Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
At Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, equity, innovation and transformation are more than just values—they’re deeply embedded in all of the research and work we do, and the news we make. Stay up to date on how students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Mandel School are tackling mental health challenges, addressing inequalities, leading community transformation and more.
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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a…
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May 08, 2019
Researchers have long-known that abused children are at higher risk of adolescent drug use. But a new study shows that quality time with a father figure serves as a “protective factor,” helping to mitigate early childhood trauma.
Researchers from the Jack,
Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applie...
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May 07, 2019
A new Case Western Reserve University study found that children
visiting the dentist reported reduced situational fear when a certified therapy
dog is present.
The research was done by the university’s School of Dental Medicine and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, w...
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May 07, 2019
Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of
the Center on Trauma and Adversity, and Laura Voith, assistant professor at the
Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will present
the next Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) Research
Semi...
May 01, 2019
Faculty and researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School make headlines every day for work that advances social justice and creates a more just world.
Check out some of the top stories from the past month:
Pay for Success: Robert Fischer
March 26
Ohio Treasurer Aims to Help Tackle Dr...
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April 12, 2019
When Debby Jacobson had the opportunity to travel to the
Netherlands as a faculty leader for a study abroad course in 2005, she urged
her oldest son, Bernie—then a first-year student at Case Western Reserve
University—to participate. She wasn’t sure when an opportunity like that would
come up again....
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April 12, 2019
Dean Grover C. Gilmore and Andrea Porter
Andrea Porter, assistant dean for student services at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The award re...
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April 09, 2019
Course registration for next fall is underway, and while the offerings are vast, and degree-specific requirements are many, there are a number of interesting classes for Case Western Reserve University students to expand their horizons and gain insight into new subjects, from social work to history,...
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April 09, 2019
Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences invites the community to talk about
current affairs in the nonprofit sector with one of Cleveland’s most esteemed
philanthropic leaders: Steven Minter (SAS ’63, HON ’89), former president and
executive...
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April 08, 2019
LINK (Local InterNational Konnection), a student group at
the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will host
a panel presentation titled “Social Work Practice in China: Aging and Mental
Health.”
The panel discussion will be held Tuesday, April 9, from
12:50 to 1:50 p.m....
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April 05, 2019
Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare and deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-wrote an article for Patch titled “Migrant Children, Our Children.”
The piece discusses the U.S. government’s treatment of migrants, spe...