Schaefer Center Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor
Director, Nonprofit Management and Community Leadership
Awards and Honors
2015 Top 100 Women of Maryland
Education
Ph.D., Rutgers University
M.A., Rutgers University
B.A., Purdue University
Renita L. Seabrook, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore. Dr. Seabrook’s scholarly work reflects her passion that centers on: (1) inclusion of applied research and theoretical underpinnings; (2) synergy needed to enrich educational and experiential learning for students; (3) integrating research within the community in order to improve the lives of marginalized populations.
Upcoming Publications:
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R.L., Brown, E., & Merrick, S. "Armed Hate: Exploring the Rise of Hate Groups, Extremism, and Gun Violence".
Wyatt-Nichol, H. & Seabrook, R.L. "Women in the Criminal Justice System".
Selected Publications (Research and Creative Works):
Seabrook, R.L. (Winter, 2021). "The year I said yes to me: Where I could have found hopelessness, I discovered love in a pandemic". Smooches Woman Magazine.
Seabrook, R.L. (2019). "Collateral damage: The war on drugs and the impact on women, children, and families". In Education for Liberation: The Politics of Promise and Reform Inside and Beyond American's Prisons (Ed. G. Robinson and E. English). Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD.
Currently, she serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons.
Incarcerated Mothers
Women of Color
Social Justice
Offender Rehabilitation
Correctional and Reentry Programs
Women and Crime
Reentry and Rehabilitation
Civic Engagement/Non-Profit
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Brown, E., & Merrick, S. 2024 Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), "Armed hate: Exploring the rise of hate groups, extremism, and gun violence.," Conference of Minority Public Administrators-- American Society of Public Administration, New Orleans, LA. (2024).
Seabrook, R., Wyatt-Nichol, H., Brown, E., & Merrick, S. Social Equity/Justice and Public Health Disparities, "Armed Hate: Exploring the Rise of Hate Groups, Extremism and Gun Violence," Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), New Orleans, LA. (2024).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Uzochukwu, K., & Brown, E. 2022(b) Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC), "Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Implications for Criminal Justice," National Academy of Public Administration, Virtual. (2022).
Wyatt-Nichol, H., Seabrook, R., Uzochukwu, K., & Brown, E. 2022(b) Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), "Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Implications for Criminal Justice," Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)/ American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. (2022).
"Helping Others 2 Win: A Public Service Program in a New Era" (Writing Results)
This research describes a experiential learning program, titled Helping Others 2 Win (HO2W), which is designed to provide women in transition from prison the opportunity to obtain necessary reentry services and evidence-based programming via a stimulating educational environment. The significance of HO2W aims to bridge the gap by "investing' in human capital. By placing an investment on these women, HO2W will strive to bring forth viable skills sets and allow them to reach their full potential of success as they reenter in their communities and families. Moreover, HO2W will address those basic fundamental needs and risk factors through their participation in the cognitive/life skills programs (improved self-esteem, familial relationships); mentoring (building respectable relationships); and public service projects (giving back to those less fortunate). The primary goal of HO2W is to successfully improve outcomes for the female reentry population in the areas of recidivism, education, decision-making, and civic engagement. Preliminary findings and implications for policy and practice will also be discussed.
"Perceived physical outcomes of stress on a selected group of police officers." (On-Going)
The study examined the relationship between four background characteristics and ten health-related variables associated with police officer perception of the impact of stress on their health.