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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

MetroHealth approves year-old meeting minutes from timeframe of search for the successor to CEO Dr. Akram Boutros
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…
PhD student Duncan Mayer writes about child maltreatment
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…
PhD student Carina Montoya to participate in a Summer Research Institute
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…
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Mandel School’s Carina Montoya to participate in a Summer Research Institute
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…
Why is there a life expectancy disparity in Greater Cincinnati?
Cincinnati Enquirer (subscription required): David Miller, associate dean for academic affairs, said health disparities break down along both racial and geographic lines.   Read the article
April 2023 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this months newsletter: Day of Giving update Alumna to deliver diploma ceremony address Alumni awards Student accomplishments Upcoming Events and CEU Opportunities Student Spotlight Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Development Opportunities Read the April…
What comes next legally after Jayland Walker grand jury decision? CWRU expert discusses
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was…
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Mandel School student Piper Sereno recognized for work in gerontological studies
The University Center on Aging and Health at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing selected Piper Sereno, a student in the Master of Social Work program, for the 2023 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in…
Professors Megan Holmes and Ann Nguyen have been promoted effective July 1
Associate Professor Megan R. Holmes has been promoted to full professor effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Holmes earned her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the Mandel School faculty as an assistant professor in 2012. She was promoted to associate professor with…
Fulbright Scholar Agnieszka Naumiuk visits the Mandel School from the University of Warsaw
On April 17 and 18, Professor Agnieszka Naumiuk from the University of Warsaw visited the Mandel School and Cleveland. A Fulbright Scholar, she is researching the life of Jane Addams and how the issues acknowledged by Addams are part of social work practice today. While in Cleveland, she was the…