Mark I. Singer Co-Director, Center on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 mark.singer@case.edu Biographical Sketch Curriculum Vitae Recent Publications Recent Grants

Classes I Teach at MSASS:

• SASS 608 Philosophy of Science and Theory Construction
• SASS 564 Social Work Interventions in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
• SSBT 501 Advanced Child/Adolescent Development and Dysfunction

Scholarly Interests: youth violence, adolescent behavior problems, co-existing drug and mental disorders, community policing.

How I chose this profession: I enjoyed working with juvenile delinquents in Brooklyn, NY. There were no employment opportunities for philosophers (B.A. in philosophy).