Dr. Batson is president of Batson Communications & Entertainment Company and a consultant for the Rossi Psychological Group. He earned his BA from Fordham University, his MA from Columbia University with a specialization in communications, and his doctorate from the University of Maryland, University College.
Dr. Batson has been teaching a variety of writing and literature courses at Touro since September 2000. He has also taught various courses in English, literature, public relations, and ESL at numerous other colleges throughout his career, including Medgar Evers College, Mercy College, Baricua College, and more.
He’s worked on communications, marketing, publicity, and fundraising campaigns for a long list of musicians, companies, and institutions, including the American Jazz Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York Shakespeare Festival, CBS News, and WNET.
Education
- BA, Fordham University
- MA, Columbia University
- EdM, Columbia University
- DM, University of Maryland
- Certification in Entertainment, NYU
Professional Service
Teaching Experience
- Assistant Professor, Language and Literature Department (September 2000 - Present) Touro College (Manhattan, New York)
Theatre and Film Experience (Author/Producer)
- Point Of View, The Producers Club, 2002 / Paul Robeson Theater, 10/03, Strawberry One-Act Festival, 4/05; Samuel French One-Act Festival, 7/05. Have written and own the copyrights as well as produced the following Off Broadway Theater Plays
- THE SUN AND THE MOON, Paul Robeson Theater, April 2000; Michael Carson's Studios, June 1999; La MaMa’s, 1994 / Film Sundance submission - 11/2007
- FIRE, The Paul Robeson Theater, Winter 1998; Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 12/92; The Negro Ensemble Company, May 1991
- BRUNCH, THE MEN’S CAUCUS, FIRE, New Ensemble Theater Co., March 1993
- TRUCE, New Ensemble/Salt & Pepper Theater Co., June 1985
- SOL Film Festival - February 2009
- ILL Winds - Leonard Nimoy Theater / Symphony Space
Memberships and Affiliations
- Mount Vernon Theater Company / Phoenix Arts, Inc.
- The Public Relations Society of America
- ASCAP (American Society of Authors and Composers)
- Dramatist Guild
- Westchester Arts Council
- The Field
- Blueberry Pond Theater Company
- WCT (Westchester Collaborative Theater)
- The Yonkers Chambers of Commerce
- United Nations Association
Teaching Responsibilities
Courses include Essentials of Reading and Writing, Intro to College Writing, College Writing I and College Writing II, African American Literature, Fiction, and Multi-Cultural Literature.
Hobbies
Theater, writer, executive producer
