Dr. Williams is a professor of psychology at St. Edward's University. She is active in the campus community as a member of numerous committees in the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and across the university.

I teach a variety of courses in the psychology major, including theories of personality, social psychology, research methods, and a topics course on self and identity. I enjoy supervising student teaching assistants, research assistants, and honors thesis students. My research interests span stigma and identity, stereotyping and discrimination, self-compassion, academic achievement, and faculty development. I co-founded the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Scholars Program, the Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the university's Institutional Review Board. I am a first-generation college student and a member of the Coalition for Black Faculty and Staff.

Year Started

Education

  • Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, 2004
  • M.A. in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, 2001
  • B.A. in Psychology at University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1996

Department Group

School Group

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences