Bob Buchanan directs the Maryland EIP Program. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and interim Director of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, which is a division of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Buchanan's research interests span from the neurobehavioral and neuroanatomical investigation of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia to the investigation of novel pharmacological approaches for the treatment of cognitive impairments, negative symptoms, and treatment-resistant positive symptoms in people with schizophrenia.

Melanie Bennett  leads the Training and Implementation Support Services initiatives of the Maryland EIP Program. She is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Bennett's research is focused on the treatment of alcohol, drug, and nicotine dependence in people with schizophrenia and other forms of severe mental illness.

 Ann Geddes is the Director of Public Policy and the Transition-Age Youth Specialist for Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF).

Howard Goldman is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he is the Director of the Behavioral Health Systems Collaborative. The Collaborative supports the Maryland EIP Program through training and assistance with program implementation. Dr. Goldman works with clinics, treatment systems, and service providers on developing models for continued financing of early intervention services. He is an expert in evaluating mental health services and in behavioral health financing programs and policies.

Ann Hackman is the Division Director for the University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry’s Community Psychiatry Division, Associate Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, and is a board certified psychiatrist, working with the University of Maryland’s RA1SE Connection Program.  Dr. Hackman also participates as part of On Our Own of Maryland’s Anti-Stigma Project.  Her areas of interest include recovery oriented work with people living with serious and persistent mental illness and with first episode psychosis, addressing stigma, and the interface between community psychiatry and the criminal justice system. 

Eileen Hansen serves as the Director of the Mental Health Services Training Center and the Evidence-Based Practice Center in the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She is responsible for administering University of Maryland contracts with Maryland's Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA) to provide training, conferences, and implementation of evidence-based practices to state and local mental health administrators, providers, consumers, and family members throughout the state. She also oversees the implementation of evidence-based practices, bringing research-based knowledge to routine mental health settings within Maryland's public mental health system. Ms. Hansen received her MSSW from Columbia University in New York.

Seth Himelhoch is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the interim Director of the Division of Psychiatric Services Research, and the Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services at the University's HIV clinic, The Evelyn Jordan Clinic. Dr. Himelhoch's clinical and research experiences focus on access to care and treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and drug use disorders among individuals with HIV.

Elliot Hong is the Director of the First Episode Psychosis Clinic within the Maryland EIP Program. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director of the University of Maryland Center for Brain Imaging Research, and Chief of the Neuroimaging Research Program at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. Dr. Hong's research interests include neurophysiology and functional MRI (fMRI) of individuals with schizophrenia.

Nancy Lever is a Co-director of Outreach and Education initiatives of the Maryland EIP Program. She is an Associate Professor and Co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Lever has a particular focus on training, outreach, dissemination, and resource advancement, especially as it relates to promoting high quality, evidence-based research, training, policy, and practice in school mental health.

David Pruitt is the Chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and the Director of the Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Pruitt co-leads the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) project and other telepsychiatry efforts at University of Maryland, including for EIP. His research interests are in rational/irrational pharmacology and medical care and effective treatments for children/adolescents and their families.

Gloria Reeves is the Co-director of the Strive for Wellness Clinic, an early identification and intervention clinic within the Maryland EIP Program. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Reeves's research interests include childhood aggression, polypharmacy issues in child psychiatry, youth violence prevention, and neuroimaging.

Jason Schiffman is the Co-director of the Strive for Wellness Clinic, an early identification and intervention clinic within the Maryland EIP Program. He is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Schiffman's research interests include the early identification and treatment of youth at risk for psychosis and reduction of stigma against people with serious mental health concerns.

Sharon Hoover is a Co-director of Outreach and Education initiatives of the Maryland EIP Program. She is an Associate Professor and Co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Hoover specializes in the implementation of evidence-based interventions by behavioral health and primary care providers. She is especially interested in interventions for trauma-exposed youth.