In what has become a regular occurrence, 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 2024.
Winter
CBS News: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Bismarck Tribune: Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland Jewish News: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
WRHU, New York City: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Signal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Yahoo News: Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Signal Cleveland: David Crampton, associate professor in the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
St. Louis American: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Spring
Signal Cleveland: Megan Holmes, professor and the co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland Patch: Ann Nguyen, associate professor at the Mandel School
NPR: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
The Land: Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Research
Cleveland Plain Dealer: David Crampton, associate professor in the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Columbus Dispatch: Harley French Rubin, a student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Ideastream: Ryan McMaster, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
Public Interest Technology: Francisca GarcÃa-Cobián Richter, research associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Summer
Yahoo: Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Time Magazine: Jennifer King, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and assistant director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity
Essence: David Miller, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Spectrum News: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Alex Pierson Show, Canadian Public Radio: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
MSN: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Block Club Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities,
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
AARP Magazine: Francisca GarcÃa-Cobián Richter, research associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Signal Cleveland: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
Cleveland Plain Dealer: David Miller, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
MSN: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland, housed within the Mandel School
MSN: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science
The News-Herald: Mark Chupp, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Fall
MSN: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Vaishali Deo and Sarah Fulton, both research associates at the Begun Center
MSN: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
WEWS: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
News Nation: Vaishali Deo, research associate at the Begun Center
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
BBC News: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
MSN: Meagan Ray-Novak, Research Associate at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development and doctoral candidate
WalletHub: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Signal Cleveland: Francisca GarcÃa-Cobián Richter, research associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
The Land: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Spectrum News: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
WKYC: Angela Newman-White, director of First Year Cleveland, housed within the Mandel School
Experts cite unlocked and loaded guns as key factors in accidental shooting deaths
ideastream: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
