Margaret Cornelia Morgan Lawrence
Personal Information
Born: 1914
Died: 2019
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Cornell University BA 1936; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Md 1940, MS Public Health 1943; Columbia University Psychoanalytical Center Certification as a Pediatric Psychologist
Professional Life
Field of Study: Pediatric Psychiatrist
Institution/Corporation: Harlem Hospital; Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons; Rockland County Center for Mental Health; Harlem Family Institute
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Swarthmore College (2003); Member: NYS Planning Council for Mental Health; founding board Member of Harlem Family Institute (HFI), NY Psychiatric Institute
Awards & Achievements
Awards: J.R.Bernstein Mental Health Award, Rockland County, NY; Outstanding Women Practitioners in Medicine Award, Susan smith McKinney Steward Medical Society; 2003, Sayre Prize, episcopal Peace Fellowship; 2004, Virginia Kneeland Frantz Distinguished Women in Medicine Award, College of Physicians & surgeons, columbia University; 1992, Black Alumni Award, cornell University; Lifetime Achievement Award, National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
Achievements: researched negative psychological effects of segregation on Black children & the presence & development of ego strength in inner-city families; 1 of the founders of Rockland County Center for Mental Health, NY; 1 of the founders of Skyview Acres, a cooperative community in Rockland County, NY; 1st African-American female psychoanalyst in U.S. & 1st black female physician certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
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