Elizabeth Piserchia Kaplan, Ph.D.
Director of Parent-Child Clinical Services
The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children

Dr. Elizabeth Piserchia Kaplan serves as the director of Parent-Child Clinical Services at The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, an organization affiliated with Adventist HealthCare. In this role, Dr. Kaplan oversees the Lourie Center's Fussy Baby Service, Parent-Child Program, Child Placement Consultation Team, Early Childhood Training and Consultation Service, Group Therapy Program and the Public-Private Partnership with Montgomery County's governmental Early Childhood Services.

Dr. Kaplan has been with the Lourie Center for 17 years. Prior to her current director role at the Lourie Center, Dr. Kaplan served as chief psychologist and senior clinical psychologist, as well as gaining experience as a graduate fellow in psychology and research associate. In addition, Dr. Kaplan co-chairs the Advanced Psychotherapy Training Program at the Washington School of Psychiatry in Washington, DC and operates a private practice in Rockville, Maryland. She has taught language development, attachment theory, developmental psychology and other topics and is qualified as an expert witness on child clinical psychology, infant mental health and attachment.

Dr. Kaplan completed her doctorate in psychology at Boston University. She earned a master's degree in special education from Boston College and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Boston University.