Megan Mercedes Wallace

Megan Mercedes Wallace is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Medicine. She serves as Director for Clinical Operations at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVRTC), Director for the MSW Field Placement Program, and Associate Director for the Community Outreach Program-Esperanza (COPE).

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Spanish minor from College of Charleston
• Master of Social Work from University of South Carolina College of Social Work

Her research focuses on trauma-related mental health with specialization in child abuse and homicide survivor care. She is nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT), with expertise in telehealth delivery and community-based interventions for victims facing treatment barriers. She directs a federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant enhancing resources for homicide survivors.

Her advisory and grant leadership includes:

• Director of MSW Field Placement Program at NCVRTC
• Principal director of federal VOCA service grant for underserved crime victims
• Active member of South Carolina Suicide Prevention Coalition
• Committee Member for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Charleston Walk

She operates within these key organizational structures:

• National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVRTC) at MUSC
• Community Outreach Program-Esperanza (COPE)