Lara markovitz, LMSW
George Warren Brown School
Washington University in St. Louis,
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1196
St. Louis, MO 63130
Education
PhD StudentSpring 2021 (expected), Washington University in St. Louis
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
MSSWMay 2012, Columbia University School of Social Work
Concentration: Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice
Field of Practice: Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities
BAMay 2006, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Major: Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Spanish with honors
Honors Thesis: Social Determinants of Nutritional Status Among Low-Income Latinos
2003-2004, University of Seville, Spain
Awards & Honors
2017Clark-Fox Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Clark Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University
2016T32 Mental Health Services Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
National Institute of Mental Health
2013Emergency Room Team Award for Professional Excellence and Advancing the Mission of the ER
2003Golden Key Honors Society
2002University of Michigan Honors
2001 University of Michigan Honors
Research Interests
Policy; Program Evaluation; Economic Inequality; Fatherhood and Family Initiatives
Teaching Interests
Social Work Practice with Children, Adolescents, & Families; Trauma Treatment
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kohl, P.L., Dunnigan, A., Feely, M., Lewis, E.M, Markovitz, L., Seay, K., Lanier, P.,Auslander, W, Jonson-Reid, M., Guo, S. (under review). 18-month effects of PathwaysTriple P.
Kohl, P.L., Dunnigan, A., Markovitz, L.,Feely, M., Lewis, E.,Auslander, W., Guo, S., Jonson-Reid, M., & Bogle, C. (under review). Improving Child Behavior Through Parent-Training in Child Welfare: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Miller, A.L., Perryman, J., Markovitz, L., Franzen, S., Cochran, S., & Brown, S. (2013). Strengthening Incarcerated Families: Evaluating a Pilot Program for Children of Incarcerated Parents and Their Caregivers.” Family Relations, 62, 584-596.
Policy Briefs
Markovitz, L., True, S., Parker, G., & McKay, M. (2017). CHIP-ing Away at Health Care Coverage for Children. St. Louis, MO: Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University.
Markovitz, L., Parker, G., & McKay, M. (2017). From budget cuts to baby wipes: will teen pregnancy be back on the rise? St. Louis, MO: Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Hooley, C., Amano, T., Markovitz, L., & Proctor, E. (2017).Implementation strategy reporting guideline adherence in mental health: A scoping review. Paper presented at the annual Academy Health conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Arlington, VA.
Research Experience
Research Assistant
Washington University
Principal Investigator: Mary McKay, PhD, LCSW
Project Title: Clark-Fox Policy Institute
July 2017-Present
Research Assistant
Washington University
Principal Investigator: Donny Gerke, MSW
Project Title:Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Pre-doctoral Training Award
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse
June, 2017
Research Assistant
Washington University
Principal Investigator: Trish Kohl, PhD, LCSW
Project Title: Pilot Test of Group Model Building as Pathways Triple P Implementation Strategy
Funded by: Center for Implementation and Dissemination, Institute for Public Health, Washington University
June 2017-Present
Research Assistant
Washington University
Principal Investigator: Trish Kohl, PhD, LCSW
Project Title: Fathers Support Center St. Louis, Inc. New Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Family Formation Program
Funded by: Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance
May 2017-Present
Research Assistant
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor School of Public Health Prevention Research Center
Principal Investigator: Alison Miller, PhD
Project Title: Motherly Intercession: Strengthening Incarcerated Families
Funded by: National Institutes of Health and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research
June-September 2011
Intern
ECOS-Comunicação em Sexualidade [CommunicationaboutSexuality], Sao Paulo, Brazil
Summary: Promoted health education for children and adolescents in Sao Paulo favelas [shantytowns].
September-December 2009
Researcher
Pan American Health Organization-World Health Organization, Washington, DC
Summary: Contributed to the study and dissemination of cost-effective new and under-utilized vaccines.
September 2006-July 2007
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
Core Concepts in Trauma and Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Professor Tonya Edmond, Phd, LCSW
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Teaching Assistant
Direct Practice with Adolescents in Families
Professor Lorien Carter, MSW
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Teaching
Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center, Bronx, NY
Led Psychosocial Resident Physician Teaching Rounds
August 2015-May 2016
Clinical Teaching
Mount Sinai Hospital Department, New York, NY
Taught Competencies in Domestic Violence Practice at Social Work Department Orientation
March 2013-February 2014
Practice Experience
Social Worker
Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center, Bronx, NY
July 2015-July 2016
Social Worker
East Harlem Scholars Academy, New York, NY
Aug 2014-June 2015
Social Worker
FEGS Early Recognition Screening Program, Bronx, NY
March-July 2014
Social Worker
Mount Sinai Hospital Adult Emergency Department, New York, NY
September 2012-March 2014
Social Worker
Mount Sinai Hospital Preventable Admissions Care Team, New York, NY
June-September 2012
Social Work Intern
Mount Sinai HospitalAdult Emergency Department & Pediatric Endocrinology, New York, NY
September 2011-April 2012
Social Work Intern
New York Department of Education–IS-195 Roberto Clemente Middle School, New York, NY
September 2010-May 2011
Case Manager & Paralegal
CAMBA Legal Services, Brooklyn, NY
February 2008-May 2009
Care Coordinator
University of Maryland School of Medicine Adolescent HIV Clinic,Baltimore, MD
October 2007-December 2007
Lara markovitz, LMSW
George Warren Brown School
Washington University in St. Louis,
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1196
St. Louis, MO 63130
Service to the Community
Steering Committee for Community Partnerships-Member
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO
Spring 2018
Graduate Student Senate – Senator
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO
2017-Present
Graduate Student Senate
Graduate Student Health Committee –Member
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO
2017-Present
Clinical Presentations
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations in Care Program Community Action Board, New York, NY,
“Social Work Services Provided to Older Adults in the ED”, September 2013.
NASW Gerontological Committee, New York, NY, “Hospital Emergency Rooms & the Geriatric Patient”, November, 2012.
Continuing Clinical Education
Problem-Solving Therapy
University of Washington Online Training
July 2015
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Hunter School of Social Work, New York, NY
September 2014
Professional Licensure
Licensed Master Social Worker in New York
Professional Associations
Influencing Social Policy (2017-present)
Society for Social Work and Research (2016-present)
Council on Social Work and Education (2016-present)
National Association of Social Workers (2010-Present)
Languages
English: Native speaker; Spanish: Fluency; Portuguese: Basic Knowledge