Merrick McKelvie

Merrick R. McKelvie (they/he) is a licensed clinical social worker, scholar, and educator whose research and practice is rooted in radically altering systems of power. He has extensive experience providing gender affirming and neurodivergent affirming psychotherapy to adolescents and adults and is interested in co-creating alternative paths to wellness that center the embodied wisdom of clients, students, colleagues, and comrades. Merrick's current research is focused on exploring the ways in which systemic oppression, stigma, and surveillance impact psychological well-being and identity formation for gender and sexual minorities. They are also interested in pedagogy, how place/space impact our relationships with ourselves, and social worker identity formation.

Education info:
BA in Anthropology, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
MA in Women's and Gender Studies, University of South Florida
MSW University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work

Research Interests:
Identity formation, trans-affirming social work practice, critical social work, disability studies, post-structuralism, social determinants of health, autoethnography