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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.

Recent News

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Daniel Flannery, a trailblazer in violence prevention, named Distinguished University Professor
Throughout his career, Case Western Reserve University professor Daniel Flannery has focused on finding new ways of addressing some of society’s most pressing social problems. A prolific scholar, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied…
$1.4 million Great Minds Fellowship offers financial support to students pursuing behavioral health-related professions
Eligible students may receive up to $10,000 for pursuing careers in behavioral health As part of a statewide effort to encourage more students to pursue behavioral health-related professions, the Ohio Department of Higher Education has awarded Case Western Reserve University a $1.4 million…
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Case Western Reserve awarded $1.4 million for Ohio’s Great Minds Fellowship initiative
Eligible students may receive up to $10,000 for pursuing careers in behavioral health As part of a statewide effort to encourage more students to pursue behavioral health-related professions, the Ohio Department of Higher Education has awarded Case Western Reserve University a $1.4 million…
‘This has been building’: Cleveland could approach homicide mark of 1982, data shows
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said more gun violence has emerged because guns are so much more accessible. Guns have been used in numerous carjackings, which have doubled this year over the same period last year. “You…
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Case Western Reserve biochemists focus on degrading key cancer-driving protein; represents major shift in research
Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer—a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases. The protein is LSD1 (lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A), which…
Staffing shortage has child care centers turning away families
Signal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, weighed in on how public policy on wages is influencing child care staffing shortages. Read the article
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Mandel School’s Duncan Mayer, Victor Groza write paper on children’s rights in program evaluation
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, recently co-authored an article published in the American Journal of Evaluation.  In their article, titled “Promoting…
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Mandel School’s Duncan Mayer and Victor Groza write paper on children’s rights in program evaluation
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, recently co-authored an article published in the American Journal of Evaluation.  In their article, titled “Promoting…
Segregation has close ties with lead poisoning in Black American kids
U.S. News & World Report: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed a new study that found young Black children living in racially segregated U.S.…
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“FAIR2: A Framework for Addressing Discrimination Bias in Social Data Science”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health for its next seminar series event Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 9 to 10 a.m. via Zoom. During this session, Francisca García-Cobián Richter, research associate professor at…