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, MBChB.

Many people have contributed to improving SEEK over the years.

SEEK Leadership Team

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

​Rose Belanger, PhD
Senior Research Project Coordinator
Division of Child Protection; Center for Families
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
rbelanger@som.umaryland.edu
410.706.1141

​Vyas Muralidharan, BA
Clinical Research Assistant
Division of Child Protection; Center for Families
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
vmuralidharan@som.umaryland.edu
410.706.1141

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

The National SEEK Study Team

Howard Dubowitz, MB.ChB
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine leads the National SEEK Study.  He led the development of the SEEK approach and the two studies evaluating the approach.

Lisa Saldana, PhD (clinical psychology) and John Landsverk, PhD (sociology)
Senior Research Scientists at the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene, Oregon, with an expertise in Implementation Science.

Larry Magder, PhD
A senior statistician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who has worked on SEEK.

Larry Palinkas, PhD (anthropology)
Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health and Chair of the Department of Children, Youth and Families at the University of the Southern California School of Social Work, an expert in qualitative methodology and implementation science.

Rosemarie (Rose) Belanger, PhD
Senior Project Coordinator for The National SEEK Study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

For More Information
Contact:
Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP – hdubowitz@som.umaryland.edu
Rose Belanger, PhD – rbelanger@som.umaryland.edu

The SEEK International Advisory Committee

Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
Executive Director, Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family, Boston Medical Center
Chair, Women's Leadership Advisory Council, Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion, Boston University Medical Group, Multi-PI, BU CTSI

Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW
Professor and Chair, Executive Committee of the Grand Challenges for Social Work
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Lucy Berliner, MSW
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington

Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Johns Hopkins University

R. Neal Davis, MD, MS
Pediatrician and Senior Medical Director
Pediatric Community Based Care
Intermountain Healthcare

Susan Feigelman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Andrew Garner, MD, PhD, FAAP
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
University Hospitals Medical Practices

Frances Page Glascoe, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Senior Research Analyst
Pedstest.org

Christopher S. Greeley, MD, MS, FAAP
Chief, Division of Public Health Pediatrics
Texas Children’s Hospital
Vice Chair for Community Health
Baylor College of Medicine

Gail Hornor, DNP, CPNP
Chair, Child Maltreatment & Neglect Special Interest Group
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Barbara J. Howard, MD
President, CHADIS
Assistant Prof. Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins U Sch. of Medicine

Brooks Keeshin, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Utah

David J. Kolko, PhD, ABPP
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Special Services Unit
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Richard D. Krugman, MD
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Wendy Lane, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Hope – Baltimore Child Abuse Center
Director, Maryland CHAMP (Child Abuse Medical Professionals) Program

Steven Lucas, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health
Uppsala University Children’s Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden

Harriet MacMillan, CM, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Distinguished University Professor
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and of Pediatrics
Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry
Offord Centre for Child Studies
McMaster University and McMaster Children's Hospital/Hamilton Health Sciences

Anthony Malone MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College
Developmental Pediatrician, CapitalCare Developmental Pediatrics
Pediatrician, Capitalcare Pediatrics Troy, NY

Ariane Marie-Mitchell
Associate Professor
School of Medicine and School of Public Health
Loma Linda University

Melissa T. Merrick, PhD
President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America

Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health
Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Ecology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ramona Osborne, CMPE
Medical Practice Consultant
Resilient Community Advocate

Vince Palusci, MD, MPH
Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

John M. Pascoe, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton Children’s Hospital

Eileen Reilly, MSW
Senior Manager, Addressing Social Health and Early Childhood Wellness
American Academy of Pediatrics

Bob Sege, MD, PHD
Co-Director, Community Stakeholder Engagement
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Martin T. Stein, MD
Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Child Development and Community Health
University of California San Diego

Robert P. Stephens, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
Seguin, Texas

Adam J. Zolotor, MD, DrPH
Professor, Department of Family Medicine 
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Associate Director of Medical Education, NC AHEC

Barry S. Zuckerman, MD
Professor and Chair Emeritus
Department of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Other Contributors

Since 2000, the following also helped develop and evaluate the SEEK approach:

• Rebecca Bettes, MS, MBA
​​• David Bromberg, MD, FAAP
• Mark Campbell
• Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP
• Susan Feigelman, MD, FAAP
• Adam Franks
• 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
• Steven Lucas, MD, PhD
• Larry Magder, PhD​​
• Olufunmilayo Makinde, MPH​
​​• Nicolette Minas, MA​
• Courtenay Padgett
​​• Ann Pemberton, LCSW-C
• Leslie Prescott, BA
• Robert Levin Productions
• Emily Redding, BA
• Holle Schaper
• Joshua Semiatin, MA
• Demian St. Denis
​• Raymond Sturner, MD
• Cindy Weisbart, PsyD
• Linda Yaswen-Corkery, Ph.D.

Many residents, physicians, nurse practitioners, other colleagues and parents