appointments

Deputy Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Lynn Singer assumed presidency of the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society (DNTS) on June 2, at the annual meeting in Montreal. The meeting was held jointly with the International Neurotoxicology Association. DNTS is focused on studies of the d...

Ronald Hickman, associate professor of nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a national honor awarded for his contributions to the profession. No one was as surprised as the young educ...

After spending nearly two decades in Florida—a state where temperatures average in the mid-70s in winter—Bradford Crews knows Cleveland’s cold will require an adjustment. But so much about Case Western Reserve appealed to Crews that he quickly warmed to the idea of moving here to lead the universit...

Last week, Case Western Reserve University announced the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees, one a renowned arts curator and philanthropist, and the other a prominent antitrust litigator. Toby Devan Lewis, a 1956 graduate of the Flora Stone Mather College for Women, and Milton A. M...

Emily Pentzer, an assistant professor of chemistry, was named associate editor of the journal Polymer Chemistry. She will start in the new role July 1. The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes advances in polymer chemistry, encompassing all aspects of synthetic and biological macromolecules, and ...

Chris Laszlo, associate professor of organizational behavior, was elected as a fellow of the International Academy of Management. The International Academy of Management provides a forum for the exchange internationally of knowledge and experience so as to contribute to the advancement of the scien...

Susan Freimark has been appointed acting director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, effective June 8. Freimark currently serves as the associate director of Women Faculty Leadership Development at the center and has been on staff there since 2010. In this capacity, she conducts workshops ...

Seldom in history has more attention been paid to the issue of sexual misconduct on the nation’s campuses—by media, government officials and universities themselves. Case Western Reserve University has adapted its policies to align with federal guidelines. It has expanded education and training. An...

Mark Singer 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 at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Social W...

Karen Abbott, assistant professor of biology, was named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. The fellowship is awarded to individuals "who have begun making and show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions" to the field of ecology. Nine Early Career Fellows w...