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Research Interests
Child abuse and neglect, with a special interest in child neglect and preventionClinical Speciality
Child Abuse PediatricsPublications
Dubowitz, H., Black, M., Kerr, M., Starr, R., Harrington, D. Fathers and Child Neglect. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2000; 154(2):135-141. Dubowitz, H., Giardino, A., Gustavson, E. Child Neglect: A Concern for Pediatricians. Pediatrics in Review, 2000;21(4):111-6.
Knight, L., Runyan, D., Dubowitz, H., Brandford, C., Kotch, J., Litrownik, A., Hunter, W. Methodological and Ethical Challenges Associated with Child Self-Report of Maltreatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2000 15(7):725-759.
Black, M., Kerr, M., Dubowitz, H., Hunter, W., English, D., Schneider, M., Hussey, J. Preschool Children of Adolescent Parents Benefit from Supportive Mother-partner Relationships but not from Three-generation Households. Pediatrics, 2000;4:909-918.
Simms, M., Dubowitz, H., Szogoyi M. The Health Care of Children in Foster Care. Pediatrics. 2000;106 (4 Suppl):909-18.
Dubowitz, H., Kerr, M., Hussey, J., Black, M., Starr, R., Morrel, T. Type and timing of mothers' victimization: effects on mothers and children. Pediatrics. 2001;107(4):728-35.
Dubowitz, H., Kerr, M., Cox, C., Radhakrishna, A., English D., Runyan, D., Litrownik, A., Schneider, M., Black, M. Father Involvement and Children's Functioning at Age 6: A Multi-site Study. Child Maltreatment, 2001;6(4):300-9.
Dubowitz H., Papas MA, Black MM, Starr RH Jr. Child neglect: Outcomes in high-risk urban preschoolers. Pediatrics. 2002;109(6):1100-7.
Ricci, L.R., Christian, C.W., Reece, R.M., Dubowitz, H., Ludwig, S. Report of the 1997 Child Abuse Physician Leadership Conference. Child Maltreatment. 2002;7(2):166-9.
Black, M.M., Papas, M.A., Hussey, J.M., Hunter, W., Dubowitz, H., Kotch, J., English, D., Schneider, M. Behavior and development of preschool children born to adolescent mothers: risk and 3-generation households. Pediatric, 2002;109(4):573-80
Dubowitz, H. Preventing Child Neglect and Physical Abuse: A Role for Pediatricians. Pediatrics in Review, 2002;23(6):191-6.
12. Black, M.M., Kerr, M.A., Hussey, J.M., Dubowitz, H., Kotch, J.B. & Starr, R.H. Behavior problems among preschool children born to adolescent mothers: Effects of maternal depression and perceptions of partner relationships. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2002 Mar;31(1):16-26
Lane, W., Dubowitz, H., Harrington, D. Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations: Adherence to Recommendations. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 2002; 11(4):17-34.
Harrington, D., Zuravin, S. J., DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., Ting, L. The Neglect Scale: Confirmatory factor analysis in a low-income sample. Child Maltreatment, 2003;18:29-41.
Morrel, T., Dubowitz, H., Kerr, M., Black. M., The Effect of Maternal Victimization on Children: A Cross-Informant Study. Journal of Family Violence, 2003;18(1):29-41.
Krugman, S. & Dubowitz, H. Failure to Thrive. American Family Physician. 2003;68(5):879-84.
Dubowitz, H., Pitts, S., Black, M. Measurement of Three Major Subtypes of Child Neglect. Child Maltreatment, 2004;9(4):344-56.
Dubowitz, H., Lane, W., Ross, K., Vaughan, D. The Involvement of Low-Income African American Fathers in their Children's Lives, and the Barriers. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2004;4(6):505-508.
Dubowitz, H., Pitts, S.C., Litrownik, A.J., Cox, C.E., Runyan, D., Black, M.M. Defining child neglect based on child protective services data. Child Abuse and Neglect, 2005;29(5):461-477.
English, D. J., Mukund, P., Upadhyaya, M. P., Litrownik, A. J., Marshall, J. M., Runyan, D. K., Graham, J. C., Dubowitz, H. Maltreatment's wake: The relationship of maltreatment dimensions to child outcomes. Child Abuse and Neglect, 2005;29(5):461-477.
Hussey, J.M., Marshall, J.M., English, D.J., Knight, E.D., Lau, A.S., Dubowitz, H., Kotch, J.B. Defining maltreatment according to substantiation: Distinction without a difference? Child Abuse and Neglect, 2005;29(5):461-477.
Litrownik, A.J., Lau, A., English, D.J., Briggs, E., Newton, R.R., Romney, S., Dubowitz, H. Measuring the severity of child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 2005;29(5):461-477.
Runyan, D., Cox, C, Dubowitz, H., Newton, R., Upadhyaya, M., Leeb, R., Everson, M., Knight, E., Kotch, J.B. Describing Maltreatment: Do child protective service reports and research definition agree? Child Abuse and Neglect, 2005;29(5):461-477.
Thompson, R., Briggs, E.C., English, D.J., Dubowitz, H., Lee, L.-C., Brody, K., Everson, M.D., & Hunter, W.M. Suicidal ideation among maltreated and at-risk 8-year-olds: Findings from the LONGSCAN studies. Child Maltreatment, 2005;10(1):26-36.
DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H. Family Connections: A Program for Preventing Child Neglect. Child Maltreatment, 2005;10(2):108-123.
Dubowitz, H., Newton, R.R., Litrownik, A.J., Lewis, T., Briggs, E.C., Thompson, R., English, D., Lee, Li-Ching., Ferick, M.M. Examination of a Conceptual Model of Child Neglect. Child Maltreatment, 2005;10(2):173-179.
Koverola, C., Kerr, M., Pitts, S., Black, M., Dubowitz, H. Longitudinal investigation of the relationship among maternal victimization, depressive symptoms, social support, and children's behavior and development. J Interpersonal Violence. 2005;20(12):1523-46.
Thompson, R., Dubowitz, H., English, D.J., Nooner, K.B., Wike, T., Bangdiwala, S.I., Runyan, D.K., & Briggs, E.C. Parents' and teachers' concordance with children's self-ratings of suicidality: Findings from a high-risk sample. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006;36, 167-181.
Knight, E. D., Smith, J. B., Dubowitz, H., Litrownik, A. J., Kotch, J.B., English, D., Everson, M. D., & Runyan, D. K. Reporting participants in research studies to child protective services: Limited risk to attrition. Child Maltreatment, 2006;Vol. 11(3),257-262.
Flaherty, E.G., Thompson, R., Litrownik, A.J., Theodore, A., English, D.J., Black, M.M., Wike, T., Whimper, L., Runyan, D.K., & Dubowitz, H. Relationship between childhood maltreatment and chronic health problems in childhood. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160(12):1232-1238.
Dubowitz, H., Bennett, S. Physical Abuse and Neglect of Children: Key Health Issues. Lancet, 2007;2;369(9576):1891-9.
Lane, W.G., Dubowitz, H. Identification and reporting of abusive fractures by orthopaedic surgeons. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. 2007;261:219-225.
Dubowitz, H., Lane, W., Greif, G.L., Jensen, T.K., Lamb, M.M, Low Income African American Fathers' Involvement in Children's Lives: Implications for Practitioners. Journal of Family Social Work. 2006;10(1):25-41.
Black, M.M., Dubowitz, H., Krishnakumar, A., Starr, R.H. Jr. Early intervention and recovery among children with failure to thrive: follow-up at age 8. Pediatrics. 2007;120(1):59-69.
Dubowitz, H., Prescott, L., Feigelman, S., Lane, W., Kim, J. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in an Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Pediatrics. 2008;121(1):e85-91.
Lane, W., Dubowitz, H., Feigelman, S., Kim, J. Prescott, L., Meyer, W., Tracy, J.K. Screening for Parental Substance Abuse in an Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 2007;7:458-462.
Dubowitz, H., Feigelman, S., Lane, W., Prescott, L., Blackman, K., Grube, L., Meyer, W., Tracy,, J.K. Screening for depression in an urban pediatric primary care clinic. Pediatrics. 2007;119(3):435-43.
Kotch, J.B., Hussey, J., Lewis, T., English, D., Thompson, R., Litrownik, A., Dubowitz, H., Runyan, D., Bangdiwala, S., Barton, D., Margolis, B. Early Neglect Predicts Childhood Aggression. Pediatrics, 2008;121(4):725-31.
DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of Family Connections in relation to child behavior. Child Maltreatment, 2008;32(3):335-51.
Everson, M., Smith, J.B., Hussey, J.M., English, D., Litrownik, A.J., Dubowitz, H.,Thompson, R., Knight, E.D., Runyan, D.K. Concordance Between Adolescent Childhood Abuse and Child Protective Service Determinations in an At-Risk Sample of Young Adolescents. Child Maltreatment, 2008;13:14-26.
Kim, J., Dubowitz, H., Hudson-Martin, E., Lane W. Comparison of 3 data collection methods for gathering sensitive and less sensitive information. Ambul Pediatr. 2008;8(4):255-60.
Weisbart, C.E., Thompson, R., Pelaez-Merrick, M., Kim, J., Wike, T., Briggs, E., English, D.J., Dubowitz, H. Child and adult victimization: sequelae for female caregivers of high-risk children. Child Maltreat. 2008;13(3):235-44.
Dubowitz H, Feigelman S, Lane W, Kim JW. Pediatric Primary Care to Help Prevent Child Maltreatment: The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model. Pediatrics. 2009;123:858-864.
Feigelman, S., Dubowitz, H., Lane, W., Kim, J. Screening for Harsh Punishment in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Child Abuse Neglect. 2009;33(5):269-77
Lane, W.G., Dubowitz, H. Primary care pediatricians' experience, comfort and competence in the evaluation and management of child maltreatment: Do we need child abuse experts? Child Abuse Neglect. 2009;33:76-83
Dubowitz, H., Black, M. Failure to Thrive. Failure to thrive. BMJ Point-of-Care 2008; www.pointofcare.bmj.com.
Flaherty, E., Thompson, R., Litrownik, A.J., Zolotor, A., Dubowitz, H., Runyan, D., English, D., Everson, M. Adverse Childhood Exposures and Reported Child Health at Age 12. Academic Pediatrics. 2009;9(3):150-6.
Dubowitz, H, DePanfilis, D. Child Welfare in the United States: In Theory and Practice. Int J Child Health Human Dev. In press
Dubowitz, H. Child Protection Around the World: Similarities and Differences, Advances and Challenges. Int J Child Health Human Dev. In press.
Black, M.M., Oberlander, S.E., Lewis, T., Knight, E.D., Zolotor, A.J., Litrownik, A.J. Thompson, R., Dubowitz, H., English, D.E. A prospective investigation of sexual intercourse among adolescents maltreated prior to age 12. Pediatrics. In press.
Lane, W., Dubowitz, H. Screening for occult abdominal trauma in children with suspected physical abuse. Pediatrics. In press
Younis M., Newton, R., Hussey, J., Thompson, R., Lewis, T., English, D., Dubowitz, H. Perceptions of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy Moderate the Impact of Maltreatment on Aggression. Child Maltreatment. In press
Van Tilburg, M., Runyan, D., Zolotor, A., Graham, J., Dubowitz, H., Litrownik, A., Flaherty, E., Chitkara, D., Whitehead, W. Are unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms related to maltreatment in a prospective in a prospective study of children? Family Medicine. In press
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