagner, I was able to take courses that would directly apply to my current …
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Pamela SheeranWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? The international health management program has a very good reputation in the global health community. I heard about Wagner – with its esteemed professors, accommodating course schedules, great location, and …
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The Role of Program Directors in Treatment Practices: The Case of Methadone Dose Patterns in U.S. Outpatient Opioid Agonist Treatment ProgramsObjective: To describe changes in characteristics of directors of outpatient opioid agonist treatment (OAT) programs, and to examine the association between directors’ characteristics and low methadone dosage. Data Source: Repeated cross-sectional surveys …
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Robert FruendRobert Fruend, Jr. is a Senior Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Robert has been a health care leader for more than 20 years, focusing on issues of reducing health disparities, implementing …
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The Other Danger...Scholasticism in Academic ResearchMost members of the National Association of Scholars worry about the politicization of the university. Academia gives undue preference to racial minorities in student admissions and faculty appointments. Teaching and research is often slanted toward …
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Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial EqualityIn the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement’s successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that …
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HIV testing in the nation’s opioid treatment programs, 2005-2011: The role of state regulationsObjective: To identify the extent to which clients in a national sample of opioid treatment programs (OTPs) received HIV testing in 2005 and 2011; to examine relationships between state laws for informed consent and pretest counseling and rates of HIV …
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Overcoming walls and voids: Responsive practices that enable frontline workers to feel heardBackground There is increasing recognition that beyond frontline workers’ ability to speak up, their feeling heard is also vital, both for improving work processes and reducing burnout. However, little is known about the conditions under which frontline …
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NYU Wagner Announces the Appointment of 19 Affiliated and Associated FacultyWe are delighted to announce the appointment of 19 NYU faculty members to five-year terms as Affiliated and Associated faculty at Wagner. These scholars from around the university and from a wide range of disciplines will, as part of the Wagner community, …
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Jan Luis Mendez GarciaWhere do you work? Describe your current job and how your role contributes to making an impact. I currently work at the New York City Independent Office, a publicly funded agency that provides nonpartisan information about New York City's budget to the …
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FALL 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSJahmair Stewart is a full-time MPA-PNP candidate specializing in Public Policy Analysis at NYU Wagner. Previously, he received his BA in communications from Georgia State University. As he pursues his Master’s, Jahmair works as a graduate assistant at NYU …
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Option for Doctoral Research and Residence with NYU ShanghaiNYU Wagner, in partnership with NYU Shanghai, invites applications from exceptional students for PhD study and research in Public Administration. Participating students are enrolled in NYU Wagner's Public Administration PhD program , complete their …
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School-wide Focus AreasCities—how they function, what they mean for people’s lives, and the systems and policy areas—fundamentally shape the urban environment. This Focus Area explores the broad sets of analytical, policy, and management skills to inform infrastructure, design, …
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My Summer Internship Experience: Jiayi Liu, Program Assistant, UA3Jiayi Liu (MPA 2025) had always been called to work with a nonprofit organization. Through the Ellen Schall Experience Fund , a stipend awarded to a select group of students working in unpaid summer internships, Liu had the opportunity to serve as a …