Dr. Jarvis is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) and Associate Professor of Pediatrics for The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. She serves as the Director of Advocacy and Health Policy for the Division of Emergency Medicine and Child Health Advocacy Institute Affiliate Faculty for CNH. She has held leadership positions in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) since 2006, including President of the DC Chapter of the AAP, and is the current District III Vice Chair. Dr. Jarvis is a Program Director for the Academic Pediatric Association’s Health Policy Scholar’s Program. She also serves on the DC Mayor Bowser’s Perinatal Mental Health Taskforce and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

Dr. Jarvis received formal advocacy training through the AAP Department of Federal Affairs Internship on Capitol Hill. Dr. Jarvis was also selected, through a competitive process, to participate in the 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a leadership program jointly offered by the bipartisan presidential centers of former Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Her advocacy includes working with the hospital’s Government Affairs Council, the DC Chapter of the AAP, and AAP Department of Federal Affairs to facilitate testimonies for the Council of the District of Columbia and congressional staff legislative briefings to assist in enacting healthcare policies. To improve child and maternal health, Dr. Jarvis has been interviewed by C-SPAN, CNBC, SiriusXM "Doctor Radio," The Washington Post, Reuters, ABC News, and Politico.

Dr. Jarvis’ advocacy work also includes research involving universal education, screening, and interventions for perinatal mental health and interpersonal violence concerns. The results of her studies have been disseminated through national meetings.