2022 in review: Mandel School in the media

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From the ongoing opioid epidemic to social justice and gun violence, the expertise and insight of the faculty at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University were at the forefront of the stories making headlines nationally and internationally.

In what has become commonplace, our faculty members are often a journalist’s first call when trying to make sense of a news story. Perhaps more substantial, CWRU researchers’ important work often creates the headlines.

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Look back at some of the highlights of the Mandel School in the media—keep in mind this is just a fraction of the media mentions—from 2022. See additional media mentions here.

Winter

CWRU creates the first dashboard showing how Cleveland’s Lead Safe Initiative is working by numbers
WOIO, CBS Cleveland: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development

Suburban Cleveland homicides rose in 2021, data shows
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

The Pandemic Stress Hack That Just Might Keep You Going
Medium: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity

Spring

Decade of investment boosted household income, homeownership in Woodlawn: report
Chicago Sun-Times: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities

How to talk to kids about nuclear war? NJ experts offer tips as Ukraine spurs anxiety
North Jersey News: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity

CWRU's director of inclusion appointed to new DEI role at the Ohio Supreme Court
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Adrianne Fletcher, assistant professor and assistant dean of diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Woodlawn redevelopment
WBEZ, NPR Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities

Guns Surpass Motor Vehicles as Top Cause of Death for U.S. Children: What Parents Should Know
Healthline: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

Parent of Danforth shooting survivor calls for more stringent gun laws
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): Dexter Voisin, the dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science

Bolstering school safety plans may not be enough to stop school shootings like Uvalde
CNN: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

Summer

Murdered Euclid boy faced neglect before foster placement
WKYC, NBC Cleveland: Dana Prince, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Department of Justice to review police response to Uvalde school shooting
CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow: Edward Dabkowski, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research

Broken adoptions, buried records: How states are failing adoptees
USA Today: Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Associate Professor in Social Work Practice and associate dean for research and training

How To Cope With The Latest School Shooting If You're A Parent
Huffington Post: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

It was California's forgotten mass shooting. But for victims, the 'hell' never ends
The Los Angeles Times: Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

America has a Black sperm donor shortage. Black women are paying the price.
The Washington Post: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

Fall

Gun Control: Experts Discuss First New Federal Law in Decades
Healthline: Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

How NASCAR’s switch to unleaded gas boosted test scores near racetracks
The Hill: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development

'It's extremely shocking and disturbing': Voisin
CP24 TV Toronto: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Highland Park shooting: Suspect considered second attack
BBC News: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

A place to call home: Cleveland's Black community is hit hardest in affordable housing search
Freshwater Cleveland: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities

Do You Have Autumn Anxiety?
Medium: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity

New York City Expands Domestic Violence Intervention Program
Next City: Laura Voith, associate professor

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss's death shows people who seem full of light and happiness can still struggle
WEWS: Ivan Conard, research associate at the Center on Trauma and Adversity


The full 2022 CWRU year in review story appeared in The Daily on Dec. 20, 2022.