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Dr. Justin Williams

  • Asst Professor of Instruction - Philosophy
Portrait of Dr. Justin Williams

Biography and education

I received my Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of North Texas where my advisors where Ricardo Rozzi, Michael Thompson, and Martin Yaffe. I received my MA. in Applied Philosophy and Ethics at Texas State University. I received my BA in History at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I received my Associates of Fine Art at South Plains College. I remain an active research fellow under Ricardo Rozzi's mentorship with the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program and the Cape Horn International Research Center in the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve of Chile. I am Co-Founder of the TXST Engaged Ecology Initiative in the Department of Philosophy. Our initiative is working with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment to develop long-term socio-ecological monitoring through biocultural conservation research in the Texas Hill country. I am a graduate advisor to the Environmental Leadership, Engagement, and Ethics Certification.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Williams, Justin Wayne (Principal). Ecophilosophy and Sustainable Systems, Common Experience, Texas State University, $1500. (Submitted: July 2022, Funded: August 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Williams, Justin Wayne (Principal). The Development of Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research Networks as a Framework for Addressing and Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change, University Lecturer Series, Texas State University, $2750. (Submitted: February 2022, Funded: March 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Williams, Justin Wayne (Principal). Darwin's Legacy: Implications for Biocultural Ethics, Humanities Texas, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $500. (Submitted: September 1, 2019, Funded: September 24, 2019 - September 27, 2019). Grant.
  • Williams, Justin Wayne. Common Experience Grant, Department of Philosophy, Texas State University, $500. (Submitted: August 28, 2018). Grant.
  • Dussler, M. R., Williams, J. W., & Massey, S. (2023). Mindfullness and Reconnection with Freshwater Ecosystems at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. In Field Environmental Philosophy: Education for Biocultural Conservation (Vol. Ecology and Ethics 5, pp. 503–518). Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23368-5
  • Award / Honor Recipient: UNT McNair Fellowship, Toulouse Graduate School - University of North Texas. August 15, 2014 - May 25, 2019
  1. Graduate Advisor

    Environmental Leadership, Engagement, and Ethics Certificate

  2. Co-Chair

    Engaged Ecology Initiative

  3. Organizer

    Departmental Environmental Coordinator