Mental Health Manager
Resume:
GWENDOLYN SCOTTON BETHEA, PH.D.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
SUMMARY OF OUALIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Organized and promoted community forums and seminars on mental health awareness
Worked to establish a partnership with the Howard University Department of Art and the Carolyn Anne Foundation to promote early detection of mental health awareness, particularly among children.
Edited and/or assisted in writing proposals for several million-dollar NIH grants (Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate); Pew Charitable Trusts (Preparing Future Faculty); NIH (Social, Behavioral and Educational Science), and others to promote education of underrepresented groups and individuals in science disciplines
Directed annual publications and public relations on issues of national and universal significance, including on women’s health issues, homelessness, bioterrorism, mental health, domestic abuse, criminal justice, slavery and its lasting implications and repercussions, diversity initiatives reaching thousands of faculty and students
Wrote speeches for university officials that highlighted educational, social, health, and economic issues relevant to widely ranging audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.
Established scholarships for graduate-level research on a variety of educational disciplines
Promoted internships for students in 13 schools and colleges preparing to enter the nation’s professoriate at community and research-intensive colleges and universities across the nation
Directed and edited writing exams for more than 500 graduate students annually at Howard University.
Established and managed speakers’ bureau for 50 participating Howard University faculty members and affiliates
Developed and spearheaded partnerships between Howard University and at least ten colleges and universities seeking reciprocal teaching internship programs
Directed multi-national fundraising efforts for National Capitol Area YWCA programs
Edited and coordinated publishing of at least 10 autobiographies and other books
Established online research magazine; arranged and conducted interviews on health, economic, social, and political issues; reached global constituents
Created budgets and coordinated bids for public relations and publications projects; budget amounted to nearly $100,000 annually
Promoted TEDx Howard University events; constituencies locally and globally.
EDUCATION
2008 Ph.D., Howard University; Mass Communication and Media Studies
Special interests: educational technology, multicultural communication, mass media and agenda setting; and ethnic, cultural, and political theories and symbolisms
1974 M.A., American University, Communications and Print Journalism
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2017 to Present Founder/CEO, Scotton Communications Network (scottoncommunicationsnetwork.com)
2013 to 2017 Editor/Writer, Howard University Graduate School (Digital) Research Magazine (hugsresearch.org)
2013 to 2017 Manager, Howard University Speakers Bureau
1990 to 2013 Director, Communications and Public Relations
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
2006 to 2017 Director, Expository Writing and Communications
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
2010 to 2017 Program Manager, Preparing Future Faculty Program
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
2010 to 2013 Web Editor, diversitydiscover.com
2003 to 2009 Editor, Quest magazine
Research magazine of Howard University
SELECTED INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, BOOKS
Interviews (Selected)
Bethea, G.S. (2016).Screening for Lysosomal Storage Disorders in African Americans, Howard University Graduate School Research Magazine http://hugsresearch.org/issues/021/screening-lysosomal-in-african-americans.html,
Bethea, G.S. (2016). The Ebola Virus: An Update, Howard University Graduate School Research Magazine, http://hugsresearch.org/issues/018/ebola-virus-an-update.html, 2015
Bethea, G.S.(2014). Image Equity in a Color-Conscious Society, Howard University Graduate School Research Magazine, http://hugsresearch.org/issues/010/image-equity-in-a-color-conscious-society.html, 2014
Articles (Selected)
Bethea, G.S. (2019) "Intellectual Exchanges Focus on Ways to Generate Successful and Sustainable Client Re-entry" (To be Submitted)
Edited Books, Reports
Hylton, N.S. (2016). My Journey to Universal Consciousness by Dr. N. Saleem Hylton, 2016
Clark, J. (2005) From the Hills of West Virginia: One Doctor’s Story, I Universe by
Pruitt, A. Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe, SUNY Press, by Anne Pruitt
Blacknall, C. (2005) What's In A Meal by Catherine Blacknall
Myers, O. What a Life
Baker, F. (2000) The Lynching of Frazier Baker in Lake City, SC
Howard University Re-Accreditation Report
Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Editing
Multidisciplinary Editing, Consultation
Editor, Writer: Recruitment and Program Publications
Preparing Future Faculty, Howard University Graduate School, 2004, 2011
Howard University Graduate School, A National Leader in Graduate Education, 2000
Opportunities of a Lifetime are Waiting for You, 2011
Graduate Certificate Programs, Howard University 2003
Departmental Brochures (30 departments), Howard University Graduate School
Howard University Graduate School (Where Learning and Research Make a World of Difference, 2006
VISUAL MEDIA PROJECT COORDINATION
Celebrating 40 Years of Awarding the Ph.D. at Howard University, 10 Minute Videotape
Howard University 50-Year Class Reunion Video Coordination
Recruitment CD. Howard University Graduate School
Coordination of videotaping for special projects, graduation ceremonies, Howard University Graduate School
PUBLIC RELATIONS/MARKETING CAMPAIGNS/SEMINARS
Women’s Empowerment Conference, Washington, DC
YWCA Outreach Programs
Sports Information, Black Sports Legends Foundation, Media Blitz
National Affirmative Action Symposium, Howard University Graduate School
YWCA- Ten Most Outstanding Women of the Year (Fundraiser)
Millennium Lecture Series on Graduate Education
Slavery: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Exploration
Bioterrorism in America, Howard University
BLUSH initiative “I Love You” Me Project (for homeless and abused women)
Howard University Preparing Future Faculty Seminars
Public Relations, TEDx Howard University 2014 through 2017
Coordinator, Public Relations, Community Conversations on Gun Violence, Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, African American Music Association, 2016
Connecting Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, HIV AIDS, and Gun Violence, Howard University
Coordinator of Speakers for Intellectual Exchanges, Criminal Justice Programs, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Assistant, Public Relations, American Association for the Advancement of Science/Howard University Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion
Promotion of Books by Dr. Anita Nahal, Hey…Milk is Spilt…and nothing else and Life on the Go, Flash Fictions on the Go from New Delhi to America
FUNDRAISING EXPERIENCE
Established the Howard University Carroll L.L. Miller Research Fellowship
Established the H. Patrick Swygert Research Fund in conjunction with Howard University Graduate School’s 50th Ph.D. Anniversary
Coordinated YWCA Annual Fundraising Dinner (Ten Outstanding Women of the Year), including the late Coretta Scott King and the late Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Assisted with coordination of Howard University Graduate School 40th Campaign, fundraising dinner and national seminars)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Top Fifty University Catalogs, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Washington DC Art Director’s Club Award
Graduate Student Council Certificate of Appreciation
Merit Awards, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Howard University
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Aumazo, Inc., a board to establish a school for girls in the Cameroon
YWCA of the National Capital Area (Executive Secretary, Communications Co-Chair of Annual Fundraising Dinner)
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
"Challenging media strategies in a global society," National Communication Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2005
“Writing the Dissertation,” Ph.D. Completion Project, Howard University Graduate School, September 2009
The Expository Writing Program at Howard University, Howard University Graduate School, 2009-2016.
“Basic Grammar and Writing Tips”: Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, Government of the District of Columbia, Executive Office of the Mayor, July 9, 2010
"Developing a Preparing Future Faculty Program," Lilly Endowment Project, 2013
Response to Dr. Darla Scott, Educator and Research Scientist, "Cognitive Developmental Considerations on the Effective Community Justice Service Delivery to Young Adult Clients," sponsored by the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Program, August 2016.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC, Critical Ward
Blush Cosmetics, Blush Initiative for Homeless and Abused Women
Black Sports Legends Film Festival
Rachael’s Women’s Center
Carolyn Anne Foundation
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