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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February 26, 2021
The Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a webinar titled “COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health: Creating Organizational Communities of Care” Wednesday, March 10, from 4 to 5 p.m.
During this webinar, Megan Holmes, associat...
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February 26, 2021
After seven years in education, working with K-12 students as a teaching assistant, tutor and coach, Isabel Ballard decided to switch careers and apply to the Mandel School’s Master of Social Work degree program. Passionate about mental health, Ballard, now a second-year student in the Master of Sci...
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February 25, 2021
Study finds more active-duty police officers died of COVID-19 in 2020 than all other causes combined
Case Western Reserve professor raises awareness, offers solutions
Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF).
A profe...
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February 18, 2021
The Center on Trauma and Adversity will host monthly CoHealing sessions (formerly called Healing Network Nights) open to all local helping professionals to explore self-care and the ups and downs of being a trauma-informed practitioner, and foster social connections and quality relationships.
The n...
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February 15, 2021
After 20 years of leadership as dean of the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and 46 years as a member of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University, Grover “Cleve” Gilmore is retiring June 30. Dean Gilmore has been integral to numerous university successes—his vi...
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February 12, 2021
Case Western Reserve University researchers examine how the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of taking rapists off the streets can impede justice—often for society’s most vulnerable
Samuel Little, the man the FBI called the nation’s most prolific serial killer, admitted last year to raping and killing 93 wome...
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February 05, 2021
Bobbi Beale, senior consultant and trainer with the Center for Innovative Practices, recently co-authored Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment.
The book explores what is needed for an experiential therapy group to function properly. Authors describe the practical sk...
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February 05, 2021
David L. Hussey, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and research director at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-authored the piece Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Substance Use Social Work Practice.
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February 05, 2021
Rachel Lovell, research assistant professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-authored a chapter in the book Sexual Violence in Intimacy: Implications for Research and Policy in Global Health by M. Gabriela Torres and Kersti Yllö.
The chapter, titled “Speaking t...
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February 02, 2021
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