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

Before joining MSM, Evan was a Senior Research Program Coordinator for the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this role, he directed logistical implementation and support for the VALUE Baltimore COVAX Education Project—a major COVID-19 vaccine engagement initiative led by Johns Hopkins and Morgan State University on behalf of Baltimore City—during the COVID-19 pandemic’s most acute phase. Evan is also a Community Therapist for a behavioral health agency based in Northeast Baltimore that specializes in underserved populations. In his career, Evan has committed to fusing clinical and public health experiences to direct major changes in health access for underprivileged communities at both the macro level of systematic change and the micro level of individual empowerment. 

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