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Texas State University

Dr. Jessica Renee Williams

  • Assistant Professor - School of Social Work
  • ENC 155
  • tel:+15122455503
  • vcj27@txstate.edu
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Service

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.
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Featured service activities

  1. Member

    PhD Writing Committee

    August 2025 - Present
  2. Member

    Curriculum Committee- Intro Team Lead

    August 2025 - Present
  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Critical Social Work

    2024 - Present
  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    2024 - Present
  5. HBSE Curriculum Subcommittee

    December 2024 - Present
  6. Chair

    Tenure-Track Committee

    September 2024 - Present
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