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FACULTYNEWSAssistant professorKathryn Betts Adamsorganized andpresented, along withcolleagues from theUniversityof Portland andUniversity of CentralFlorida, a “think tank”at the Council on Social Work Education(CSWE) Annual Program Meeting inPortland, OR, in October. The topic was“How to integrate Evidence-BasedPractice into practice Courses withoutlosing the focus on Practice or How tokeep the baby inwith the bathwater.”Professors David E. Biegel and ElizabethM. Tracy are Co-Editors of the Evidence-Based Practices Series published byOxford University Press in cooperationwith the Mandel School of Applied SocialSciences. The third volume in this Series,Mental Health Treatment for Childrenand Adolescents by Jacqueline Corcoran(2011), has just been published. Previousvolumes in the Series include SchoolSocial Work by Michael Kelly, JamesRaines, Susan Stone, and Andy Frey(2010), and Family Psychoeducation forSerious Mental Illness by Harriet Lefley(2009). Six other volumes in the Seriesare under contract.The Cuyahoga CountyCommissionersappointed David E.Biegel, Henry ZuckerProfessor of SocialWork Practice andassociate dean forresearch and trainingat the Mandel Schoolof Applied Social Sciences, to the Alcohol,Drug Addiction and Mental HealthServices Board of Cuyahoga County. TheADAMHS Board is responsible for theplanning, funding and monitoring ofpublic mental health and alcohol andother drug addiction services in thecounty. This is Dr. Biegel’s firstappointment. He is filling an unexpiredterm and is eligible for reappointment fortwo more four-year terms.Assistant professors Mark G. Chupp andMark L. Joseph have published “Gettingthe Most Out of Service Learning:Maximizing Student, University andCommunity Impact” in the Journal ofCommunity Practice, Taylor & FrancisGroup, LLC, 18:190–212, 2010.Lillian F. HarrisProfessor of UrbanResearch and SocialChange Claudia J.Coulton was honoredas one of the CaseWestern ReserveUniversity 2010Women ofAchievement sponsored by the FloraStone Mather Center for Women.The final report of thePractice Review andImprovement Panelconvened by theCuyahoga CountyDepartment ofChildren and FamilyServices under theleadership ofassociate professor David S. Cramptonwas released on October 13. Dr.Crampton and 27 child welfare expertsand community representativesincluding MSASS alumnae DaralynnConstant, MSSA ’76, Maureen Dee, MSSA’78, and Catherine Lester, ’99. The reportincluded 12 pages of recommendationsfor improving and enhancing services tocombat threats to children fromdomestic violence, substance abuse andmental illness. The panel called on theCuyahoga County’s child-welfare agencyto improve the way it manages highriskfamilies, but it also putresponsibility on the community andthe next county government to keepchildren safe. “It’s not about thedepartment…,” said Crampton, “It’sabout all of us working together toprotect our children.” The panel wasconvened after the deathsof two children who had been reunitedwith their parents. The report andrecommendations are available at:http://cfs.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/community-task-forcerecommendations.aspxAssociate professors Kathleen Farkasand Aloen Townsend have joined withMSASS doctoral alumna Amy Krentzmanto publish “Spirituality, Religiousness andAlcoholism Treatment Outcomes: AComparison between Black and WhiteParticipants. Alcoholism TreatmentQuarterly. 28, 2, p.128-150.Grace F. BrodyProfessor of Parent-Child Studies VictorK. Groza has beengiven an honorarymembership to theAssociation of Schoolsof Social Work inRomania for work hecontinued on page 4FALL 2010 3

FACULTYNEWSdid in that country from 1991 to 2005.Dr. Groza has been working with theUniversity of Bucharest and otherinstitutions to develop social workeducation in Romania as well as severalother projects there.Dr. Groza was interviewed by the RuddAdoption Research Program at theUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst“The Voices Project” in November abouthis research on national and internationalpolicy and practice including hisparticipation in Partners for ForeverFamilies, a Public-Private-UniversityInitiative and a Neighborhood-BasedApproach to recruitment, initiated in 2008and funded by Adoption Opportunities:Diligent Recruitment of Families forChildren in the Foster Care System. “At thetime this grant was developed,” stated Dr.Groza, “the overall population of children infoster care had declined but the childrenwho remained in care were older and morecomplicated, requiring new methods topromote their need for permanency.”Ralph S. and DorothyP. Schmitt ProfessorMerl C. (“Terry”)Hokenstad, Jr. hasbeen chosen forappointment as aDistinguishedUniversity Professorby President BarbaraSnyder at Case Western ReserveUniversity. Terry is in the first cohort ofsix CWRU professors to receive thishonor. They were recognized at theUniversity Convocation in August.Dr. Hokenstad and MSASS doctoralstudent Amy Restorick Roberts recentlypublished “Global Greying and ActiveAging: Challenges for International SocialWork” in the Journal of Global SocialWork Practice, Vol. 3, No. 2 (November/December 2010) and “Social Work’s Rolein Ensuring, Enabling and SupportiveEnvironments for Older Persons: A GlobalPerspective” in the Journal of SocialIntervention: Theory and Practice, Vol. 19,Issue 2 (2010).4 MSASS ActionAt CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting inPortland, Dr. Hokenstad presented “SocialIntegration of Displaced Populations: TheCase of Human Trafficking.” He alsopresented “The United Nations and ItsMillennium Development Goals” atKenyon College in November.Assistant professorDeborah Jacobsonwill lead a panelpresentation onMicro-credit andSocial Development inBangladesh: StudyAbroad Program atthe InternationalConsortium for Social Development(ICSD) conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh,January, 2011. ICSD is an organization ofpractitioners, scholars and students inhuman services. Seventeen studentsfrom CWRU on the study abroad coursein Bangladesh this year will each have achance to participate in the conferenceas part of the program.The CSWE Council onthe Role and Status ofWomen in Social WorkEducation MentorshipRecognition Programhas honored associateprofessor Lenore A.Kola at the APMconference in Portlandin October. Dr. Kola was nominated byElizabeth M. Tracy, Ph.D. The honorrecognizes women “who have comebefore us” who provided crucial supportand guidance that leads to personal andprofessional achievement and effectivepractice.Gerald Mahoney,Verna Houck MottoProfessor of Familiesand Communities,gave the keynotepresentation for the9th Biannual NationalEarly ChildhoodIntervention AustraliaConference in Canberra, Australia in May.He and MSASS doctoral alumna FridaPerales, Ph.D. ‘09, alsopresented two, 2-dayworkshops on theResponsive TeachingEarly InterventionCurriculum for theWestern AustraliaDisability ServicesCommission in Perth,Australia. They also conducted an EarlyIntervention Institute at Chung YuanChristian University in Chung-Li, Taiwanin August and gave the keynotepresentation for the 4th InternationalConference on Special Education at ChungYuan Christian University in Chung-Li.Clinical instructorSoad Mansour visitedwith Japanese socialworkers in Tokyo,Japan on June 6th todiscuss MSASScurricula, admission,licensure requirements,and to promoterecruitment of students in the master’sprogram. Arrangement for the meetingwas made by MSASS alumna TomokoYamamura Thompson (MSSA ’96) whoworks at Tokyo Koseinenkin Hospital.Mansour met with five social workersrepresenting social work in hospitals, anNGO serving adults with disabilities, anda for profit recruitment firm. Dinnerfollowed with MSASS alumni: Tomokoand Steve (MSSA ’97) Thompson,associate professor at YokohamaWomen’s Junior College; Keiko Kuwahara(MSSA ’03), translator coordinator; andAyaka Yamamato (MSSA ’00), teacher’sassistant for special education and NGOagency social worker.Newly appointedLeona Bevis/Marguerite HaynamProfessor inCommunityDevelopment AnnaMaria Santiago waswelcomed byCleveland’s Hispaniccommunity in September at the MayDugan Center on Bridge Avenue. She

spoke briefly about her research in housing andmeasuring successful community change. Theevent was organized with the assistance ofLorraine Vega and Magda Gomez (MSSA ’04) ofthe Hispanic Roundtable and was attended byleaders in the for-profit and non-profit Latinocommunity.In 2010, Dr. Santiago published an article withGeorge C. Galster, Ana H. Santiago-San Roman,Cristina M. Tucker, Angela A. Kaiser, and RebeccaA. Grace an article entitled “Foreclosing on theAmerican dream? The financial consequences oflow-income homeownership.” Housing PolicyDebate, 20(4), 707–742.Emerita professor IlgaSvechs will receive the “Crossof Merit” from her nativecountry of Latvia in aceremony scheduled forNovember 18 at the Libraryof Congress in Washington,DC. The Latvian “Cross ofMerit” is the highest civilianaward given by Latvia. The award ceremonyincludes a dinner and concert attended by StateDepartment officials and representatives ofLatvia. In 1992, Dr. Svechs returned as aFulbright Scholar to Latvia, the country she fledas a child during World War II, to become thefirst social work educator to go to the BalticStates following the fall of communism. Afterthat initial visit her return trips were continual.She taught in her native language at theUniversity of Latvia and at Latvia’s Academy ofCulture. She also worked with the Latvianorphanages and lobbied relentlessly to establisha department of social work and psychology atthe Children’s Hospital of Latvia, the onlychildren’s hospital in the country. Her dreamwas realized in just three years. Exactly 75 yearsago, Dr. Svech’s father , John, received this sameaward for his loyalty and devotion to Latvia.In October, Elizabeth M.Tracy, Grace Longwell CoyleProfessor in Social Work,presented “Expanding theToolkit for Home BasedFamily Work: The Other 23Hours Then and Now” atthe Walker SchoolSymposium at BabsonCollege in Wellesley, MA.INTERNATIONALSTUDY TRAVELThe Mandel School is offering short-terminternational study opportunities for studentsand professionals. As an alumni orprofessional, you can join students as theytravel during spring break in March toGuatemala, Turkey, Kenya, or to Ecuador inMay. Travelers see cultural attractions as wellas meet with regional and neighborhoodleaders, policymakers, practitioners, scholarsand consumers. These internationalopportunities are designed to enableparticipants to experience a new culture, tosee comparative social service systems, and togain new insights into the needs of people inthe U.S. and abroad. Recent studies haveshown participants who are immersed inshort-term travel programs to be moreglobally engaged. For more information, youcan visit our web site at http://msass.case.edu/international/index.html or contactDr. Debby Jacobson at dxj@ase.eduFALL 2010 5

News from the Doctoral ProgramCurrent StudentsPatrick BoyleZoe Breen WoodHeehyul MoonFelicia Demchuk6 MSASS ActionPatrick Boyle (2001 Cohort)has made several presentations in The Netherlands:“Integrated Treatment Principles,” AvansHogeschool, University of Applied Sciences,videoconference, Breda, NL September 2, 2010“Integrated Treatment: Principles, Challenges, andLessons Learned,” GGZ Breburg Group, Breda, NL.March 9, 2010“Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment: 10 Yearsof Lessons Learned,” Mentrum program leadermaster class, Mentrum/Arkin, Amsterdam, NL.March 9, 2010,Zoe Breen Wood (2003 Cohort)traveled to Guatemala for a travel and studytour with students, where they provided trainingand technical assistance to child welfare serviceproviders in March 2010. She also traveled toEthiopia to provide training and technicalassistance to community-based and governmentagencies related to child welfare and adoption inMay 2010.Heehyul Moon (2006 Cohort)is focusing her dissertation on potentialpredictors of quality of life of family caregivers(CG) and care recipients (CR) with dementia at theearly stage. This study assesses incongruencebetween CG and CR about the CR’s values andpreferences about the decision making processand decision making involvement. In addition,this research explores the mediating effect ofCG’s and CR’s negative perceptions of the qualityof the relationship between CG and CR, and onthe association between incongruence in thedecision making process and quality of life ofboth CG and CR.Felicia Demchuk (2006 Cohort)presented in Rolduc, Kerkrade, the Netherlands forthe first European Conference on Fetal AlcoholSpectrum Disorders, November 3 – 5, 2010. Shegave a poster presentation based on her doctoralstudy entitled “Investigating the impact of prenatalalcohol exposure on the social-emotional, academic,and adaptive functioning of internationally adoptedchildren” including detailed information about theliterature review. Felicia reports, “I was honored tobe able to present my study; however, the mostvaluable part of this experience was that I was ableto meet with a number of the researchers uponwhose work my own study is based. As a result Ireceived first-hand information about theircurrent and unpublished work while having theopportunity to network with the top scientists inmy field. Though this was intimidating at times, Ifelt that my professors and experiences at MSASShad prepared me well as I interacted with theseworld-class researchers.”Maureen Riley Behringer(2009 Cohort)provided a one-hourpresentation at a conference inOslo, Norway in May entitled“Orphaned and VulnerableChildren in Low ResourceCountries:A Summary of Education Interventions.”International Adoption Conference: InternationalAdoptees — School performance, educationattainment, and social adjustment. Held in Oslo,Norway; May 18-19; 2009Louis Weigele (2009 Cohort)conducted a training sessionwith Richard Romaniuk (MSSA’99) in October 2010 ontreatment and prevention ofproblem and pathologicalgambling in Warsaw, Poland.Approximately one hundredtherapists and addiction specialists fromthroughout Poland participated in the training. Asthe result of increased availability andaccessibility to gambling opportunities due to anincrease in video lottery terminals and casinos,there was an identified need for gambling specifictraining. Both Richard and Louis teach addictionsrelatedcoursework at MSASS. Louis also is acertified problem gambling counselor who haspresented regionally and nationally on problemsrelated to gambling. The training was sponsoredby the Polish national lottery and a Polishfoundation.

Doctoral Alumni in the NewsSandra M. Turner, Ph.D. ’04, was namedone of three overall America’s Area ValuesChampions for Ernst & Young LLP. She isthe U.S. Director of the company’s AssistProgram and is responsible for delivering arange of services including personal andfamily counseling, daily life services, legalconsultation, the E&Y discounts program,back-up care and college coaching to the Ernst & Young family.Dr. Turner was given this honor in September at a dinner inNew York City.David A. Campbell, Ph.D. ’00, has published “Is constituentfeedback living up to its promise? Provider perceptions offeedback practices in nonprofit human service organizations”in Families in Society (2010) (91) 3, pp. 313-320. David isassistant professor at Binghamton University in New York.Martha G. Roditti, Ph.D. ‘03, has joined P. Schultz, M. Gillette,M. and I. de la Rosa in the publication of “ Resiliency and socialsupport networks in a population of Mexican Americanintimate partner violence survivors” in Families in Society,(2010) (91) 3, pp. 248-256.Craig Boitel, Ph.D. ’02, MSSA ’77, hascollaborated with his wife LaurentineFramm, M.D. and Kathleen J. Farkas, Ph.D.and Merl C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Jr., Ph.D. inthe publication of “ Learning transferprinciples in a comprehensive integrationmodel” in the Journal of Teaching in SocialWork. (November 2009) 29(4), 400-417.MSASS CAREER SERVICES:Not Just for Students AnymoreThe Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in collaboration with the University’s Career Center provides graduates careerassistance, job exploration and other related resources. These services are provided through one-on-one consultation, careercounseling, self-assessments, mock interview services and access to CareerLink. Career Workshops enable alumni and studentsto focus on self-awareness techniques and skills. Alumni may contact Thomas Matthews, Director of the Career Center, by emailthomas.matthews@case.edu, or at 216-368-4446 to learn more about or request specific workshops.Don’t forget that MSASS has alumni and faculty with extensive knowledge of employment trends in the field on a local, regional,national and international level. Graduates of The Mandel School are located in all 50 states and 36 countries and are employed inall sectors of social work practice. Alumni and students may contact Pamela Carson, Director of Alumni Relations, by emailpamela.carson@case.edu or at 216-368-2281 for individualized support and networking opportunities with alumni. Faculty canalso be of great assistance when discussing your career aspirations or opportunities. Faculty websites and email addresses arelocated at http://msass.case.edu/ For more information regarding Career Services at MSASS, please contact 216-368-6756.FALL 2010 7

NEW FACULTY EXTENDSMSASS ResearchBuilding Assets in Low-Income CommunitiesAnna Maria Santiago, Ph.D., joined the faculty at the Mandel School of AppliedSocial Sciences in July 2010 as the inaugural Leona Bevis and MargueriteHaynam Professor in Community Development. Dr. Santiago is a specialist inurban and social welfare policy as well as research methodology. She has held facultypositions at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Universidad del SagradoCorazon, Seton Hall University, Indiana University, and Wayne State University. Sheteaches research, community and social development, and policy courses in themaster’s and doctoral degree programs at the Mandel School.For more than two decades, Dr. Santiago has been involvedwith research that examines the importance of place on theeconomic opportunities and life chances of low-income andminority families. Dr. Santiago’s current research focusesprimarily on how federal, state and local housing policies andprograms serve as vehicles for community and socialdevelopment. The four domains of her current work are (1) theimpacts of housing markets on low-income, minoritycommunities and individuals; (2) human, financial and socialcapital formation and asset building strategies in low-incomefamilies; (3) evaluating the multidimensional value ofhomeownership to low-income households; and (4) measuringneighborhood effects on the health and well-being of lowincome,minority children. In each of these areas, she isconcerned with identifying the ways in which contemporarysocial welfare and anti-poverty policies can be used to reducethe social and economic disparities experienced by low-incomeand minority families and children residing in U.S. urban areas.Her publications include numerous articles in peer-reviewedjournals, book chapters, and one co-authored book, Why NOT inMy Backyard?Dr. Santiago’s research has been supported by grants from theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, theNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development, theFord Foundation, the Mac Arthur Foundation, the Social ScienceResearch Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.Currently, she is working on two grant-supported projects: NotJust Buying a Home, a longitudinal study funded by the Fordand Mac Arthur Foundations which evaluates the short- andlonger-term impact of homeownership counseling programson social capital formation for low-income, minority8 MSASS Action

homebuyers. For the past ten years, this studyhas followed two cohorts of low-incomehouseholds receiving housing assistance toascertain how they can be best assisted to buildfinancial, human and social capital and attain andmaintain homeownership. The study uses datafrom an innovative self-sufficiency/asset buildingand homeownership program (HOP) run by theDenver Housing Authority. Goals of the projectinclude unbiased estimates of HOP programimpacts for achieving homeownership andownership of other assets and impacts ofhomeownership on adult and child outcomes;benefit-cost analysis of HOP; and an analysis ofhome appreciation and foreclosure experiences oflow-income homeowners. The primary goals of the study areto rigorously evaluate the multi-dimensional value ofhomeownership to low-income households and the efficacy ofan innovative program to increase such homeownershipopportunities.The second study, Magnitudes and Mechanisms ofNeighborhood Effects on Children, was funded by grants fromthe National Institute of Child Health and HumanDevelopment, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, examines the influence of neighborhoodcontexts on the health and well-being of children throughoutchildhood. The purpose of this study is to: (1) quantifyprecisely how various conditions in the surroundingneighborhood independently affect a variety of outcomes forlow-income children who have resided in public housing for asubstantial period of time during childhood; and (2) probecausal paths and mechanisms relative to how neighborhoodconditions or environments might cause these outcomes. Theresearch poses several questions. For children who spend aconsiderable period during ages 0-18 living in DHA publichousing, are there statistically and economically significantdifferences in their outcomes in five domains (health,education, employment, behavioral and demographic) thatcan be attributed to differences in their neighborhoods(controlling for family and individual characteristics)? If thereare neighborhood-based differences in child outcomes, whatappear to be the salient mechanisms and causal pathsoperative in the neighborhood environment? Do thesemechanisms and paths vary by outcome domain,neighborhood spatial scale, and child developmental stage,ethnicity or gender?In both studies, the goal of the analyses is to aid in thedevelopment of more effective antipoverty policies andprograms to improve the opportunities and life chancesavailable to low-income and minority families and theirchildren.FALL 2010 9

Mental Health in theJustice SystemAmy Blank Wilson is an assistantprofessor at MSASS and recentlycompleted a National Institute of MentalHealth postdoctoral fellowship at theInstitute for Health, Health Care Policy,and Aging Research at Rutgers University.Dr. Wilson joined MSASS in July and isteaching Direct Practice classes thissemester. She has received extensivetraining in both quantitative andqualitative research methods and has worked on numerousprojects examining mental health services using thesemethods. Her dissertation used ethnographic researchmethods to examine how people with mental illness accessservices after release from jail. During her postdoctoral training,she examined the experiences of people with mental illnessesin jail using Medicaid claims and jail data. Her dissertationresearch raised a number of questions about the paritybetween the services available in the public mental healthsystem and those available to people with mental illnessinvolved in the criminal justice system and the barriers theseindividuals face when trying to access services upon release.Since completing her doctorate degree, Dr. Wilson has receivedfunding from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economicsand the National Institute of Disability and RehabilitationResearch to explore the community participation of peoplewith serious mental illness leaving jail and the public mentalhealth system’s capacity to provide services to theseindividuals. There are several areas related to service deliverysystems and people who are either incarcerated or homelessthat she would like to pursue to build upon her earlier research.One critical area involves the identification requirements ofhealth and mental health services. Her study would examinethe expanded use of identification requirements in health andmental health care services and how these requirementsimpact people with serious mental illnesses and their access toservices, especially among those who are homeless or involvedin the criminal justice system.Dr. Wilson would also like to take the study further by testingthe feasibility of using observation research techniques to studyhow people with mental illness engage community resourcesand participate in community activities after release from jail.One aspect of this study would examine where this participationtakes place in relation to where individuals live. Because there istypically no “exit plan” for parolees, Dr. Wilson would compareand contrast how people with mental illness define their ownservice needs when they are released from jail and what kindsof strategies they use to meet these needs. These would thenbe compared with the goals and service strategies thatprofessionals who work with these individuals might develop.10 MSASS Action

The Role of Social Work inCancer ResearchJung-won Lim is an assistant professor at MSASS and a member of theBuilding End-of-life Science through Positive Human Strengths and Traits(BEST) Center of the CWRU Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Shereceived her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Southern California in2006, and joined the MSASS faculty in July.Dr. Lim’s earlier positions include medical social worker in theHangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea, and researchfellow in the Center of Community Alliance for Research andEducation (CCARE) at the City of Hope National Medical Center,Duarte, California. Her major research focus involves cancersurvivorship and caregiving issues for cultural and ethnicminority and underserved populations. She has a specialinterest in psychosocial and behavioral outcomes with the goalof improving overall quality of life and reducing cultural andethnic disparities among underserved Asian-American cancersurvivors and their family members.As an ethnic minority woman (Korean) living in the UnitedStates, Dr. Lim came to recognize the salience of culture in herown life, as well as the psychosocial and socioecologicalcontexts among diverse ethnic populations. She arrived in theUnited States in 2001 to begin her academic and researchcareer at the University of Southern California (USC). Beforecoming to the United States, she worked as a medical socialworker, providing patients with diverse psychosocial andfinancial services for three years. While working as a socialworker, Dr. Lim recognized the need for a professional andsystemic approach to working with patients and decided topursue further study in United States. Her initial focus was onpatients with chronic physical illness (not specific to cancersurvivors), but a calling to psychosocial oncology plunged herinto a lifetime commitment to the field as a research scientist.In 2009, Dr. Lim, as principal investigator, submitted a proposalto the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Instituteto examine family communication and coping among KoreanandChinese-American breast cancer survivors and theirfamilies. The proposal was funded at its first submission. Thegoal of the project is to better understand whether and in whatways talking about a traumatic event may help Asian-American cancer survivors make sense of the experience, findmeaning, and achieve emotional resolution. The specific aim ofthis study is to investigate the patterns in familycommunication, coping, and health-related quality of life(HRQOL) between Chinese- and Korean-American breastcancer survivors, and to explore dyadic relationships in familycommunication and coping between the survivors and familymembers using a culturally responsive framework. This studywill benefit future research on the development of familycommunication and family coping models for Chinese- andKorean-American breast cancer survivors and their families. Itwill also demonstrate the applicability and efficacy of theculturally-tailored models, and develop the evidence-basedintervention programs that will improve health-related qualityof life.Currently, Dr. Lim is engaged in a pilot study with the FrancesPayne Bolton School of Nursing to expand her studies ofpartner communication for women with breast cancer, menwith prostate cancer, and men and women with colorectalcancer on the purpose of improving family resilience andquality of life. These survivors and their partners will includeAsian-, African-, and European-Americans.Dr. Lim says, “These projects help me to establish my career asan independent scientist in the psychosocial and behavioralcancer research arena, and, in turn, diversify the pool ofresearchers who are committed to understanding andaddressing the needs of Asian Americans cancer survivors.”FALL 2010 11

IT’S ALL IN THEFAMILYLove in 320AWhen Ryan Mosier (MSSA ’07) left Indiana University,he chose a graduate program in social work that wouldbe close to his family home in Chardon, Ohio. MSASS washis first choice to pursue an education in child therapy.At the same time Jennifer Nye (MSSA ’07) was moving fromIndianapolis to Cleveland to attend MSASS and would alsostudy child therapy. Jennie said two factors made herdecision: MSASS’top-ten nationalranking and theavailability ofscholarships. Ryanand Jennie met inJerry Strom’s ChildDevelopment classand by the end oftheir first semester,they had honedtheir listening skillsas much on eachother as on theclass. Graduatingin 2007, the twoembarked oncareers: Ryan infull-time privatepractice, atAffiliates inBehavioral Health, and as apart-time child therapist at Beech Brook; and Jennie at CaseWestern Reserve University’s Weatherhead School ofManagement as director of its annual fund.Ryan Mosier and Jennifer NyeTheir relationship continued to blossom for another twoyears after graduation when Ryan thought it might be timeto advance it to the next level. In February 2009, he askedJennie to meet him in Room 320A at MSASS to participatewith him on a career panel. Just another activity to fit intoher busy life she thought. She arrived to an empty room,except for Ryan, who told her that he was glad she was“early” since it gave him time to show her his PowerPointpresentation. As a skilled presenter, Ryan’s PowerPointincluded bullet points, photos, and clever graphics to conveyhis message of love. Half way through the presentation,Ryan was becoming frustrated. Jennie simply wasn’tgetting it despite slides that were framed in little hearts.The last slide entitled “In Summary” was when Ryanpopped the question and produced an engagement ring.The rest, as they say, is history. We hope their’s will be alifetime of happiness that began at MSASS.A Tradition of LeadershipLike the Barrymore’s, some families are rich with passion,talent, and distinguished careers within the same field.Such was the path for four members of the Schlachterfamily in the practice of mental health serving children andfamilies. William (Bill) Schlachter grew up in the Bronx inNew York City with his younger brother Roy. Bill went off toSASS and graduated in 1952. Before following in his olderbrother’s footsteps, younger brother Roy married LillianGlassberg, another New Yorker with the goal of becoming achild and family therapist. The couple went off to Cleveland,and Roy graduated from SASS in 1959. Lillian waited untiltheir three children were of school age, and then she beganclasses at SASS, graduating in 1976. Their eldest child, Scott,followed in their footsteps, graduating in 1984.Bill Schlachter died in 2006 after a notable career in thepublic sector as director of child welfare for MontgomeryCounty, Pennsylvania. Roy worked at Cleveland PsychiatricInstitute and Hospital and at Youth Services before going toMetro General Hospital to establish an evening mentalhealth clinic. Healso counseledwomen comingout of prison inthe newly-createdCommunityRe-Entry Programat LutheranMetropolitanMinistry andenjoyed a longstint as the call-incounselor onTV-5’s “TheMorningExchange.”Lillian earned aB.A. degree inPsychology fromQueens Collegein New York andworked for JewishVocational Service,so entered SASS with yearsRoy, Lillian and Scott Schlachter with Indieof experience. She also entered the mental health field aftergraduation, first for Sagamore Hills Children PsychiatricHospital, then Lake County Mental Health Center and laterin private practice. During this time Lillian also served asadjunct faculty at MSASS for 12 years and taught numerouscontinued on page 1412 MSASS Action

[ Class Notes ]Verna Houck Motto, MSSA ’42, celebratedher 91st birthday recently. She alsomoved eastward to Haverford nearPhiladelphia be near her daughterMarilyn and family. Her only regret wasthat she could not take the Californiaweather with her.Edith Holzbauer Kalech, MSSA ’53,continues in the helping professionthrough retirement. She is a docent at aHolocaust Museum in Cherry Hill, NJ. Shealso volunteers in her community visitingthe sick, providing care taker relief anddriving seniors to appointments.Howard Epstein,MSSA ’57, authored,Jews in Small Towns:Legends & Legacies.An Atlanta PBSstation close to hishometown ofDecatur, GA did avideo interview withhim about the book.Both the book andthe video have been placed in the libraryof the new Museum of American Jews inPhiladelphia.Virginia Galbreath Gibson, MSSA ’69,has written a historical fiction book forchildren based on the life of her greatgrandfather. Titled “Escape on theNational Road” it is currently beingillustrated and should be published soon.Dorothy Faller, MSSA ’75, has beenelected President of the Board of theGestalt Institute of Cleveland.Monica Meade, MSSA ’82, has been aschool social worker in Texas for over 16years. In 2009 she was named TexasSchool Social Worker of the Year.Alease Johnson, MSSA ’82, is AssistantDirector of Social Work at SuburbanHospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine.Patricia Nobili, MSSA ‘86, has held thepost of President and Executive Directorof the Achievement Centers for Childrenfor 16 years. In that time the agency hasgrown five times over, serving 4,000children with disabilities and theirfamilies in three locations in CuyahogaCounty.Carole Brazsky, MSSA ’91, is retired aftera career working in mental health, withthe criminally insane and as theexecutive director of Child Abuse Arizona.Laura Arabian, MSSA ’93, completed theCleveland Rite Aide Marathon.continued on page 14Photo by Daniel MilnerAs proud MSASS alumna JaneDaroff MSSA ’85, (third from right)looked on, an energetic crowd ofstudents and community memberscelebrated the new Case WesternReserve University Lesbian GayBisexual Transgender Center with aformal ribbon-cutting ceremony.Daroff, co-founder of ClevelandPFLAG, an organization for parents,family and friends of lesbians andgays, was a driving force in thedevelopment of a center on theCase campus. The new space is inthe southwest corner of the firstfloor of Thwing Center.Stephen Smookler, MSSA ’70, is executivedirector of Wesley Community Servicesin Cincinnati, OH. His agency providesservices for seniors, including homemakerservices, Meals-on-Wheels, medicaltransportation, housing and links to aconsortium of churches serving seniors.The agency also has a meals and careprogram for the pets who live withseniors.Merrianne Moss Leff, MSSA ’73, is inprivate practice in High Point NC. She isboard member with the local NAMI.Distinguished Alumni Lecture“How to Use Storytelling & Its Benefits in a Social Service Client Setting”Friday, February 18, 2011 - 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Mandel School, Room 320Barbara Eady, MSSA ‘74 (2 CEU’s)Storytelling is often used for entertainment, education and edification andcan be a powerful therapeutic tool. It gently opens the heart and mind to newinsights and, teaching others to share stories, can allow your clients to findtheir own voice. You will be invited to listen as well as plan ways to addstories in treatment. Contact Pamela Carson at 216-368-2281 orpamela.carson@case.eduCEU’s are $25 per lecture payable at the door.FALL 2010 13

[ Class Notes ]14 MSASS ActionKaren J. Osterle,MSSA ’94, wasnamed a “TopTherapist” byWashingtonMagazine. She isalso included inWho’s Who inMedicine Academia,2008.Anna “Lisa” Clark, MSSA ’95, is withBerea Children’s Home and FamilyServices as Director of ResidentialTreatment, Group Homes and PartialHospitalization.Erin Martin, MSSA ’02, is a contractor forthe Department of Defense and istraveling to military instillations in theUS and abroad, working with soldiers andtheir families around issues ofdeployment and reintegration fromcombat zones.Corey Miller, MSSA ’05, is a United StatesProbation Officer for the Eastern Districtof Tennessee in their Investigation Unit.Katherine Pecorak Goodman, MSSA ’05,had twin boys last year. She is a socialworker at Menorah Park in the rehabunit.Monica Bricker-Thompson, MSSA ’08,works for United Way Services of GeaugaCounty coordinating the emergencyfinancial assistance program. She andher husband Jason are licensed fosterparents/adoptive parents for PortageCounty Job and Family Services.Tamore Gemayel, MSSA ’08, is theCommunity Relations Coordinator forLakeland Management Systems, Inc.MSASS Women of AchievementIT’S ALL IN THE FAMILY continued from page 12continuing education classes until her“real” retirement in 2005. Scottgraduated from The Ohio State Universitywith a social work degree and took thefamily path to SASS. His field educationmemories include the VeteransAdministration and Portage Path, amental health care agency in Barberton,Ohio. Today, Scott divides his daysbetween a private practice working withadolescents and families in Beachwood,Ohio and Grand River Academy where hecounsels high school boys.Although all the Schlachters enjoyedclasses in Beaumont Hall, their journeyat SASS took place during different erasin social history as well as professionalsocial work education. Lillian remembersWilma Peebles Wilkins, MSSA ’71, was honored withthe “Alumni Achievement Award” from the School ofEducation at the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill. Dr. Peebles-Wilkins earned her Ph.D from UNC.She was Dean of the Boston University School ofSocial Work for twelve years until her retirement.Phyllis Brody, MSSA ’58, Co-founder of Creativity forKids was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Businessas a distinguished female business leader. She and abusiness partner began Creativity for Kids out of herbasement in 1976. Brody has remained a leader inthe educational toy industry, winning such honors asthe Oppenheim Best Toy Award and the Parents’Choice Award.Volunteer OpportunityMSASS alumni are invited to volunteer to assist students during a job developmentevening: Preparing for your Career in Social Work, on Thursday, January 20, 2011 from5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the School. Volunteers are needed to conduct mock interviews.For more information or to volunteer, call Michael Holub, MSSA ’96 at 216-368-6165.how different it was for her as an olderstudent entering graduate school andone who was unafraid to challenge orquestion prevailing theory. Royremembers when the CWRU campusshut down because folksinger PeteSeeger was coming for a concert. Scottreflects on some of the risks in havingthe same professors as your parentshad years before. But as individuals whofollowed the same path into mentalhealth social work, they value theeducation they received and theopportunities their MSSA degreeoffered them throughout their careers.Do members of your family share anSASS/MSASS connection? Contact AnneMarie Cronin at axc34@case.edu.

Alumni Weekend –A Great Time Was Had By All(l-r) Susan Ross, ‘10, Jennifer Nye, ‘07, Estella Anku-Kidd, ‘10 and Lori Van Arsdell,Deana Jackson, Mindy Ghaemaghamy, ‘09Joan Southgate, MSSA ‘54and Dean GilmoreJane Miller, MSSA ’90MSASS alumni came together in strong numbers for thecampus-wide Case Western Reserve University AlumniWeekend from September 30 through October 3. MSASSkicked off its events with a reception on Thursday eveninghosted by Dean Cleve Gilmore that drew alumni from acrossthe years for food, drink and great discussion. Friday startedout with the “Grand Classes Luncheon” where JoanSouthgate, MSSA ’54 and this year’s MSASS DistinguishedAlumna, was honored along with alumni award winnersfrom throughout the University. Later in the afternoon,MSASS associate professor David Crampton, joined threeother University faculty for a panel discussion on “ThePolitics of Finance.” While the Weatherhead BusinessSchool faculty discussed finance through the eyes of theglobal economy and Washington DC politics, Dr. Cramptonstayed closer to home talking about housing prices, schoollevies and human service issues. On Saturday afternoonnearly 60 alumni and friends gathered at MSASS for alecture by Jane Miller, MSSA ’90, on “Training AssistanceDogs for Mental Health-The New Frontier.”(l-r) Lillian Schlachter, MSSA ’76 and Roy Schlachter,MSSA ’59 talk with Hal Agrast, MSSA ’51”Andrea Porter, ‘79, and Brandon Johnson, ‘11Misty Funk, MSSA ‘10 with Hal Agrast, MSSA ‘51and wife Charlotte.Join the fun and mark your calendars now for Alumni Reunion Weekend 2011, October 13 through the 16th.FALL 2010 15

We RememberWith sadness, the Mandel School of AppliedSocial Sciences announces the passing of ourextraordinary alumni and extends heartfeltcondolences to their family and friends:Florence E. TupperFlorence Evelyn Tupper, MSSA ’49 passed away at 100 yearsyoung in Alexandria, VA in October. Ms. Tupper was NationalDirector of Hospital Service for the Red Cross in Washington, DC.In 1943 she joined the Red Cross and rose through the ranksuntil retirement in 1974. Her career covered post-WWII and theKorean and Vietnam Wars. She directed Red Cross hospitalprograms in Korea, Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Guam,Hawaii, South Vietnam and Thailand.Combining her professional background and her interest inyoung people, Ms. Tupper was a group leader in the AmericanRed Cross hospitality project called Operation Vista, forstudents from other countries. She kept in touch with severalteenagers from various countries and was most proud that herKorean student, Ban Ki-moon, rose through the diplomaticranks to become Secretary General of the United Nations in2007. They had a life-long friendship. They had a joyous reunionin 2007 after Mr. Ban moved to New York and the UnitedNations and again in 2009 when he attended a celebration ofher 100th birthday.David H. Apple, ADL’33, SAS’40Helen Lampe, FSM’32, SAS’38Virginia Mary Sullivan, SAS’40Harold Needle, SAS’41Josephine V. Turner, SAS’44Michiko U. Higa, SAS’46Pauline E. Palub, SAS’46Elizabeth Turner, SAS’46Yvette R. Arian, SAS’49Lucy B. Fried, SAS’49Ruth Herman, SAS’49Robert L. Runkle, Jr., SAS’54Joan T. Rea, SAS’55George Mousetis, SAS’56Kathryn Gottschalk, SAS’57Cyril M. Misenko, SAS’61Gilbert E. Marsh, SAS’67Sheila D. Harshaw, SAS’68Mary M. Heenan, SAS’72Alma Reuben, SAS’73Rhonda Speert Grossman, SAS’77Florence Wish, SAS’77Martin P. Garino, Ph.D., SAS’77, GRS’77Virginia Ann Frohwerk, SAS’83Marcia Williams LaRiche, SAS’85Andrea Gemayel, SAS ‘86Kathryn Ann Vickey, SAS’87Miriam Stayerman Kline, SAS’89Dave Russell Newman, SAS’90Tonya Hunter, SAS’95Stephen Kruger, SAS’96, MGT’96Lisa Catherine Clay, SAS’0316 MSASS Action

Celebrating 10 years of evidence-based practices in Ohioanticipating the integration of primary and behavioral healthcareby Paul M. KubekThis season marks the tenth anniversary ofthe State of Ohio’s investment in evidencebasedpractices in local communities for thetreatment and recovery of people withsevere mental illness (SMI). The anniversarywas celebrated by the Mandel School’sCenter for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP)at its EBP conference, titled “SustainingEvidence-Based Practices: The Next TenYears,” which took place on October 12, 13,and 14 at the Greater Columbus ConventionCenter. Over 330 people from Ohio and 17other states attended the event, whichfeatured over 60 workshops and threekeynote plenary sessions.This year’s conference was the ninthsponsored by the CEBP and its CoordinatingCenter of Excellence (CCOE) initiatives. Theevent also marked the tenth anniversary ofthe CEBP, which is a technical assistanceorganization that provides consultation,training, and evaluation to service systemsand organizations that implement thesepractices. The CEBP is co-directed by LenoreA. Kola, Ph.D., of the Mandel School andRobert J. Ronis, M.D., of the Department ofPsychiatry at the Case School of Medicine.From Pilot Sites to Sustainable ProgramsThe CEBP got its start in December 1999 when the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) invested in a pilot implementationof Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), the evidence-based practice. ODMH commissioned the CEBP—through itsSubstance Abuse and Mental Illness CCOE—to help nine service organizations. Today, the CEBP provides technical assistance forintegrated treatment to all of Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals and over 60 community-based organizations. It also disseminatesSupported Employment (SE), the evidence-based practice, and several other practices, such as Motivational Interviewing. TheCEBP is beginning to work with community hospitals and community health clinics to integrate core components of behavioralhealth into primary healthcare services.To date, the CEBP has received requests for assistance from policy makers and organizations in 23 states and three countries.Visit the CEBP web site and join its mailing list: www.centerforebp.case.edu.FALL 2010 17

INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICYA number of SASS/MSASS alumni and faculty have entered the public sector either as volunteers or asofficeholders. In this issue of MSASS Action, we feature two instructors who serve the public at themunicipal level in their communities.Kirsten Holzheimer Gail, MSSA ‘91, LISW,Field Faculty AdvisorPublic Service: President, Euclid City Council,2008 – present; Ward 1 Councilwoman,1997-2008Kirsten Holzheimer Gail received her Masterof Science in Social Administration (MSSA)from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 1991, witha concentration in Community Development, Planning andManagement. After graduation, Ms. Gail served as theCommunity Education/Relations Specialist for Pathways, acommunity-based, nonprofit organization that provides mentalhealth and emergency services to adults in Lake County. She alsoserved as Executive Director of Euclid Community Concerns, anonprofit fair housing organization.Public ServiceMs. Gail began her affiliation with the Euclid City Council in May1997, when she was appointed as Councilwoman for Ward 1.After ten years of service as a Councilwoman, she was electedCouncil President in March 2008. Ms. Gail views her work withthe City Council as a way to improve community systems. Shehas been very active as a Councilwoman and serves onCommittees for Public Safety; City Growth, Planning andDevelopment; and Sustainability, among others. One of herfavorite projects as Councilwoman was helping to developneighborhood and tenant groups throughout the City of Euclid.How does your role as President of Euclid City Council connectto social work?“At the local level, being a member of City Council is aboutworking to improve the daily lives of people who live in ourcommunity. I use the skills I developed as a social worker in thework I do as an elected representative: advocacy, assessment,planning, interventions, evaluation and engagement. MyMSASS training has been very beneficial in my role asCouncilwoman — particularly in engaging residents andstakeholders. I use my training often in building relationships,working to pass legislation and approve budgets, deliveringconstituent services, and mediating conflicts.”18 MSASS ActionDavid B. Miller, Ph.D., MPH, MSW, BSW,Associate ProfessorPublic Service: President, South Euclid CityCouncil, 2010 – present; Councilman-at-Large, 2005-2010David B. Miller, Ph.D., began his affiliationwith the Mandel School of Applied SocialSciences in 1993 as an Associate Professor.He arrived at MSASS after earning his Ph.D. in Social Work fromthe University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Miller was awarded tenure atMSASS in 1999. His areas of interest focus on health-relatedissues and include:• Knowledge and awareness of health issues, as well asinterventions and practices that impact health issueawareness;• Psychosocial aspects of people who have been diagnosedwith cancer;• Health practices, behaviors, and beliefs, as influenced byspirituality and religiosity.Dr. Miller currently teaches master’s level courses in socialwelfare policy, health policy, and social work research methods.He also teaches doctoral-level courses in social welfare theoryand social policy analysis.Public ServiceIn 2005, Dr. Miller began his affiliation with the South EuclidCity Council when he was unanimously appointed as aCouncilman-at-Large. He was elected in 2007 to a four-yearterm on city council. In 2010, Dr. Miller was elected CouncilPresident in 2010. He is particularly proud of passing legislationthat prohibits texting and using hand-held talking deviceswhile driving. Dr. Miller pointed out that it has been very helpfulto have Congressman Stokes on faculty at MSASS for advice.Dr. Miller uses his experience as an elected official in histeaching, most notably in the social welfare policy course.Policy changes made at the municipal level directly impactpractice and the public good. Having a foot in both spheres –teaching policy at MSASS and developing and implementingpolicy in South Euclid — has helped in both roles.How does your role as President of the City Council connect tosocial work?“In my role as President of the South Euclid City Council, I try toapply social work skills and values. Being a good public servantmeans making use of many social work skills — listening topeople, building relationships, approaching issues and conflictsfrom a strengths-based perspective, and valuing a diversecommunity, among others. Social work is all about seeing thebroader picture, seeing things from beginning to end. Thoseskills and values are very beneficial in the public arena.”

THANK YOUTO OUR SUPPORTERSThe 2009-10 MSASS Donor Honor Roll went out in October, and unfortunately it contained someerrors. To those alumni who were listed improperly, or not listed at all, we apologize. All of ourdonors are important to us and we want to make sure they receive well-deserved recognition.Annual Fund DonorsMiriam & Joseph Adler, Ph.D.Charlotte & Harold AgrastS. Andrews & C. BarberRobert M. Baer & Judith Cohen-BaerSusan M. & Robert A. BainMarie L. & Anthony J. Baltz, Ph.D.Joanne & Michael G. Barndt, Ph.D.James C. & Diana S. Batten, Ph.D.William G. & Joan B. BergmanDavid Biegel, Ph.D. & Ronna KaplanEllen K. & Fred C. Bishko, M.D.Anne M. & Joseph R. Bloomer, III, M.D.Sara A. & Marc S. Blubaugh, J.D.Michael D. & Irma K. BlumPeg & Robert W. BobelDeborah L. & Howard J. BobrowSarah C. & Steven E. Borgeson, J.D.James H. & Mary H. BostonHoward Bram & Lynn C. BergMichael F. & Kareen L. CaputoMark N. & Mary Beth CernoiaKaye H. & Melvin J. Chavinson, M.D.Beverly B. & Morton ChethikCarol R. & John W. ChismVincent M. & Victoria L. CiolaMargaret M. & Lloyd A. Culp, Ph.D.Dan P. & Norma S. DoughertyCharles A. Emlet, Ph.D. &Patricia A. Froelich-EmletWilliam & Sally FeldmanHelen A. & Michael S. FrielMaureen L. & Timothy J. GauntnerJohn H. & Pamela W. GibbonRachel W. & Grattan B. Giesey, Jr.Joan G. & Peter S. GlatteChunden & Melvyn C. GoldsteinHon. Sol Gothard & Jacqueline GothardJulia R. & Solomon H. Green, D.S.W.David R. & Edna F. HamlinGloria M. & Richard W. Hanson, Ph.D.Franklin A. & Rose T. HijikataStephen H. & Amy R. HoffmanWanda & John B. HouckEdward W. & Mary J. IhleWilfred A. & Judith IsaacsMark S. & Deborah R. Jacobson, Ph.D.Thomas S. & Mary J. KargerKathryn Karipides & David N. BrownLinda M. & Robert L. Katz, M.D.Peggy C. & Scott A. Kellermeyer, D.D.S., M.D.Cathy Dee Knepper, Ph.D., &Mark A. Knepper, M.D., Ph.D.Orietta V. & Howard M. KohnRobert D. Koney, Jr., & Kelly McNally-KoneyRobert D. & Bevely S. LeeJudith E. Lore & Roger D. Rose, Ph.D.Soad & Ahdy G. MansourCarole M. & Raymond P. MarcianoBarbara A. & Barry L. Marrs, Ph.D.Barry L. & Johanna U. MartinJudith Z. & Joseph W. McGreal, Ph.D.Alan N. & Cheryl F. Meisterman, Ph.D.Lynna J. & Jim MetrisinJoan G. & Gerald A. Miller, Ph.D.Linda & Lee A. MillerRuth Good & Allen L. MillerMary S. & Timothy A. MoranThomas J. Morledge, M.D., &Elizabeth D. SayreAmanda F. & Stephen C. MorrisCatherine A. & Mark T. MuellerSharon L. Nacson & Benjamin E. NicholsDavid Nittskoff & Thelma Silver, Ph.D.Billie J. Ochberg & Sandro K. Cinti, M.D.Michael Ostroff & Esther V. RosenbergJudie M. & Hon. David S. PerelmanJanice A. Quan, M.D. & Ralph H. Upchurch, M.D.Benjamin J. & Nancy K. RandallMarvin & Harriet ReidPaula & Meyer ReshotkoCarolyn E. & Robert A. RichardsonLynda B. & Paul RippnerKaren Rosenberg & Roy A. SzubskiDianne C. & Andrew L. Ross, Ph.D.Jennifer E. & James A. SaporitoColetta A. & Robert F. Savinell, Ph.D.Celia J. Schnacky & Paul M. HoffmanNorman & Janet SchrottNancy C. & William R. SeelbachJames M. & Carol S. Shulman, Ph.D.Thelma Silver, Ph.D.Drs. Mark I. & Lynn T. SingerDonna H. & Darwin H. Stapleton, Ph.D.Elizabeth A. & James B. Summers IIIAugust G. & Doris S. SupanLinda Tobin & Stephen V. PepperGretchen D. & Ford TuckerPaul D. & Nancy R. VigyikanKaren S. & P. Bart Vrtunski, Ph.D.Carol J. & Michael A. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.Joy G. Willmott & Paul R. RanderEdythe & Allen ZimmermanFALL 2010 19

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