Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. Ron Williams Jr.

Dr. Ron Williams Jr.

  • Vice Provost, Faculty Success at Office of the Provost & EVPAA
  • Professor at Dept of Health & Human Performance, College of Education

Grants

2017

  • Housman, Jeff M (Principal), Williams, Ronald Daniel (Principal). Tobacco Quit Line Evaluation and Outreach Assistance: Fresh Start Cessation Project, Texas Department of State Health Services & Texas A&M University Center for Community Health Development, State, $5851. (Funded: January 2017 - December 2017). Grant.

2016

  • Kipp, Lindsay (Principal), Williams, Ron (Co-Principal). Psychosocial and physical well-being of early adolescent soccer players: A prospective study, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $14867. (Submitted: October 1, 2015, Funded: January 1, 2016 - August 30, 2017). Grant.

2015

  • Housman, Jeff M (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal), McDonald, Jackie (Co-Principal), Evans, Jennifer (Co-Principal). Tobacco Quit Line Evaluation and Outreach Assistance: The Last Drag Tobacco Cessation Program for LGBT and HIV+ Populations Phase II, Texas Department of State Health Services & Texas A&M University Center for Community Health Development, State, $5000. (Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.
  • Housman, Jeff M (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Principal), McDonald, Jackie (Co-Principal), Evans, Jennifer (Co-Principal). Tobacco Quit Line Evaluation and Outreach Assistance: The Last Drag Tobacco Cessation Program for LGBT and HIV+ Populations Phase I, Texas Department of State Health Services & Texas A&M University Center for Community Health Development, State, $5000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.

2013

  • Gottbrath, Chris (Principal), Cossman, Ron (Co-Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal). 2013 Healthy Hometown Large Town Award, Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Funded: 2013 - 2014). Grant.

2012

  • Williams, Ronald (Principal), Hunt, B. P (Co-Principal). Healthiest Hometown Project: Assessment of Health Programs, Initiatives, and Policies, Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi and the City of Starkville, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $24000. (Funded: 2012 - 2013). Grant.
  • Ragsdale, K. (Principal), Richardson-Walton, L. (Co-Principal), Williams, Ronald (Co-Principal), Porter, J. (Co-Principal). Year 2 eHealth Research Group: Risk Behavior Prevention among Rural & Minority Youth, Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
  • Williams, Ronald D (Principal), Briley, C. A (Co-Principal), Burney, L. (Co-Principal), Tidwell, D. K (Co-Principal), Hunt, B. P (Co-Principal), Ragsdale, K. (Co-Principal). Year 2 Health Impact Assessment of Local Community Health Initiatives, Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
  • Silva, J. L (Principal), Hood, A. (Co-Principal), Kim, T. J (Co-Principal), Williams, Ronald (Co-Principal). Development and Delivery of Food Safety and Quality Programs for the Specialty Crop Industry and Decreasing Risk of Farmers and Handlers of Specialty Crops, Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce, State, $17000. (Funded: 2012 - 2015). Grant.

2011

  • Ragsdale, K. (Principal), Richardson-Walton, L. (Co-Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal), Porter, J. (Co-Principal). eHealth Research Group: Risk Behavior Prevention among Rural & Minority Youth, Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Williams, Ronald D (Principal), Tidwell, D. K (Principal), Briley, C. A (Principal), Burney, S. L (Principal), Hunt, B. P (Principal). Graduate Recruitment Assistance Grant, Mississippi State University Office of the Graduate School, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Williams, Ronald D (Principal), Briley, C. A (Principal), Burney, L. (Principal), Tidwell, D. K (Principal), Hunt, B. P (Principal), Ragsdale, K. (Principal). Health Impact Assessment of Local Community Health Initiatives, Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.

2010

  • Maginel, J. (Principal), Azuma, K. (Co-Principal), Williams, R. D (Co-Principal), Barnes, J. T (Co-Principal). Drug Free Communities Grant: Southeast Missouri Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Federal, $625000. (Funded: 2010 - 2015). Grant.

2009

  • Barnes, J. T (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Principal). Southeast Missouri Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative, Missouri Foundation for Health, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $205604. (Funded: 2009 - 2011). Grant.
  • Evans, M. W (Principal), Hawk, C. (Principal), Cambron, J. (Principal), Williams, R. D (Principal), Nicholson, C. (Principal), Redwood, D. (Principal). Chiropractic and nutrition: Are we contributing to improvement of health outcomes related to diet (G)?, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $50000. (Funded: 2009). Grant.
  • Copeland, Carrie (Principal), Barnes, Jeremy (Supporting), Williams, Ronald Daniel (Supporting). Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program: Lung Cancer Education and Outreach, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, $364815. (Funded: 2009 - 2012). Grant.
  • Klobe, J. (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal), Leoni, E. L (Co-Principal). Building Evaluation Capacity for Evidence-Based Interventions: CHAMPS Mentoring Program for At-Risk Youth, CRP, Inc. and the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $29003. (Funded: 2009 - 2010). Grant.

2008

  • Barnes, J. T (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal). Campus-Community Alliances for Smoke-Free Environments Phase II Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative, Missouri Foundation for Health through the University of Missouri-Columbia, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $10000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Williams, Ronald (Principal). Competitive Research Travel Award, Southeast Missouri State University College of Health and Human Services, Institutional (Higher Ed), $867. (Funded: 2008). Grant.

2007

  • Williams, Ronald D (Principal), Leoni, E. L (Principal), Barnes, J. T (Principal). Prevention of High-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in Mississippi and Scott Counties, 33rd Judicial District of Missouri Drug Court Programs, Municipal, $121395. (Funded: 2007 - 2009). Grant.
  • Barnes, J. T (Principal), Williams, Ronald D (Co-Principal), Maginel, C. J (Co-Principal). Mobilizing Tomorrow's Leaders for a Smoke-Free Missouri: Campus Community Alliances for Smoke-Free Environment, Missouri Foundation for Health through the University of Missouri-Columbia, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $38000. (Funded: 2007 - 2008). Grant.
  • Leoni, E. L (Principal), Williams, R. D (Principal), Barnes, J. T (Principal). Needs Assessment and Analysis of High-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in Mississippi and Scott Counties, 33rd Judicial District of Missouri Drug Court Programs, Municipal, $15000. (Funded: 2007 - 2008). Grant.

2006

  • Davisson, T. (Principal), Azuma, K. (Co-Principal), Leoni, E. L (Co-Principal), Maginel, C. J (Co-Principal), Shrum, L. (Co-Principal), Williams, Ronald (Co-Principal). Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant: Southeast Missouri Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Missouri Department of Mental Health, State, $520512. (Funded: 2006 - 2010). Grant.