NASPAA2020 Conference Booklet

WELCOMING INCOMING DEAN

HIGHLIGHTS OF FACULTY COVID-19 AND ANTIRACISM WORK MAKING AN IMPACT IN TIMES OF CHANGE

Professor Vanessa Léon Professor Léon’s new research explores the political economy of disaster management, comparing management of the COVID-19 crisis in Barbados and Orlando. Professor Jonathan Morduch Using phone survey data from microentrepreneurs, Professor Morduch’s research on microfinance in Pakistan found drastic declines in household income as a result of COVID-19. Professor Mona Vakilifathi Professor Vakilifathi‘s recent research, in conjunction with The Center for Social Media and Politics, examines the online politicization of the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Common Core Standards. Professor Jan Blustein Professor Blustein’s research looks at communications challenges for patients with hearing loss due to mask usage in response to the onset of COVID-19.

Professor Julia Lane Professor Lane is using unemployment insurance claims data from multiple states to produce real-time information about the job market in the

age of the pandemic. Professor Jacob Faber

In a new study using historical census data, Professor Faber found that New Deal housing programs increased segregation, creating racial disparities that

continue to this day. Professor Erica Foldy

Analyzing a data set on racially diverse teams, Professor Foldy is looking at the ways in which coworkers talk about race, and addressing whether those conversations help the tenor and quality of their work.

PhD Candidate BEN GLASNER NASPAA's 2020 Emerging Scholar Award and 2020 Pi Alpha Alpha Doctoral Manuscript Award

Associate Professor DR. STEPHEN PAGE NASPAA's 2020 Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award

NYU WAGNER @ NASPAA Friday Oct. 16 @ 4:30pm

The Response to COVID-19: Unique Challenges for Large Urban Centers Panelist: Racquel Forrester Assistant Director, NYU Urban Initiative

NYU ROBERT F. WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE | WAGNER.NYU.EDU

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