Elizabeth Louis - Psychologist,

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Work Background

Massachusetts General HospitalLicensed Clinical Psychologist and Researcher

Aug. 2023Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School - Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine • Provide clinical services at Charlestown Health Center • Evaluation and treatment of adult patients • Teach and provide supervision to residents and fellows engaged in training programs at the MGH • Responsible for professional decisions with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of patients • Execute administrative duties, such as committee assignments or participation in special projects or programs Massachusetts General Hospital –Disparities Research Unit, Harvard School of Medicine • Community-based Wellness and Management of Anxiety and Depression for Minorities: R01 MH117247 (PI: Alegria) 1/2- Building Infrastructure for Community Capacity in Accelerating Integrated Care [NIMH/NIH] • Provide supervision in Haitian Creole to Haitian community health workers (CHWs) of the STRONG MINDS program for patients who have depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder • CHWs complete ten structured sessions with interventions that include components of cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, psychoeducation, mindfulness • Engage in research and clinical processes

Committee for Public Counsel ServicesPsychological Clinical Expert

May. 2023• Provide psychological evaluations to women of diverse backgrounds with history of migration, mental health, substance use, trauma and domestic violence • Provide intersectional and culturally based expertise for women of Caribbean backgrounds • Utilize Haitian Creole and English to provide forensic and clinical examinations

Boston Public Health CommissionStaff Support Clinician

Dec. 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States• The Boston Public Health Commission’s Homeless Services Bureau (HSB) provides emergency shelter, social services, and housing search services to Boston’s homeless citizens. In the course of this work, HSB staff are often impacted by traumatic or highly stressful incidents, such as fatal and nonfatal overdoses, acts of violence, and individuals experiencing mental health crises. • Provide clinical supports to staff including emotional support and stabilization options to promote a culture of care • Participate in capacity building initiative designed to promote mental and behavioral health workforce well-being. As an extension of this initiative, partnered with HSB from December 2022 until June 2023 to design and pilot activities of socioemotional support • Engage remotely or in-person individuals and/or groups of HSB staff following critical incidents in activities designed to promote emotional stabilization, awareness of the impact of trauma, positive coping strategies and bridging to supportive resources • Meet with HSB Behavioral Health Director, Wellness Manager, Program Directors and/or other relevant staff to plan upcoming activities, uplift recommendations to leadership based on work with staff, navigate any concerns or challenges, etc. • Maintain HSB staff support Gmail account for communication and coordination purposes • Document # of contacts and any salient, de-identified themes related to vicarious trauma, burnout, workforce well-being and culture of care within HSB • Ensure privacy and confidentiality of individuals involved

Harvard UniversityLicensed Clinical Psychologist

Aug. 2022 - Jul. 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesProvided outpatient services, engaged in supervision and training of trainees. Provided clinical services in English and Haitian Creole to patients.

And Still We Rise, LLCSenior Liberation Consultant - DEI

Jun. 2022 - May. 2025• Conduct diversity, equity and inclusion evaluations, workshops and trainings for schools, universities, businesses and organizations committed to developing and enhancing their initiatives for youth, adults and diverse communities • Create presentations and curriculum that are adaptable and relevant for the needs of clients • Assist in the process of developing the consulting practice’s strategy • Provide leadership to the Consultant team on projects that are within scope of interest and specialty • Create project deliverables frameworks that cater to the partner’s requirements • Recommend group facilitation approaches for events, presentations, groups, etc. on an as needed basis for projects • Perform other related duties as assigned

Boston University School of Public HealthResearcher

Sep. 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States• National Institutes of Health KL2 (Mentored Career Development Research Award) to use a well-established behavioral framework- the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)- to investigate mediators of maternal caretaking behavior within the context of Black and Hispanic sociocultural heterogeneity. There are three main determinants of intention: (1) attitudes about the behavior, (2) perceived subjective norms, and (3) perceived control over the behavior. • The specific aims are to: Aim 1: Use qualitative methods to explore the perspectives of diverse mothers of preterm infants about social and cultural factors related to TPB domains that influence their intention and actual adherence to safe sleep and breastfeeding. Aim 2: Investigate associations between maternal race/ethnicity and adherence to safe sleep and breastfeeding among mothers of preterm infants, and explore the extent that modifiable multi-level factors and TPB domains mediate these associations. • Conduct interviews in Haitian Creole with Haitian mothers about their experiences at Boston Medical Center’s NICU and hospital experience and post-delivery experiences including safe sleep and breastfeeding which are evidence-based preterm infant care practices that have shown to be protective against sudden unexpected infant death • Analyze interviews and conduct qualitative research

Boston College Lynch SchoolAdjunct Professor

Aug. 2021Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States• Developed and teach the weekly Foundations of Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) course to first year master’s mental health counseling to an IBH framework that will help facilitate their learning and understanding of this model. Students will learn fundamental principles, clinical skills, and have the opportunity to expand upon their professional identity. Through weekly lab experiences, students will engage in further discussions, practice their skills, and implement their knowledge of IBH. • Teach a weekly section of the general Foundations of Counseling course to introduce mental health counseling to first year master’s students to learn clinical skills relevant to begin practice in the field

Boston University School of Medicine Boston Medical CenterPostdoctoral Research Fellow

Oct. 2020 - Aug. 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesEngage in global mental health research and provides therapy to refugees and asylum seekers.

Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM)Diversity and Inclusion + Wellness Consultant

Sep. 2020• COFEM is an advocacy collective of thought leaders, activists, practitioners and academics working globally to end violence against women and girls (VAWG—also referred to as gender-based violence, or ‘GBV’) • Completed membership mapping to identify diversity related indicators that are pertinent to better understand the backgrounds and regional representation of members; created a brief survey with additional diversity categories • Provide wellness-based initiatives that support strategic plan • Produce a learning brief on wellness for feminist activists, practitioners and researchers • Lead wellness programming and facilitate group dialogues on self-care and intersectionality • Identify and lead efforts to support COFEM to ground its work in an anti-racist, anti- oppression and intersectional feminist practice • Lead on writing a learning brief on the topics of race, intersectionality, and feminism, as well as their relationship to violence against women and girls with the ICD Working Group, and develop a dissemination strategy for this resource • Alongside the ICD Working Group chair, lead on planning COFEM Learning Circles to connect COFEM members around these topics and create space for discussion and community support • Review COFEM’s advocacy activities (webinars, resource development, etc.) and develop recommendations for how COFEM’s guiding principles can be better integrated • Developed strategies for ensuring that the diversity of members are able to lead and participate in COFEM conversations, whether in the form of Working Groups, Learning Circles or other member-led activities • Provided guidance to the ICD Working Group chair and COFEM Secretariat on issues and concerns around diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Partners in Health National Institutes of Health HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellow - Rwanda

Jul. 2019 - Aug. 2022Kigali, RwandaAs an NIH Fogarty fellow with the HBNU Consortium, I will work with the University of Global Health Equity and Partners in Health to address expanding mental health services in rural Rwanda.