Erin Walton

Erin Walton is a Clinical Social Worker working in healthcare and health equity in Baltimore City. Her clinical expertise is in interpersonal violence and trauma, and her research interests include the intersection of violence and trauma with substance use disorders. She is a 2024 UMB President’s Fellow, which will produce a white paper on Near Campus Vibrancy.  She is also a member of the Coalition for Compassionate Prison Reform, which is a campaign formed under the umbrella of Human Impact Partners, an organization working to center equity and build collective power with social justice movements.

Education:
BS in Psychology, Family Studies, University of Maryland College Park
MSW Clinical Mental Health, Management and Community Organization, University of Maryland Baltimore

Research Interests:
Community violence, interpersonal violence, opioid overdose, structural determinants of health