Dee Seabrook

Dr. Dorothy Seabrook (AKA Dr. Dee) is an Army veteran, and retired civilian employee with the federal government serving military organizations. She has over 30 years’ experience in human services supporting children and families. Dr. Seabrook joined Walden as staff in the School of Human Services in 2018 and joined the contributing faculty team in 2020. While serving in military family programs, she served as the Family Programs Director, responsible for promoting strategies to maximize access to quality family readiness programs to increase the functioning of military families to successfully navigate a military lifestyle.

Dr. Seabrook also serves as lead consultant of Seabrook & Associates, LLC, dedicated to providing consultation to organizations with program evaluation, certification and accreditation preparation, assistance with staff and leader development, and expansion of training and education networks. She has previously served on the board of a tri-state nonprofit organization with the mission of offering resources to mitigate barriers to access and use of programs and services that support veterans experiencing homelessness to gain permanent housing and increased self-sufficiency. This volunteer position is directly correlated to Dr. Seabrook’s research interest of military cultural competence, and socialization tactics of service providers, and perspectives of veterans. She has presented research findings at a national conference, several local conferences, and published a magazine article addressing the same. Dr. Seabrook currently serves on the board of nonprofit focused on building community capacity and leveraging strategic partnerships to provide services to those in need.

Dr. Seabrook received her PhD from Walden University, in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, with an emphasis of Military Families and Culture. She earned a Masters of Education from Troy University, completed post-Masters studies in Special Education at Columbus State University, and holds a Bachelors in Sociology with a minor in Social Work from Augusta University. Dr. Seabrook is married to a retired Army veteran, who served 36 years, proud mother and grandmother of Army veterans, with one son still serving on active duty. She also has 10 grandchildren, three great grandchildren.

Education

PhD, Walden University

MEd, Troy University

MA, Walden University

BA, Augusta University

Public Service

Phoenix Veterans Services, Inc., Other - Augusta

Publications

Seabrook, D. A. (2020). Article. Human Services Today

Presentations

Seabrook, D. A. (2018). Military Cultural Competence: Meeting the Needs of Those Who Have Served. National Organization for Human Services