Leslie Bishop Tarver
Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
B.A., Harvard University, 2005, Social Anthropology
M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine, 2014
M.S., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2014, Public Health
M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine, 2014
M.S., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2014, Public Health
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive S.
Mail Code: 1680
Orange, CA 92868
101 The City Drive S.
Mail Code: 1680
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
innovative mental health care delivery, integration of mental health and primary care
Websites
Research Abstract
Dr. Tarver’s research focuses on how innovative technology platforms and delivery models can enhance treatment for depression and anxiety and improve access to care globally. She is currently collaborating on a research study with Dr. Vikram Patel in the Mental Health for All Lab and Dr. Paul Barreira at Harvard University evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile mental health app at improving depression and anxiety for college and graduate students at Harvard. She also spearheaded Harvard’s first Global Mental Health Hackathon in April 2018 to catalyze momentum through cross-disciplinary collaboration and find solutions to the global mental health crisis.
Short Biography
Dr. Leslie Tarver is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California Irvine and Medical Director of the UCI Adolescent and Young Adult Partial Hospital Program and Intensive Outpatient Program (PHP/IOP). She is also an affiliate faculty member at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine.
In her role as medical director of the UCI PHP/IOP, Dr. Tarver oversees the comprehensive clinical care of adolescents and transitional age youth (TAY) which involves a multidisciplinary approach including psychopharmacology, family therapy and individual therapy. Her clinical interests in addition to adolescent and TAY mental health include integration of mental health and primary care and innovation in mental health care delivery.
Dr. Tarver is also a faculty advisor to the UCI medical student initiative to establish the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) at local high schools.
Dr. Tarver graduated from Harvard College in Social Anthropology and completed a Master's degree in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She also spent time on Capitol Hill doing health policy research and with a United Nations affiliate in Vienna, Austria researching innovative healthcare delivery models.
In her role as medical director of the UCI PHP/IOP, Dr. Tarver oversees the comprehensive clinical care of adolescents and transitional age youth (TAY) which involves a multidisciplinary approach including psychopharmacology, family therapy and individual therapy. Her clinical interests in addition to adolescent and TAY mental health include integration of mental health and primary care and innovation in mental health care delivery.
Dr. Tarver is also a faculty advisor to the UCI medical student initiative to establish the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) at local high schools.
Dr. Tarver graduated from Harvard College in Social Anthropology and completed a Master's degree in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She also spent time on Capitol Hill doing health policy research and with a United Nations affiliate in Vienna, Austria researching innovative healthcare delivery models.
Publications
Tarver, L., Naslund, J., Swaminathan, A., Lewis, B., Barreira, P., Patel, V. (2019) Evaluating the Acceptability and Outcomes of a Mobile App for Students Seeking Mental Health Care at Harvard University Health Services: A Pilot Study. JAACAP. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.08.302
Patel, V., Burns, J., Dhingra, M., Tarver, L., Kohrt, B., Lund, C. (2018) Income Inequality and Depression: A Systematic Review of the Association and Mechanisms. World Psychiatry Review. World Psychiatry 17:76–89. Feb 2018. DOI:10.1002/wps.20492.
Emmerich, A. and Tarver, L. (2019) Culture as a Multi-dimensional Construct in Sociocultural Psychiatry: A Casebook and Curriculum. Oxford University Press. Feb 2019. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190849986.001.0001
Hofmarcher, M., Festl, E., Tarver, L. (2016). Health Sector Employment Growth Calls for Improvements in Labor Productivity. Health Policy. 14 June 2016. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.001
Kleinman, A., Evans, T., Marquez, P., Saxena, S., Chisholm, D., Patel, V., Becker, A., Collins, P., Farias, P., DeSilva, M., Tarver, L, Vigo, D. (2016). Out of the Shadows, Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority. Policy Paper for World Bank/World Health Organization high level meeting in Washington D.C.
Ryu, SJ., Lee, WJ., Tarver, LB., Shin, YU., Kang, MH., Seong, M., Cho, HY. (2017) Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Age-related Macular Degeneration Based on Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Korean J Ophthalmol. 2017 Oct;31(5):412-423. doi: 10.3341/kjo.2016.0086.
Larson, J., Lynch, S., Tarver, L., et al. (2015). Do Parents Expect Pediatricians to Pay Attention to Behavioral Health? Clinical Pediatrics. 2015 Aug;54(9):888-93. doi: 10.1177/0009922815569199. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
Patel, V., Burns, J., Dhingra, M., Tarver, L., Kohrt, B., Lund, C. (2018) Income Inequality and Depression: A Systematic Review of the Association and Mechanisms. World Psychiatry Review. World Psychiatry 17:76–89. Feb 2018. DOI:10.1002/wps.20492.
Emmerich, A. and Tarver, L. (2019) Culture as a Multi-dimensional Construct in Sociocultural Psychiatry: A Casebook and Curriculum. Oxford University Press. Feb 2019. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190849986.001.0001
Hofmarcher, M., Festl, E., Tarver, L. (2016). Health Sector Employment Growth Calls for Improvements in Labor Productivity. Health Policy. 14 June 2016. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.001
Kleinman, A., Evans, T., Marquez, P., Saxena, S., Chisholm, D., Patel, V., Becker, A., Collins, P., Farias, P., DeSilva, M., Tarver, L, Vigo, D. (2016). Out of the Shadows, Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority. Policy Paper for World Bank/World Health Organization high level meeting in Washington D.C.
Ryu, SJ., Lee, WJ., Tarver, LB., Shin, YU., Kang, MH., Seong, M., Cho, HY. (2017) Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Age-related Macular Degeneration Based on Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Korean J Ophthalmol. 2017 Oct;31(5):412-423. doi: 10.3341/kjo.2016.0086.
Larson, J., Lynch, S., Tarver, L., et al. (2015). Do Parents Expect Pediatricians to Pay Attention to Behavioral Health? Clinical Pediatrics. 2015 Aug;54(9):888-93. doi: 10.1177/0009922815569199. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
Grants
Harvard Foundations for Human Behavior Grant 2019
Other Experience
Adult Psychiatry Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital and Mclean Hospital 2014—2018
Massachusetts General Hospital and Mclean Hospital 2014—2018
Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital 2018—2020
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital 2018—2020
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Last updated
11/10/2021
11/10/2021