Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Podcast
By Levin College Staff
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education PodcastMar 17, 2023
Community Benefits in Cleveland: Do We Need Them, and How Will Cleveland Look Different?
In this episode of the Levin Podcast, discussants engage in an informative conversation on the complexities of Cleveland’s recently passed emergency community benefits ordinance and its implications for future contracts and developments in Cleveland. The podcast also explores national trends and the challenges and opportunities similar ordinances have seen in encouraging the more equitable allocation of resources for community and economic development initiatives. Host: Armond Budish, Mandel Public Service Executive in Residence, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Guests: Dr. Joanna Ganning, Associate Dean for Faculty Research, Development, and Administration and Associate Professor of Economic Development, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Blaine Griffin, Cleveland City Council President Baiju Shah, President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape
Join Dr. Valerie Wright, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Sociology, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Dr. Rachel Lovell, Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Levin College and Director of the Criminology Research Center, and Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, Mary Weston as they discuss Dr. Lovell’s new book Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape as well as the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office lawfully “Owed” DNA initiative.
Becoming a Data-Driven Learning Organization
Join Jeffrey M. Bowen, MNO, CFRE, College Lecturer in Organizational Leadership, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education as he speaks to Dr. David Howard, Senior Vice President, Research, Evaluation & Learning for Covenant House as they discuss performance management and best practices in using data to inform programs and strategies. Since 1972, Covenant House has opened its doors to over 1.5 million young people experiencing homelessness and trafficking, one youth at a time. The webinar will look at best practices in designing and implementing a cutting-edge, data-informed strategy to achieve meaningful, long-term outcomes.
A Conversation with David Zechman: Exploring the Challenges of Being a Successful Servant Leader
Join Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Dean and Professor at the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, as he speaks with David Zechman. A distinguished graduate of Cleveland State University, David started his thirty-nine-year career in healthcare and subsequently held leadership positions from supervisor to CEO in urban and rural Midwest hospitals. In this session, Dean Anglin speaks with David about his recently published book on leadership, “Driven by Compassion: 8 Values for Successful Servant Leaders.” Together, they explore the real-life, everyday challenges and successes of being a loving and compassionate leader.
Levin Podcast 18 - Beacons of Hope (part 2)
On Monday, October 10, nearly 1,000 high school students from 15 local school districts gathered at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to be trained as Mental Health Ambassador to support peers within their schools. In this two part podcast, College of Education and Public faculty members Frederick Hampton, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning Dakota King-White, PhD Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator, and Marian Armstrong, School Counselor at Parma City School District will discuss this important event and its goals in addressing the mental health crisis in our community. Also appearing in this podcast is special guest Brooke, a senior at Parma City High School who serves her school as a mental health ambassador. Brook will discuss what it means to be a mental health ambassador and how this experience has informed her future.
Levin Podcast 18 - Beacons of Hope (part 1)
Much attention has been given to a crisis in mental health for adolescents and teens, particularly in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic. Join College of Education and Public Affairs faculty members Frederick Hampton, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning, Dakota King-White, PhD Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator, Dr. Kathryn MacCluskie, PhD, Professor of Counselor Education, and Marian Armstrong, School Counselor at Parma City School District as they discuss the complexities of teen mental health and what is being done to address the crisis.
Levin Podcast 17 - Society 5.0
Society is rapidly approaching a fifth stage of development that includes emerging disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence, multi-sensory transfer, augmented and virtual realities, advanced robotics, and synthetic forms of life.
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale of the School of Urban Affairs and Dr. Sasa Drezgic from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Rijeka, Croatia to discuss implications for how the role of technology will continue to shape our everyday experiences as well as aspirational hopes for a better and more prosperous, fair, and equitable future.
Levin Podcast 16 - CSU's Community Learning Center responds to Covid19
In this episode we meet Amanda Yurick, Associate Professor, Special Education at Cleveland State University. The Covid-19 Pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of our everyday lives. We have seen and felt these effects within our healthcare systems, economy and workforce, transportation sectors, mental health needs and services, and certainly the field of education is implicated as well. How we educate our children and youth saw some dramatic shifts from in-person to remote structures, which left the inequities that have always existed glaringly apparent in the light that Covid shed on our uneven access to resources. At Cleveland State we have help adapt the classroom for local students through our CLC (Community Learning Center).
Levin Podcast 15: Opportunities for Youngstown in the Supply Chains of Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh Economies.
The Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University conducted an analysis to determine opportunities for the Youngstown economy in the supply chains of Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh economies.
Panelists:
Iryna Demko, Research Associate, Center for Economic Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University
Dr. Birsen Karpak,PTF Management,Youngstown State University
Sara Daugherty, Director of Partnerships, BRITE Energy Innovators
Levin Podcast 14: After the Transportation Research Center Impact - F1 racing in Ohio.
Discussion of the state of F1 racing in Ohio.
Levin Podcast 13: Economic Impact of Transportation Research Center Inc. on the State Of Ohio
A new economic impact study, conducted by the Center for Economic Development of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University found that Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) in East Liberty, Ohio, widely acknowledged as North America’s most comprehensive automotive proving ground and test center created more than $127 million total in economic output in 2019 and supported over 670 total jobs with almost $36 million in wages and benefits throughout Ohio.
Join the CED research teams and representatives from TRC and Jobs Ohio to discuss the results of the study and what it means for the future of Ohio’s economy.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1758/
Levin Podcast 12 - Disparities in PPP Lending by Race, Ethnicity and Gender
In this episode, Dr. Iryna Demko, Research Associate at the Center for Economic Development, and Dr. Ana Claudia Sant’Anna, Assistant Professor at West Virginia University, discuss their research about the impact of race and gender on the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan amounts.
They found that nationally minority-, Hispanic-, and female-owned small businesses received smaller PPP loans than their business counterparts of the same size. In addition, interviews with a variety of small businesses in Northeast Ohio showed that businesses receiving smaller loan amounts had more difficulties and less knowledge about the loan application process compared to larger loans recipients.
Levin Podcast 11 - After the Middle Neighborhoods and Why They Matter podcast
In this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program. The research aims to address equity and health in middle neighborhoods. Dr. Anglin and his team will perform actionable research in the areas of strategic investments and policy innovations that have the potential to increase housing affordability and neighborhood stability.
Levin Podcast 10 - Dean Roland Anglin Discusses Middle Neighborhoods and Why They Matter
In this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program. The research aims to address equity and health in middle neighborhoods. Dr. Anglin and his team will perform actionable research in the areas of strategic investments and policy innovations that have the potential to increase housing affordability and neighborhood stability.
Levin Podcast 9 - Christin Farmer Discusses Infant Mortality Research and Intervention
In this episode, Christin Farmer, Senior Fellow at the Levin College and Founder and CEO of Birthing Beautiful Communities (BBC), discusses “Survive and Thrive,” a research project aimed to reduce infant and maternal mortality in African-American communities throughout Greater Cleveland and the state of Ohio. The project was awarded $1 million from the Ohio Department of Higher Education and is conducted in partnership with the Levin College, the Cleveland Clinic, and BBC, a nonprofit organization that has achieved an infant survival rate of 99.2% among participating African-American clients.
Learn More: www.birthingbeautiful.org
Levin Podcast 8 - Dr. Merissa Piazza Discusses Research Project Aimed to Investigate Institutionalized Racism and Support Minority Entrepreneurship
In this episode, Dr. Merissa C. Piazza, Program Manager for Levin’s Center for Economic Development, discusses a new research project that has been funded through the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s “Knowledge Challenge” program. Dr. Piazza shares that as part of this effort, the research team will investigate institutionalized racism and discrimination, while developing processes and recommendations for supporting minority entrepreneurship to advance economic growth in the Greater Cleveland region. The Center for Economic Development has served as a designated US Economic Development Administration (EDA) University Center since 1985.
Center for Economic Development
Levin Podcast 7 - Dr. Robert A. Simons Examines Impact of “EZfare” on Quality of Life of Low-Income Transit Riders
In this episode, Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons, Professor and Department Chair at the Levin College, discusses his preliminary research findings on “EZfare,” an automated no-touch transit payment system that has recently been implemented by public transit authorities throughout Ohio. Funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Program, the three-year research study looks at the effect of EZfare on the quality of life of transit riders and the potential role of contactless EZfare smart cards in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Learn More: https://urban.csuohio.edu/news/update...
Levin Podcast 6 - Smart cities Part 2 - Dr. Nicholas Zingale and Dr. Sasa Drezgic
In this episode we talk about Smart Cities and the future of urban living. We are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale, Associate Professor in Public Administration at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, and Dr. Sasa Drezgic, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) in Croatia.
Levin Podcast 5 - Smart cities Part 1 - Dr. Nicholas Zingale and Dr. Sasa Drezgic
In this episode we talk about Smart Cities and the future of urban living. We are joined by Dr. Nicholas Zingale, Associate Professor in Public Administration at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, and Dr. Sasa Drezgic, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) in Croatia.
Levin Podcast 5 - Dr. Merissa Piazza
Today we talk to Dr. Merissa Piazza, Program Manager at the Center of Economic Development at the Levin College. She is discussing her new research on "co-working" and how Cleveland entrepreneurs can benefit from "co-working" spaces.
Levin Podcast 4 - Dr. Ronnie Dunn
In this episode of The Levin Podcast Series, we interview Dr. Ronnie Dunn, Interim Chief Diversity Officer at Cleveland State, and Associate Professor at the Levin College. Today, Dr. Dunn discusses how he has changed racial bias in policing.
Levin Podcast 3 - Dr. Beth Nagy
In this episode of The Levin Podcast Series, we interview Dr. Beth Nagy, Assistant Lecturer of Planning Practice.She explains her career path from planning to lecturer.
Levin Podcast 2 - Rob Ziol
In this episode of The Levin Podcast Series, we interview Rob Ziol, Director, Center for Public & Nonprofit Management. He explains how his center is helping link our students to the community, and helping shape the future leaders of Cleveland.
Levin Podcast 1 - Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Kristen Blazek, and Erykah Betterson
This Levin podcast features Kristen Blazek, Coordinator of Student Recruitment, Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Levin College Dean and Professor, and Erykah Betterson, Levin Environmental Studies and Urban Studies/Regional Planning student.