
Alexis Lieval, LCSW, is a social worker with 10 years of research experience. She received her MSW from New York University. Ms. Lieval is an expert in pediatric psychiatric assessment and oversees training programs for pediatric diagnostic assessment institute-wide. Ms. Lieval has specific expertise in assessment of autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, maintaining research-reliable proficiencies in gold-standard assessments for these disorders. Ms. Lieval oversees the maintenance of the Volunteer Recruitment Pool and collaborates with research programs institute-wide in linking volunteer participants with research opportunities. Ms. Lieval is a community outreach liaison with specific emphasis on outreach to populations with psychiatric diagnoses. She is active in community-based mental health advocacy.