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Dr. Wendy Williams Associate 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
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, Research Methods, the Psychology of Women, Applied Social Psychology, and Work and Poverty.
In April 2009, Dr. Williams was awarded the Pickens-Queen Excellence in Teaching Award. This award honors junior faculty who have demonstrated exemplary teaching. Awardees receive a $1,000 stipend.
Service and Outreach Dr. Williams is currently the Director of Women's Studies, and she serves on the Board of Directors of Branches Domestic Violence Shelter in Huntington, WV. As a Research Supervisor, Dr. Williams coordinates and supervises the research activities of graduate and undergraduate researchers. Previously, she served as the Coordinator of the Psychology Undergraduate Program, as well as acted as the faculty advisor for Psi Chi and Psychology Club.
Current CV for Dr. Williams.
Contact Info telephone: (304) 696-2779 e-mail: williamw@marshall.edu website: http://users.marshall.edu/~williamw
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