Publications + Presentations

Vaishali Deo, who recently joined the Begun Center as a research associate, co-authored an article on 2016 fentanyl and heroin overdose deaths, comparing them to previously studied heroin-associated fatalities from 2012. The piece, published in the <em>Journal of Forensic Sciences</em> and titled ...

The Center for Innovative Practices’ Bobbi Beale, a senior consultant and trainer, and Richard Shepler, director, contributed to an informational video series produced by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities as part of the Supporting Youth with Intensive and Complex Needs online trainin...

In a recent verdict from the Washington Court of Appeals, Professor Bryan Adamson (LAW ‘90) won a groundbreaking victory for re-entry rights of formerly incarcerated citizens that will help curb unjust debt collection practices in the state of Washington. Before rejoining Case Western Reserve Schoo...

Milda Chmieliauskaite, assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial medicine at the School of Dental Medicine, co-authored an article—published in the Journal of the American Dental Association—advocating for dentist offices to be used as vaccination sites. Titled “Including vaccinations in the sc...

The Center for International Affairs was asked to collaborate with Terra Dotta, a software company used by higher education institutions, for a feature in its ebook series. The feature spotlighted how the Office of Education Abroad is using social media (in conjunction with Terra Dotta software) to...

Anna O'Connell, a DMA candidate in the Historical Performance Practice Program, and Alan Choo, an alumnus of the program, performed in the concert Elegance by Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's Baroque Orchestra. O'Connell, who is featured in the concert, is a soprano and plays baroque and Celtic harps. Ch...

Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, and Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, co-authored an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine about how vaccine-related adverse events would especially burden low-income people. Ordinarily, it takes scientists about...

There no argument that artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise for improved health care outcomes—from analyzing tumor images, to helping doctors choose among different treatment options, combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. But a husband-wife research duo from Case Western Reserve University ...

Explaining heritability for a disease, which is the portion of risk shaped by genetics, has been a question that has puzzled scientists for decades. Much of what we know has been found from studies of twins or other closely related families. However, much of the “missing heritability” for complex di...

Gabriella Celeste, policy director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies, and Tim Johnson, policy advocate at the Ohio Poverty Law Center—and co-chairs of the Ohio Lead-Free Kids Coalition (OLFKC), issued a statement in response to Gov. Mike DeWine’s continued budgetary support of lead poisoning ...