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Dr. Wendy Williams Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
Education B.S. (Psychology), Swarthmore College M.S. (Social Psychology), University of Florida Ph.D. (Social Psychology), University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Dr. Williams is a social psychologist who studies social class, poverty, and inequality. The overarching goals of Dr. Williams’ research are twofold: (1) to document the lived experiences of poor and working-class Americans, and (2) to examine the correlates and consequences of how low-income people are perceived. In her first line of research, she examines the experience of being low-income, including individual and situational factors that affect perceptions of classic discrimination, how low-income people manage multiple identities (e.g., being a women, a low-income person, or a person of color), and what factors lead to the political mobilization of low-income people. In her second line of research, she studies perceptions of low-income people, focusing primarily on media representations of low-income people and how perceptions about economic inequality affect support for anti-poverty programs.
Teaching Dr. Williams currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Social Psychology, Advanced Social Psychology, Work and Poverty, and the Psychology of Women. Her teaching interests also include courses on Stigma and Prejudice and Research Methods.
Service and Outreach Dr. Williams is the current Psi Chi and Psychology Club Co-Advisor, assisting officers and members in all aspects of developing students’ interest in psychology. As a Research Supervisor, Dr. Williams coordinates and supervises the research activities of graduate and undergraduate researchers. Dr. Williams serves as a member of the Women's Studies Advisory Board and the Psy.D. Candidate Selection Committee at Marshall. Dr. Williams is also a member of the Board of Directors of Branches Domestic Violence Shelter in Huntington, WV.
Contact Info telephone: (304) 696-2779 e-mail: williamw@marshall.edu website: http://users.marshall.edu/~williamw
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