Behavioral Pediatrics

Neurodevelopment Pediatrics

Pediatrics

• First Prize in the Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest, 1970

• Commended Student in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, 1975

• National Competitive Scholarship, 1976-1978

• Georgetown University Community Scholar Commendation, 1976

• Willie J. Hardy Honor Award, 1976

• Second place for outstanding student research, Howard University College of Medicine,1979

• First place for poster presentation, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, October 1987

• Community Service Award, Project STRIVE, Tampa, FL,1992

• Friend of the Young Child Award, Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL,1993

• Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Department of Navy,1995

• Governor=s Citation for Service on the Methylphenidate Task Force, 1999

Belcher HME, Butz AM, Wallace P, Hoon AH, Reinhardt E, Reeves S, Pulsifer MB. Spectrum of early intervention services for children with intrauterine drug exposure. (accepted, Infants and Young Children).

Butz AM, Pulsifer M, Belcher HME, Leppert M, Donithan M, Zeger S. Infant head circumference growth and cognitive status at 36 months in children with in-utero exposure. (in press, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse).

Pulsifer MB, Radonovich K, Belcher HME, Butz AM. Intelligence and school readiness in preschool children with prenatal drug exposure. (in press, Child Neuropsychology May 2003).

Butz AM, Pulsifer MB, Leppert M, Rimrodt S, Belcher HME. (2003). Comparisons of intelligence, school readiness skills and attention in in-utero drug exposed and non-exposed preschool children Clinical Pediatrics 42:27-39.

Belcher HME, Turner-Musa J, Sims BE, Abramson L, Heard-Gladney KF, Leaf PJ. (2002). Development of the Baltimore BETTER Family and Community Partnership. National Head Start Dialogue 5:149-173.

Butz AM, O'Brien E, Pulsifer M, Lears MK, Miller D, Belcher HME, Kaufmann W and Royall R. (2002). Caregiver characteristics associated with child cognitive status in in-utero drug exposed infants. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse 11:25-41.