A licensed social worker, Elisabeth Chakmakian-Lodge has served children and families as a case worker and therapist for many years. Dr. C serves SJB students as a staff counselor on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Dr. C received her doctorate from Smith College in 2019, her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland in 1998, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from James Madison University in 1996. For several years Dr. C has taught social work as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Maryland. Previously she worked as a psychotherapist in private practices and as a social worker and supervisor at mental-health clinics and social-service programs for children and families including the Kennedy Krieger Institute Therapeutic Foster Care Program. She and her husband, Dave, have two children: Gus and Milo.