W. Scott Lewis, J.D.
Partner
About W. Scott Lewis
W. Scott Lewis, J.D. is a partner with The NCHERM Group. He serves as the 2013-2014 president of NaBITA, and is a founder and advisory board member of ATIXA. He is one of the most in-demand higher education risk management consultants in the country. Previously, he served as Special Advisor to Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, IN and as AVP at the University of South Carolina, where he was also on faculty. Scott brings over twenty years of experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty member, and consultant in higher education.
He is a frequent keynote and plenary speaker, nationally recognized for his work on Behavioral Intervention/Threat Assessment Team for students in crisis and distress, Title VII and Title IX issues. He is noted as well for his work in the area of classroom management and dealing with disruptive students (and parents), and has trained thousands of faculty and staff members. He presents regularly throughout the country, assisting colleges and universities with legal, judicial, and risk management issues, as well as policy development and implementation. He serves as an author and editor in a number of areas including legal issues in higher education, campus safety and student development, campus conduct board training, and other higher education issues.
His recent works include The Book on BIT (NCHERM, 2011), Threat, Threat, Threat, Threat or Threat (NABITA 2011), Deliberately Indifferent: Crafting Equitable and Effective Remedial Processes to Address Campus Sexual Violence (NCHERM, 2011), Gamechangers: Reshaping Campus Sexual Misconduct Through Litigation (NCHERM, 2010), Second Generation Behavioral Intervention Best Practices (NCHERM, 2009), Risk Mitigation Through the NCHERM Behavior Intervention and Threat Assessment Model (NCHERM, 2008), The Returning Veterans (Magna Publications), College and University Liability for Violent Campus Attacks (Journal of College and University Law, April 2008), The Faculty Mentor Series, The Perfect Storm: Understanding and Dealing with the New “Millennial” Student, and Campus Safety 101. He is a member of NASPA, ACPA, served on the Board of Directors for ASCA and SCCPA, and serves on the Board of Advisors for ATIXA and SCOPE. He and The NCHERM Group partners have a blog at Riskmablog.
He has been interviewed and/or featured by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Student Affairs Today, ESPN, ESPN The Magazine, Newsweek, NPR, NBC, USA Today, Today’s Campus, as well as other publications and sources.
He completed his undergraduate work in Psychology and his graduate work in Higher Education Administration at Texas A&M University and received his law degree and mediation training from the University of Houston. He lives in Denver, Colorado. He is not currently barred in any jurisdiction.
He has served as clinical and adjunct faculty, teaching in the colleges of Education, Political Science, and Business. His areas of expert consultation include:
• Sexual Assault and Harassment (Title VII and Title IX Training)
• Student Conduct and Judicial Board Training
• Suicide and Psychological Distress
• Campus Safety and Security
• Hazing Prevention and Greek Conduct Board Training
• Student Drinking and Drugs Programs
• Student and Employee Conduct Code Review
• Faculty Handbook Review
• Litigation Review
• Expert Witness Services
VIDEOS
Watch Scott in “Preventing and Responding to Disruptive Behaviors in and out of the Classroom” Video Part I & Video Part II
HIGHER EDUCATION TRAINING SESSIONS
- Behavioral Intervention Team Development & Training
- Mental Health Disturbances Prevention & Intervention (videos)
- Preventing & Managing Classroom and Workplace Disruption
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Critical & Behavioral Incident Response
- EEOC, Title VII & Title IX Compliance for Colleges and Universities (including investigation policy analysis and development) for:
- Athletic Departments
- Student Affairs
- Human Resources
- Sexual Harassment Workshops
- Managing Millennials and Across Generational Lines
- Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct Issues
- Policy Development
- Case Management
- Panel Training
- Conduct Board Training
- Competency Based Models
- Gestics/Kinesics
- Questioning techniques
- Procedure & Protocol Development
- Student Conduct Program Development
- Academic Integrity & Honor Code Development & Implementation
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
CORPORATE TRAINING SESSIONS
- Preventing & responding to Workplace Violence
- Establishing Behavioral Intervention Protocols and Procedures
- Threat Assessment Protocols and Procedures
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- Communications Skills Utilizing the Birkman© Tool
- Confrontation Skills/Employee Discipline
- Compliance with Federal Laws in Higher Education
- Negotiation Skills
- Assertiveness Skills
- Coaching Skills
For more sessions, visit ncherm.org or contact The NCHERM Group at 610-993-0229 or 610-579-3725. Also, feel free to contact Scott directly at scott@ncherm.org
