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A Cost-Benefit Study, Logic Model and Assessment Tools for a Restorative Justice Domestic Violence Treatment ProgramTraditional court-mandated Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) bring groups of batterers together to hold them accountable for their actions. However, new research raises questions about the effectiveness of BIPs in addressing domestic violence. The …
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Auditing predictive models for intersectional biasesKate Boxer, Edward McFowland III, and Daniel B. Neill …
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Analyzing Data to Evaluate the Success of the Community Renaissance Strategy Model"The JPMorgan Chase Foundation utilized a Capstone team in analyzing and implementing its Community Renaissance Strategy, a new grant­making model addressing issues and developing solutions in Community Development, Education, and Arts and Culture across …
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Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips: A GIS-based Disaggregate Modeling ApproachTransit riders negatively perceive transfers because of their inconvenience, often referred to as a transfer penalty. Understanding what affects the transfer penalty can have significant implications for a transit authority and also lead to potential …
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The productivity and cost-efficiency of models for involving nurse practitioners in primary care: A perspective from queuing analysis.OBJECTIVE: To develop simple stylized models for evaluating the productivity and cost-efficiencies of different practice models to involve nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care, and in particular to generate insights on what affects the performance of …
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Density and disaster: New models of disaster recovery for housing in high-density citiesWhen Superstorm Sandy struck the New York City metropolitan area, it brought to light serious limitations in the ability of federal disaster aid programs to serve the residents of high-cost, high-density cities. Our current models of rehousing, repair, …
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Program Evaluation for Planned Parenthood Global's Youth Peer Provider ModelSince the early 1990s, Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global) has developed the Youth Peer Provider (YPP) model to train young people to provide contraceptives as well as sexual and reproductive health information to their peers. PP Global requested the …
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The WINGS Project: Modeling intervention effectiveness for high-risk womenThis study evaluates the effectiveness of two strategies�communication and condom skills training�for increasing condom-protected sex in a sample of 510 high-risk women ages 17 to 61. Baseline and 3- and 6-month postintervention interview data were …
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Economic Growth Theory with the Convergency modelThe Capstone team examined the relationship between the initial year's economic output and the overall economic growth rate based on the convergency theory. In addition, we would like to look at the different impacts of the socio-demographic factors such …
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Alumni Spotlight: Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004)“I finished Wagner better equipped to lead, not because of years of experience, but the quality of experience and education,” says Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004), who currently serves as managing director of Manatta Health and is a former longtime …
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Evaluating the Brooklyn Family Justice Center: An Outcome Model and Evaluation ToolkitA joint project of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) and the King’s County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) established through the President’s Family Justice Center Initiative, the Brooklyn Family Justice Center (FJC) is a …
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NYU Wagner Alumni Launch New Public Policy Wiki – PolicyAtlas… policy courses who participate in their Student Learning Module to their ranks. When partnering with instructors, …
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Testing Equivalence of Mediating Models of Income, Parenting, and School Readiness for White, Black, and Hispanic Children in a National SampleThis paper examines complex models of the associations between family income, material hardship, parenting, and school readiness among White, Black, and Hispanic 6-year-olds, using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K). It is …
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Evaluating the Impact of the Critical Time Intervention ModelCAMBA is a nonprofit agency that connects 45,000 people annually to opportunities and support services that enhance their quality of life. Through its Brooklyn-based Health Home program, CAMBA provides care management services to high-need, high-cost …
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Provable detection of propagating sampling bias in prediction modelsPavan Ravishankar, Qingyu Mo, Edward McFowland III, and Daniel B. Neill …
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Case Management Model to Help Retain ClientsThe Capstone team researched ways of improving WildCat Service Corporation’s method of placing clients into various jobs in New York City. WildCat is a nonprofit organization that receives funding from the City and State based on performance-based …
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Operational and Cost Analysis for a New Educational ModelThe administration of Middle School 223 seeks to transform the school into a com­bination middle and high school. The newly­formed nonprofit organization Arete Education will offer after­school program­ming to all MS/HS 223's students, extend­ing the …
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Income Is Not Enough: Incorporating Material Hardship Into Models of Income Associations With Parenting and Child DevelopmentAlthough research has clearly established that low family income has negative impacts on children's cognitive skills and social-emotional competence, less often is a family's experience of material hardship considered. Using the Early Childhood …
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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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From Policy to Practice: A Process Evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's Containment Model for Sex Offender SupervisionThe Capstone team conducted a process evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's (Department) containment model for supervising sex offenders. The Department commenced this new model in October 2008, but had not examined the extent to which …
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Developing Logic Models and Evaluation Tools to Increase Understanding of the Impact of a New York City Legal Services Nonprofit OrganizationBrooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) contracted with the Capstone team to research and design logic models and an impact evaluation tool for two practice areas that provide legal counsel and representation to community­based organizations …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that counts… also have brought in Blaylock to teach his four-week module. Interestingly, the form that Blaylock teaches in his …
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Multi-Modal Transit Connectivity for Flexibility in Extreme EventsR. Zimmerman, C.E. Restrepo, J. Sellers, A. Amirapu, T. R. Pearson, and Hannah B. Kates …
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"The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Alternative Payment Models"Lunch Panel Presentation …
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