Research

Building Resilience: Energy Policy Center Helps Regional Partners Protect Against Grid Failures

Imagine you are visiting your grandmother in a hospital where she is hooked up to oxygen or a heart monitor. Suddenly, the electricity goes out, and all the medical equipment that is keeping her alive

Energy Policy Center Releases Shale Investment Dashboard Results

The Energy Policy Center, housed within the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, recently released its "Shale Investment Dashboard in Ohio Q3 and Q4 2022" (2023)

Dr. Nick Zingale and CSU Researchers have been Awarded $500,000 to Develop Technology to Help People with Spinal Cord Injuries

The State of Ohio's Third Frontier Research Incentive program has awarded a team of researchers at Cleveland State $500,000 to develop new technology to assist people with spinal cord injuri

Levin’s Criminology Research Center and Partners Awarded $2M to Enhance Community Violence Intervention in Greater Cleveland

Historic Federal Investment Marks Significant Milestone in Fight Against Community Violence

Cleveland, OH — October 16, 2023 — The Criminology Research Center at Cleveland State's Levin College

Housing Cost, Consistency, and Context and Their Relationship to Health

Dr. Jinhee Yun, Researcher at the Levin College, and Dr. Megan Hatch, Associate Professor and PhD Program Director at Levin, have co-authored an article, "Housing Cost, Consistency, and Context and Th

Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Faculty Research Showcase Shines Bright

This annual event features a broader group of faculty for first time.

CSU's Levin College of Public Affairs and Education was recently featured at the ultimate in networking event as part of a priv

Dr. Rachel Lovell Critiques 'Sound of Freedom' Portrayal of Human Trafficking

In a recent Newsweek article, "What Child Trafficking Expert Really Thinks About 'Sound of Freedom,'" Dr. Rachel Lovell, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Director of the Criminology Research Cen

Dr. Lovell’s Research Leverages Big Data to Improve the Criminal Justice System

Research utilizes artificial intelligence to detect officer bias and make recommendations to encourage a trauma-informed, victim-centered approach to crime instigations.

As Director of Levin

Publication Spotlight: Quantifying the Impacts of Suburbanization without Growth  

Dr. Joanna Ganning, Associate Dean of Faculty Research, Development, and Administration in the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education at Cleveland State University and Associate Professor of Ec

Publication Spotlight: Cuyahoga County Grocery Store Assessment, 2023

High profile grocery store closures in working class neighborhoods have galvanized community efforts and political will to address grocery store gaps – albeit in a reactive manner. Grocery stores ar