Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington, 2023
Master's Degree
MSW in Social Work
University of Texas at Arlington, 2018
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Psychology
Univ of Southern Mississippi, 2013
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Shamrova, D. P., Tolchinsky, J., Boppre, B., Alberton, A. M., & Williams, J. R. (2025). The Perspectives of Black Youth on Risk and Protective Factors for Peer Involvement in the Juvenile Legal System. Child and Adolescent Social Work.
- Atteberry-Ash, B., Walls, E., Williams, J. R., & Holloway, B. (2024). “Striving Toward Equity for All”: Social Work Faculty and Staff Define Social Justice. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2024.2397662
- Atteberry-Ash, B. (2024). [Review of Belongingness, connectedness & engagement: The impacts of an LGBTQ + residential learning community, by J. R. Williams, H. Dubois, & B. Pearson]. Journal of LGBT Youth, 21(2), 369–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2024.2310655
- Praetorius, R., Williams, J. R., & Thomblinson, A. (n.d.). BSW student success: The role of a first year experience seminar. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work.
- Maxwell, D., Hulama, K., Praetorius, R., Williams, J. R., Tamura, A., Kameda, K., … Schap, V. (n.d.). “No lu’au for baby’s 1st birthday”: Becoming a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai’i. Ethnicity & Health.
Featured service activities
- Member
PhD Writing Committee
- Member
Curriculum Committee- Intro Team Lead
- Reviewer / Referee
Critical Social Work
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
HBSE Curriculum Subcommittee
- Chair
Tenure-Track Committee
