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Office
801 N Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205Phone+1 443-923-5933Fax+1 443-923-5875
Summary
- Dr. Belcher is the Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She is a Professor and Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician who is jointly appointed in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health. She received her B.S. from Howard University in 1980 and M.D. from Howard University College of Medicine in 1982 as a participant in the B.S.-M.D. Honors Program. Currently, Dr. Belcher is Founding Director of the Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity and Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Associate Director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders program. Dr. Belcher has over three decades of experience working and advocating for individuals with disabilities across the pediatric and early adult lifespan, especially those with complex social determinants and mental health disorders. She uses interdisciplinary approaches to teach undergraduate, graduate and professional students about developmental disabilities, public health, research design, and health disparities. She was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society at Howard University for her “unparalleled work as a teacher and mentor to students”. Dr. Belcher is the 2011 recipient of the Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Recognition Award. Dr. Belcher has served on multiple doctoral dissertation committees and personally mentored over 30 graduate and medical students and junior faculty over the last 10 years. Collectively, Dr. Belcher has provided public health educational experiences for over 500 students through CDC- funded education programs. The majority of students (95%) Dr. Belcher worked with were working, seeking employment, or continuing their education in public health research, administrative, or clinical fields.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMHS, Mental Hygiene, 2002
- Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1987
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1982
- Howard UniversityB.S., Zoology, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 1989 - 2000
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha 2011
- Diversity Recognition Award Johns Hopkins, 2011
- African American Mental Health Research Scientist Scholar African American Mental Health Research Scientist Consortium and National Institute of Mental Health, 2005
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Clinical Trials
- Early Parenting Intervention Comparison Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Yoga Based Psychotherapy Group Feasibility and Efficacy Study Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- FamilyLive Feasibility and Effectiveness Study Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsCultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults.Teresa N Brockie, Jacquelyn C Campbell, Gail Dana-Sacco, Jason Farley, Harolyn M E Belcher
Prevention Science. 2022-10-01 - 35 citationsCOVID-19 Pandemic Health Disparities and Pediatric Health Care-The Promise of Telehealth.Deepa U. Menon, Harolyn M. E. Belcher
JAMA Pediatrics. 2021-04-01 - 6 citationsExamination of Race and Autism Intersectionality Among African American/Black Young Adults.Amber Davis, Marjorie Solomon, Harolyn Belcher
Autism in Adulthood. 2022-12-01
Journal Articles
- Depression in inner city African American youth: A phenomenological study.Ofonedu ME, Percy WH, Harris-Britt A, Belcher HME, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1/1/2013
- Somatic Complaints, Peer and School Stress, Family and Community Violence Exposure, and Physical Illness among Urban Elementary School Children.Hart S, Hodgkinson S, Belcher HME, Hyman C, Strickland M, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7/7/2012
- Neighborhood environment and being overweight in childhood: A study of predominantly African American urban schoolchildren.Whitaker D, Milam AJ, Graham CM, Cooley-Strickland M, Belcher HM, Furr-Holden CD, American Journal of Health Promotion, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Understanding and Addressing Prenatal Substance Abuse and TraumaNational Abandoned Infants Assistance Program, University of California, Berkley grantee meeting, Al - 4/24/2013
- Intrauterine Drug Exposure: Developmental OutcomesMartin Luther King Early Head Start Program Staff Training, Baltimore, MD - 12/7/2012
- Intrauterine Drug Exposure: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and TreatmentWomen’s and Children’s Caribbean Conference, St. Croix US Virgin Islands (Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital - 10/6/2012
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Other
- Child and Adolescent ADD/ADHD: Confronting the MythsBelcher HME
WOLB, “Our Health, Our Way” Inerview - 8/30/2012 - Treatment and Identification of Child Maltreatment and Post Traumatic StresBelcher HME
WJZ-TV “On Time” Interview - 11/11/2007 - Hyperglycemia in a 7-year child treated with aripiprazole. (Case Report)Logue DD, Gonzalez N, Heligman SDK, McLaughlin JV, Belcher HME, American Journal of Psychiatry
1/1/2007 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Leaders in Diversity Awards 2021: Dr. Harolyn Belcher and Maureen Van Stone, Kennedy KriegerJune 11th, 2021
- Harolyn Belcher | CDPHLTSeptember 27th, 2019
- The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Mental HealthNovember 23rd, 2018
Grant Support
- National Leadership Center for Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS)Robert Wood Johnson Foundation2015–2021
- Public Health Leadership and Learning Undergraduate Student Success (PLLUSS) ProgramCDC, OMHHE2013–2017
- James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases FellowshipCDC, OMHHE2011–2017
- Maternal and Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement-Undergraduate ProgramCDC, OMHHE2011–2017
- Comparing Two Parenting Programs for At-RIsk FamiliesNIH, NINR2011–2017
- Kennedy Krieger Family Center - Integrated Trauma ApproachesCenter For Mental Health Services2007–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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