Biography

Bethany (she/her) has worked in a variety of settings: behavioral health, community development, housing, education, movement, and the arts. Her work has been published at the American Journal of Public Health, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying and has been presented at the Society for Social Work Research, Society for Applied Anthropology, National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan, Henry Ford Hospital’s Global Health Symposium, and the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Social Work and Anthropology (SWAN) doctoral program.

Responsibilities

As the Associate Director of Training and Program Development, Bethany's day-to-day work contributes to the training and development of the CBHJ team. Her responsibilities include the identification of key areas of improvement to support learning and alignment with the Center's strategic plan; the development, implementation, and/or facilitation of training for the CBHJ team including the behavioral health and criminal legal systems, theory of change, external facilitation, grant and report writing, data acquisition and management, manuscript development, translation and implementation science, and evaluation design; and continuous quality improvement related to educational and operational programming.

Degrees and Certifications

• M.S.W., University of Michigan 
• B.F.A., Wayne State University 
• Registered Yoga Teacher (200 Hour) 
• Summer Intensive at Moscow Art Theatre School 
• Technology of Participation: Strategic Planning & Facilitation Methods

Area of Expertise

Expert in ethnographic methods, racial disparities, and forms of embodiment and belonging

Research Interests

Bethany's dissertation focuses on understanding personhood, social relations, and the embodied dimensions of race, nation, gender, and religion in the context of the wellness industry.

Publications

Victor, G., Hedden-Clayton, B. J., Lister, J., Lee, G., Huynh, P., & Ray, B. (2023). Community overdose surveillance: Fentanyl involvement in overdose deaths in rural Michigan. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100150.

Ray, B., Mohler, G., Huynh, P., Carroll, J. J., Korzeniewski, S. J. del Pozo, B., Victor, G., & Hedden, B. J. (2023). Spatiotemporal analysis exploring the effect of law enforcement drug market disruptions on overdose, Indiana, 2020-2021. American Journal of Public Health, 113(7), 750-758. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37285563/. 

Willis, T., Kern, L., Hedden, B. J., Nelson, V. Comartin, E., & Kubiak, S. (2023). The impact of Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT) training on police use of force. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2023.2182863.

Grant, V., & Hedden-Clayton, B. J. (2023). Substance use and violence victimization among women: A review of relevant literature. Violence & Victims, 38(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-2021-0113.

Ray, B., Hedden, B. J., Carroll, J. J., del Pozo, B., Wagner, K., Kral, A. H., O’Donnell, D., Victor, G., & Huynh, P. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of incarceration following emergency medical services response to overdose in a state with limited Good Samaritan Laws. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109571.

Ray, B., Kunkel, T., Bryant, K., Hedden, B., Andraka-Christou, B., O’Neil, B., & Huynh, P. (2022). Client attitudes towards virtual treatment court. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108833.

Kheibari, A., Hedden, B. J., Comartin, E., Kral, M., & Kubiak, S. (2021). Law enforcement and suicide calls for service: A mixed-methods study of suicide attempts and deaths. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 003022282110294. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211029476.

Hedden, B. J., Comartin, E., Hambrick, N., & Kubiak, S. (2021). Racial disparities in access to and utilization of jail- and community-based mental health treatment in 8 US midwestern jails in 2017. American Journal of Public Health, 111(2), 277–285. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305992.

Pronouns

 she/her

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