Who We Are

The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) approach was developed in the Division of Child Protection, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, led by Dr. Howard Dubowitz, MB.ChB., MS, FAAP

Howard Dubowitz, MB.ChB
Professor of Pediatrics
Head, Division of Child Protection
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
hdubowitz@som.umaryland.edu
410.706.6144

Lakeisha Wilson, DBA, MS
Division Administrator
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
lwilson@som.umaryland.edu
410.706.5543

Many people have contributed to developing and improving SEEK over the years.

• Rose Belanger, PhD
​​• Rebecca Bettes, MS, MBA
​​• David Bromberg, MD, FAAP
• Mark Campbell, MS
• Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP
• Susan Feigelman, MD, FAAP
• Anna Fracasso, MPH
• Adam Franks, BA
• Kathleen Graham, MHS, MSW
• Ericka Greer
• Angela Grodack, MA
• Lawrie Grube, LCSW-C
• Steven R. Herr, PhD
• Rebecca Kilburn, PhD
• Jeongeun Kim, PhD
• Wendy Lane, MD, MPH, FAAP
• Robert Levin Productions
• Steven Lucas, MD, PhD
• Larry Magder, PhD​​
• Olufunmilayo Makinde, MPH​
​​• Nicolette Minas, MA​
​​• Stacey Newton, MSSA, LMSW
​​• Ugo Nwosu, MD, MPH, SM
• Courtenay Padgett
• Lawrence Palinkas, PhD
​​• Ann Pemberton, LCSW-C
• Leslie Prescott, BA
• Zill Raval, MPH
• Emily Redding, BA
• Lisa Saldana, PhD
​​• Holle Schaper
• Joshua Semiatin, MA
• Demian St. Denis
​• Raymond Sturner, MD
• Cindy Weisbart, PsyD
• Linda Yaswen-Corkery, Ph.D.

We are also grateful for much help from many residents, physicians, nurse practitioners, other colleagues and parents.