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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May 10, 2023
Class Year: August 2025 Degree Program: MSW Intensive Weekend Concentration: Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Field Education Organization: Case Western Reserve University's Flora Stone Mather Center for Women in Cleveland, Ohio Before beginning at Case…
May 09, 2023
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Individualized Path of Study: Policy and Direct Practice with the Transgender and Gender Diverse Population Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut (but I lived in Baltimore, Maryland for the past six years and care deeply for that…
May 08, 2023
Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW Intensive Weekend Concentration: Children, Youth and Families Hometown: Cleveland Heights, Ohio Field Education Organization: Project LIFT in Cleveland, Ohio — recognized as one of the Mandel School's 2023 Outstanding Field…
May 05, 2023
University-wide course pairs social work and health sciences students for service-learning projects with local nonprofits Each week, more than 500 health sciences and social work students at Case Western Reserve University gather to learn how to work together—all while benefiting the…
May 04, 2023
With a new executive director and $4.9 million state grant, First Year Cleveland joins the Mandel School to continue its fight against infant mortality As she entered the second trimester of an unplanned first pregnancy, 21-year-old Rachel Ashew was scared. She had no insurance and was unsure…
May 03, 2023
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Health and Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Field Education Organization: St. Herman House FOCUS in Cleveland, Ohio — recognized as one of the Mandel School's 2023 Outstanding Field…
May 02, 2023
cleveland.com: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a move by the MetroHealth System board to approve minutes from five committee meetings that happened months ago after issues were…
May 01, 2023
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently penned two articles about child maltreatment using Cuyahoga County data. The first article, published in Social Currents, explored the role nonprofit organizations have in the spatial…
April 28, 2023
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Mandel School, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect’s 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to participate in the institute, which will be held June…
April 28, 2023
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect's 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to…