Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
At ӰƵ’s , equity, innovation and transformation are more than just values—they’re deeply embedded in all of the research and work we do, and the news we make. Stay up to date on how students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Mandel School are tackling mental health challenges, addressing inequalities, leading community transformation and more.
Hero Type
Image
Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a…
Recent News
Hero Type
Image
September 28, 2018
Associate Professor Kathleen Farkas of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences served on the National Taskforce Steering Committee for a trauma-informed social work curricular guide published by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). This is not the Mandel School’s...
Hero Type
Image
September 28, 2018
In a recent study, a team of experts from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences found medication-assisted treatment use didn’t increase the odds of drug court graduation, but social supports and age may...
Hero Type
Image
September 28, 2018
After 15 years and nine peer-reviewed books, David Biegel, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice, and Elizabeth M. Tracy, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor of Social Work, have completed a comprehensive collection of evidence-based practices in the field of social work.
“We designe...
Hero Type
Image
August 28, 2018
Students are invited to information sessions about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ winter break study abroad programs.
The sessions will cover the Global Health and Social Development in India and Health, Human and Social Development in Rural and Urban Ecuador ...
Hero Type
Image
August 24, 2018
Research Assistant Professor Fred Butcher and Senior Research Associate Krystel Tossone, both affiliated with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-authored a report for the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission.
Their report, titled “Impact of House Bill 86 & Sentencing...
Hero Type
Image
August 01, 2018
Juveniles who complete diversion programs for their crimes are less likely to continue their criminal activity as adults, according to new research from ӰƵ.
The researchers got a rare opportunity to examine early adulthood recidivism for juvenile justice-involved youth ...
Hero Type
Image
July 10, 2018
ӰƵ has a long, rich history in social work. As the nation’s first university-affiliated professional graduate school of social work, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences holds a special place in history.
That historical account is now out...
Hero Type
Image
June 29, 2018
Three researchers from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education published a paper titled, “Examining the impact of a juvenile justice diversion program for youth with behavioral health concerns on early adulthood recidivism” in Child and Youth Services Review.
Begun Center re...
Hero Type
Image
June 08, 2018
Jane Timmons-Mitchell, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education and associate professor of clinical psychiatry, wrote Suicide Prevention: A Practical Guide for the Practitioner.
The book, published by Springer, is a resource for psychiatrists, psy...
Hero Type
Image
June 05, 2018
Trauma is among the leading public-health concerns in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health.
And it’s now the focus of a new training and research center at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ. A group o...