MARK W. BEEKMAN
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EDUCATION
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Master of Arts in Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (in progress)
Adult & Child CPR/First Aid Certified, American Red Cross
NPI #121*******
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Communications Media and Instructional Technology, Doctoral Program, coursework completed 2017
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Master of Arts in Communications – Television Production and Scriptwriting, 1986
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Arts – Theater/Film and Video Production, 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Shelter Care Safe Landing – Akron, OH
Youth Aide – June 2022-PRESENT
CHC Addiction Services, RAMAR Men’s House – Akron, OH
Residential Aide – 2021-March 2022
Kent State University – Kent, OH
Part-time Instructor – School of Communication Studies – 2017-2020
North Central State College – Mansfield, OH
Part-time Instructor – Communication – 2019-2020
Chyron Corporation – Melville, NY
National/International News Headline Ticker Writer/Editor – 2016-PRESENT
Career and Professional Development Center – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Mock Interviewer and Student Trainer – Fall 2014, Fall 2015, and Spring 2016 semesters
WEWS Television Station Channel 5 (ABC Affiliate, E. W. Scripps) – Cleveland, OH
Broadcast Operations Technician – 1986-2014
WBGU Television Station Channel 27 (PBS) – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Production Assistant – 1985-1986
Department of Theater – University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Theater Stage Operations/Lighting Technician – 1982-1984
WERC-FM Campus Radio Station – University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Chief Announcer and Newscaster – 1979-1981
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Publications:
Beekman, Mark W. (2017). The Social Justice Exchange https://www.natcom.org/advocacy-public-engagement/social-justice-exchange. National Communication Association, Communication Scholar Response, Media Mobilizing Project.
Beekman, Mark W. (2017). Book Reviews: Media, Persuasion and Propaganda, Marshall Soules. Journal of Communication ISSN 0021-9916.
Beekman, M. W., Hess, K. M., & Wardigo, J. (2015). White, female, and fit: The targeted audience on primetime television. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2016, 5-14.
Presentation Awards:
Beekman, M. W. (2016). Decolonial research methodologies: A needed approach in contemporary acculturation scholarship. The 102nd Annual National Communications Convention, Philadelphia, PA. Top Competitive Student Paper Award, International and Intercultural Communication Division of the National Communications Association.
Presentations:
White-Natale, D., Cousins, C., Flanders, K., & Beekman, M. W. (2019). The Evolution of “Blackface” and Black Stereotypes in American Culture and Mass Media. The 44th Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Southeast Colloquium, Columbia, SC.
Struss, M. A., Storch, S. L., & Beekman, M. W. (2017). Sex, nudity, and humor: A content analysis of condom advertisements and taboo content on YouTube. The 100th Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Chicago, IL.
Beekman, M. W. (2017). Non-government Organizations and Social Justice Activism in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Seventh Annual Graduate Scholars Forum, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Beekman, M. W. (2016). Decolonial research methodologies: A needed approach in contemporary acculturation scholarship. Representing the Misrepresented: Interdisciplinary Approaches to
Misinformation, Unreliability, and Marginalization, English Graduate Organization Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Beekman, M. W. (2016). Decolonial research methodologies: A needed approach to contemporary acculturation scholarship. Issues of Diversity: Voices from the Field – A Working Paper Series. Researching Colonized Subjects: Looking Again, Seeing Anew. The Frederick Douglass Institute for Intercultural Research, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Beekman, M. W. (2015). The boom of American mass society: Individualism and consensus, or mass domination and re-feudalization? A discussion of the critical writings of Daniel Bell and Jurgen Habermas. The Sixth Annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Almeida, L., & Beekman, M. W. (2015). The potential correlation between accessed digital technology devices on student’s patience level. The Sixth Annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
SERVICE
Townhall 2 – Member, Board of Directors, Kent, OH, 2022-2023
Kent Communication Society, Get Geared for Your Career Interviewing and Resume Workshop, Event Volunteer, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2019.
Community College Career Fair, Planning Committee member, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 2017.
Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Student Scriptwriting Competition Judge, 2016.
Graduate Student Assembly (GSA), Member, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 2016.
Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I), Acting President, Northeastern Ohio Chapter; Media Festival Judge, and International Board Member and Treasurer, 2015-2016.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Emmy Awards Judge, 2015, 2020.
MEMBERSHIP
Chi Sigma Iota – Counseling, Academic, & Professional Honor Society International, 2021, 2022
Ohio Counseling Association, 2022, 2023
linkedin.com/in/mark-beekman-0a171319
REFERENCES
Dr. Jennifer McCullough, Assistant Professor and Basic Course Director, Kent State University School of Communication Studies, Kent, OH 330-***-**** ********@****.***
Dr. David Zachrich, Instructor, Kent State University School of Communication Studies, Kent, OH
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Donald A. Jaworske, Engineer (retired), NASA John Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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Dr. Tammy Manko, Director, Career and Professional Development Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 724-***-**** *****.*****@***.***