In what has become commonplace, faculty members at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story.
Perhaps more meaningful, these researchers’ important work often creates the headlines.
From mental health to poverty and community issues, the expertise and insight of Mandel School faculty were at the forefront of the stories making headlines this year.
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Look back at some of the highlights of the Mandel School in the news—keep in mind this is just a fraction of the media mentions—from 2023.
Winter
Why Newport News replaced nonprofit tasked with helping its poorest residents
CBS News: Amy Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
Cuyahoga County tops 200 homicides for the third consecutive year, for first time in 40 years
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
As Baltimore records 329 homicides, violence takes toll on those working for change in city’s deadliest neighborhood
Baltimore Sun: 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
Angela Newman-White to lead First Year Cleveland
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland
Economic numbers offer clues to low-income residents’ struggle with high inflation
Signal 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
Unique partnership aims to bring more hope, opportunity to those with mental illness
WEWS: Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor
Four out of five rentals have yet to comply as Cleveland’s lead-safe law enters next chapter
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 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
Spring
Mandel School Uses Data Sci. to Aid Low-Income Residents
Mirage News: Jeffrey Kretschmar, research associate professor and managing director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, and Ashley Bukach, assistant director of the Partnership for Evaluation, Research, and Implementation (PERI) at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
CWRU’s Mandel School of Applied Sciences partners with Magnolia Clubhouse
Cleveland Jewish News: Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor
In overture to neighbors, CWRU to turn vacant Wade Park home into community engagement center
The Land: Mark Chupp, founding director of the Community Innovation Network and associate professor
Four years into Cleveland's decade-long quest to become 'lead-safe,' leaders say work needs to ramp up
WEWS: 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
A better place: Northwest Neighborhoods CDC creating a master plan for equitable, affordable living
Freshwater Cleveland: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
What comes next legally after Jayland Walker grand jury decision? CWRU expert discusses
WKYC: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
Zoom Fatigue is (Still) Real: How Virtual Commute Time Can Help
Medium: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity
Cuyahoga County sees surge in children killed, children charged with murder
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
Why is there a life expectancy disparity in Greater Cincinnati?
Cincinnati Enquirer: David Miller, associate professor
MetroHealth approves year-old meeting minutes from timeframe of search for the successor to CEO Dr. Akram Boutros
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 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
Summer
Case Western Reserve University awarded $6 million to help aid Ohio's opioid epidemic
WKYC: Ric Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices
Mother’s Day is also about our shared responsibility to improve maternal and infant health - especially needed for Black mothers
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland
Food pantries seeing increased demand and fewer donations as possible changes in SNAP benefits loom
Yahoo: 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
All Cleveland rec centers: How have social workers on staff to address youth trauma, mental health issues
Cleveland Scene: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Study shows Black Christians 'leading the way'
The St. Louis American: Ann Nguyen, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland-based nonprofit uses hip-hop as mental health tool
ABC News, Good Morning America: Ivan Conard, research associate in the Center on Trauma and Adversity
Mother of five shares concerns about her children weeks after deadly crash involving teens
WEWS: Bobbi Beale, co-director of the Center for Innovative Practices at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
U.S. News & World Report: 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
California Facing Tropical Storm Watch; Hawaii Fire Investigation
CNN: Edward Dabkowski, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research
Staffing shortage has child care centers turning away families
Signal 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
Fall
Why a national mortgage lender cares about protecting Cleveland renters
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 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
At the University of North Carolina, Two Shootings 30 Years Apart Show How Much Has Changed
Associated Press: Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
CLE Lead Safe compliance slowing, according to Case Western (Reserve) study
Yahoo News: 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, and Michael Henderson, research associate at the Poverty Center
Cleveland takes action against homeowners with lead paint on property
Spectrum News: 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
What to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder in Kids
Parents Magazine: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity