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ADVOCACY & POLITICAL ACTION SPECIALIZATIONOverview The Advocacy and Political Action specialization prepares you to magnify your impact and create meaningful change in the civic engagement, political, and advocacy arenas. Whether your passion for social justice and human rights is in immigration, …
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Healthcare's Workforce Crisis Demands Radical, Reasoned ResponsesIn the spring issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, healthcare leaders shared their digital strategies, many of which responded to the pandemic's challenges. However, technology is not a panacea for workforce shortages and challenges. …
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Jon SendachHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? My experience as a student was terrific. The classes were engaging, relevant, challenging, and properly-paced. The professors in health policy and management were industry scholars with good …
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Evaluation of Continuums of Care For Homeless PeopleThe purpose of this project was to examine Continuums of Care for homeless people throughout the United States, to understand their development, their current structure, and their likely future. A Continuum of Care (CoC) is, ideally, a system for helping …
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Jenni DiazWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I applied to three MBA programs and Wagner. I was interested in social entrepreneurship, so I focused my attention on programs and dual degree options that would set me up for a socially-focused career. I …
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Breakeven Analysis for New Programs and VenturesIn recent years, it has become common for physicians to become managers of new programs and ventures. In some cases, the physician is acting as a manager of a large organization, such as a hospital, nursing home, or integrated delivery system. In other …
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Chicago's Disposable-Bag Tax is Working, Study FindsWhile a New York City local law to establish a 5-cent tax on plastic checkout bags at grocery stores was blocked in Albany in February, a 7-cent tax implemented Feb. 1 by Chicago led to a “dramatic decrease” in grocery store shoppers’ use of disposable …
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The Wagner Experience: Tatiana Zorgno (MPA)"During these two years, I got exposed to the many different things you can do in public service. Before, I was worried that I was going to come into this field and not have enough career options, and now I feel I have too many." … The Wagner Experience: …
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Chelsea JonesDr. Chelsea Jones is a Researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her background is in the study of race and racism in public policy, having obtained a Doctorate in Political Science (Race, Ethnicity and Politics) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy …
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Low Income Housing PolicyIngrid Gould Ellen, Rob Collinson, and Jens Ludwig … Low Income Housing Policy …
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Martha E. StarkMartha Stark joined the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as a Clinical Professor in Fall 2017. Ms. Stark served as a Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to teaching, …
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NYU Wagner students publish a pair of op-eds on urban planning and policy in "Vital City" online journalA Master of Public Administration (MPA) student at NYU Wagner and an undergraduate heading to Wagner soon to earn a Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree have just published back-to-back opinion essays in the online journal Vital City, wrestling with …
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Neighborhood-level risk factors for severe hyperglycemia among ED patients without a prior diabetes diagnosisChristian Koziatek, Isaac Bohart, [...], Daniel B. Neill, David Lee … Neighborhood-level risk factors for severe hyperglycemia among ED patients without a prior diabetes …
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Leadership and the Psychology of PowerThis chapter begins to fill in a gap in the leadership literature by looking at the psychological experience of leaders. We assume most leaders possess power over those whom they lead, and we explicate a theory of how power affects cognition and behavior. …
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The "Sociological Citizen": Relational Interdependence in Law and OrganizationsIn this paper we describe three examples of what we call “the sociological citizen,” environmental health and safety workers, law enforcement officers, and firm managers who see their work and themselves as links in a complex web of interactions and …
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Contemporary Issues in Nonprofit FinanceThere’s a common misperception floating around the public service sector: nonprofit managers have no idea how to run a business. While it may be tempting to attribute the tumultuous financial conditions of many nonprofits to poor management, Associate …
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MPA in Health Policy & Management-MDYour MD coursework will reduce the total number of credits you will need for the MPA to 36, from the standard 45. These 36 MPA credits will be comprised of: 12 Core course credits The core courses are: CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics CORE-GP 1020 Management …
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Student Spotlight: Joshua Yoo (MSPP) Name: Joshua Yoo Hometown: Schaumburg, Illinois NYU Wagner program and specialization: MSPP Current employment/internship: Red Cross – Community Relations 1. Tell us about yourself: My name is Joshua Yoo, and I am an MSPP student at NYU Wagner. Before …
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Survey: To Lead, Attend a School of Public ServiceEighty-eight percent of senior public officials in state, county, and city government surveyed by Governing magazine say their graduate degree in a government-related field was helpful in preparing them for their current careers. The 189 senior state, …
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A New Multilateralism in the 21st CenturyNYU Wagner Dean Ellen Schall served as moderator as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and former Chair of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker gathered at New York University on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 …
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Optimal Minimum Wage in the Classic Labor Supply and Demand ParadigmThis article demonstrates that minimum wage laws need not induce unemployment even under the classic labor supply-and-demand paradigm. As a result, minimum wage laws can be welfare-enhancing under the basic labor supply and demand model, suggesting the …
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Gender & Sexuality in U.S. Policy FormationThis graduate level course will provide an in-depth analysis of gender and sexuality policy in the United States. We will focus on the role that criminalization plays in this area, examining topics such abortion and regulation of intimate partner …Publication
Do benefits restrictions limit Medicaid acceptance in addiction treatment? Results from a national studyObjective To assess the relationship of restrictions on Medicaid benefits for addiction treatment to Medicaid acceptance among addiction treatment programs. Data sources We collected primary data from the 2013–2014 wave of the National Drug Abuse …
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Fields of StudyStudents choose two fields of study and must pass a Comprehensive Exam for each field by the end of the second year of study. A core doctoral field ( Management or Public Policy ) Another established field or a customized field. For this field students …