Evan Martin, LCSW, serves as a Project Director and anAssociate Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine. Upon becoming a LicensedClinical Social Worker, he began working as a mental health clinician on are-entry program in collaboration with the Fulton County District Attorney'sOffice. The prosecution-led initiative, the first of its kind in Georgia,strives to reduce recidivism by providing client-focused reintegrationassistance to those who possess a mental health (MH)/ substance use disorder andhave been granted an early release from confinement after an approved,post-conviction sentence modification. 

Before joining MSM, Evan was a Senior Research ProgramCoordinator for the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns HopkinsBloomberg School of Public Health. In this role, he directed logisticalimplementation and support for the VALUE Baltimore COVAX Education Project—amajor COVID-19 vaccine engagement initiative led by Johns Hopkins and MorganState University on behalf of Baltimore City—during the COVID-19 pandemic’smost acute phase. Evan is also a Community Therapist for a behavioral health agencybased in Northeast Baltimore that specializes in underserved populations. Inhis career, Evan has committed to fusing clinical and public health experiencesto direct major changes in health access for underprivileged communities atboth the macro level of systematic change and the micro level of individualempowerment. 

Evan earned his bachelor’s degree at theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, and his master’s degree from theUniversity of Maryland School of Social Work. He was also a Social WorkHealthcare Education and Leadership (HEALS) Scholar during his studies.