Elizabeth Markle
Associate Professor
Community Mental Health
Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Pronouns: she/her
Email: emarkle@ciis.edu
Research Interests
Innovation, Community-Based Healing, Community As Medicine, Clinic-Community Integration, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Trans-theoretical Counseling Skills, Public/Nonprofit Mental Health Services
Biography
Elizabeth Markle, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, speaker, writer, researcher, and Associate Professor of Community Mental Health at California Institute of Integral Studies. Dedicated to multi-theoretical and multi-level approaches to individual and community health and healing, Elizabeth's current area of study and innovation is around combining clinical expertise with social entrepreneurship to create sustainable, thriving cultures of health and wellness. She is the co-founder of Open Source Wellness, a nonprofit initiative offering experiential behavioral health and wellness via a "Community As Medicine" approach in collaboration with healthcare providers and insurers. Liz's current quest is around creating intimacy at scale, creating solutions for authentic and nourishing human connection facilitated by technology. In her TEDx talk, Dr. Elizabeth Markle explores the transformative impact of "Community As Medicine" in revolutionizing healthcare experiences.
Education
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Northeastern University
M.A. Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
B.S., Human Development, Cornell University
Awards & Distinctions
Prime Health Innovation Challenge Winner, 2022
California Wellness Foundation Grantee, 2022
Rising Foundation Grantee, 2018-2022
Scattergood Innovation Challenge Winner, 2019
Courses
Theories and Practices of Community Mental Health
Therapeutic Communication. Group Supervision
Publications
Interview on World Wide Business with Kathy Ireland
Peer Reviewed Article in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Featured by California Institute for Integral Studies