From leading national and state-wide initiatives to guiding foundation boards and influencing national publications, our faculty members exemplify leadership and are shaping the fields of social work and non-profit organizations.
NASW Social Work Pioneers
Mandel School faculty and alumni are National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Pioneers who have shaped the history and enrichment of the profession. Dexter R. Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is the latest faculty member to be named a Pioneer. Voisin joined former colleagues Darlyne Bailey, Claudia J. Coulton, Richard L. Edwards, M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad and John A. Yankey in holding this honor, one of the highest in the social work profession.
SSWR Fellows
Our alumni and faculty members are also Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Fellows who have advanced, disseminated and translated research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy and promotes a diverse, equitable and just society. Megan R. Holmes, professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, is the Mandel School’s most recently named SSWR Fellow. Other Fellows include David E. Biegel (who also received SSWR’s Distinguished Career Achievement Award in 2020), Claudia J. Coulton, Nancy Rolock, Elizabeth M. Tracy and Dexter R. Voisin.
AASWSW Fellows
The school’s faculty are American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) scholars, the prominent honorific society of distinguished academics and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare through high-impact work that advances social good. Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, became the eighth Mandel School AASWSW Fellow in 2024. He joined colleagues David E. Biegel, Claudia J. Coulton, Grover C. Gilmore, Victor Groza, Mark I. Singer, Elizabeth M. Tracy and Dexter R. Voisin.
CWRU Distinguished University Professors
Few social work faculty across the academy hold the rare title of Distinguished University Professor, the highest honor the university will bestow on a member of its professoriate. The Mandel School has three faculty members selected for this distinction, which acknowledges the contributions of full-time, tenured faculty with exceptional records of research, scholarship, teaching and service. Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, is the latest faculty member to join the ranks, alongside emeritus professors Claudia J. Coulton and M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad.
Select Board & Leadership Positions
We celebrate the profound influence of all of our faculty members, whose impactful contributions extend well beyond academia, thanks in part to the Mandel School’s $28.2 million in research and training grant awards, with transformative effects nationally and in the local community.
Mark Chupp
- Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement Editorial Board
- Journal of Community Practice Editorial Board
Robert L. Fischer
- National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise Board
- Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Board & Treasurer
- Nonprofit Policy Forum Editorial Board
Adrianne M. Fletcher
David L. Hussey
Nancy Rolock
J. Richard Romaniuk
- B. Riley House Board
- Health & Social Work Consulting Editor
- Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program Board
- Praca Socjalna Editorial Board
- Society Register Editorial Board
Aloen L. Townsend
- Gerontological Society of America-Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Gerontology and Geriatrics Education Competencies Workgroup
- Journal of Aging and Health Editorial Board
Dexter R. Voisin
- American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Board
- Journal of Adolescent Health Editorial Board
- National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work President
Laura A. Voith
Scott Wilkes
- Association of Social Work Boards Social Work Workforce Coalition
- Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board