Sharon L. Bethea, Ph.D. – Dr. Bethea is Professor in Counselor Education, African/African American Studies and Inner-City Studies and Co-Founding member of the Center for Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora (GHRAD) at Northeastern Illinois University. Dr. Bethea is past President of the Chicago Chapter of ABPsi, and currently serves on the Certification in African Black Psychology Committee (CABP) and Internal Relations committee for ABPsi. Dr. Bethea has published numerous articles and recently co-edited the book, Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation and Healing Within and Beyond the Academy.