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Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial Equality… has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that we have to understand what has happened … over the last several decades. In Stuck in Place, Sharkey describes how political decisions and social policies … kind of urban policy is necessary for our nation’s cities. Sharkey argues for urban policies that have the potential to …
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx at NYU Wagner… Programming at the NYU Rudin Center; and Patrick Sharkey, Associate Professor of Sociology at NYU. The panel … value the importance of transportation in upward mobility. Sharkey emphasized the need for low-income populations to …
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Eliminating the Proposed Reduction in Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActHewett Chiu …
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Stephen Charney Vladeck Junior Faculty Fellowship2025 Saba Rouhani - NYU School of Global Public Health Developing a measure of relative opioid settlement spending on law enforcement and health 2023 Lauren Taylor - NYU Grossman School of Medicine Urban Public Hospitals and the Creation of Healthcare …
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Survival and Death in New Orleans: An Empirical Look at the Human Impact of Katrina… Sharkey, P. …
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Navigating Dangerous Streets: The Sources and Consequences of Street Efficacy… Sharkey, P. …
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Brian HarveyWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Working in the health field, I became acutely aware of the systemic challenges facing modern healthcare. In Canada, we face significant access pressures related to chronic illness and demographic trends. But …
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Where, When, Why, and For Whom Do Residential Contexts Matter? Moving Away from the Dichotomous Understanding of Neighborhood Effects… Sharkey, P., and J. Faber …
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The Role of Medicaid in Improving Access to Care for Homeless People… Burt, M., and P. Sharkey …
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An Alternative Approach to Addressing Selection into and out of Social Settings: Neighborhood Change and African American Children’s Economic Outcomes… Sharkey, Patrick. …
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Temporary Integration, Resilient Inequality: Race and Neighborhood Change in the Transition to Adulthood… Sharkey, Patrick. …
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The Acute Effect of Local Homicides on Children's Cognitive Performance… Sharkey, Patrick. …
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First-generation college students share unique experiences in panel eventOn November 30, NYU Wagner hosted "Trailblazers: First Gen College Students,” a panel and networking opportunity focused on the unique experiences of first-generation college students. The event was co-sponsored by the Wagner Student Association and the …
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The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs… Aron, L.Y., and P. Sharkey …
Capstone Projects
STREAMLINING SHARED EQUITY FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTSGrounded Solutions Network is a nonprofit that works to cultivate equitable communities by advancing long-term affordable housing solutions, and it supports a national membership base of organizations actively engaged in furthering shared equity …
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Neighborhood Selection and the Social Reproduction of Concentrated Racial Inequality… Sampson, R.J. & Sharkey, P. …
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The Opportunity for Bike Sharing in Westchester CountyIn 2008, Westchester County launched its Global Warming Action Plan, which acknowledged the importance of promoting alternative modes of transit. Viewing bike sharing as a possible solution to promoting alternative transportation, the Westchester …
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A Variant of the Shift and Share Projection FormulationExamines variance of the shift and share projection formulation. Use of the shift share method in explaining historical trends in regional employment; Examination of the predictive power of the variant against the standard formulation; Evaluation of …
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The Effect of Local Violence on Children’s Attention and Impulse Control… Sharkey, P., N. Strayer, A. Papachristos, and C. Raver …