Who We Are

Our Team

  • Mark Joseph

    Mark L. Joseph, PhD

    Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Founding Director
    National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Faculty Associate
    Center on Poverty and Community Development
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

    Email: mark.joseph@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3426

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    Debbie Wilber, MPA

    Associate Director
    National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Faculty Associate
    Schubert Center for Child Studies

    Email: debbie.wilber@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0551

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Colette Ngana, PhD

colette.ngana@case.edu

Colette is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University. Her research focus is on the experiences of burn injury survivors, particularly the intersection of housing and accidental injury. She holds a BS in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science from Michigan State University and an MA in Bioethics from CWRU. Colette is also a pottery and crochet artist and reproductive justice advocate working with local abortion rights, health, and justice organizations in Ohio. 

Students

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Jacob Rivera
Senior Research Assistant
jacob.rivera@case.edu


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Kate Freeman (she/her)
Senior Research Assistant
kate.freeman@case.edu


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Samantha Ready
Research Assistant
samantha.ready@case.edu