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Dept. of Health Services
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Emily C. Williams
Assistant Professor

Emily Williams has been a member of the faculty since 2010 and is a member of the PhD Academic Affairs Committee. She is also interested in yoga, southern Africa, and reading fiction.

Research Interests:
Implementing evidence-based management of unhealthy alcohol use in medical settings; decision-making in health and health care (patient, provider, and system-level decision making); stigmatized chronic conditions (e.g., unhealthy alcohol use, HIV); social and cultural determinants of health and healthcare

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Contact Information

email:   emwilli@u.washington.edu

address:
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98101

campus box:   358280 (152)
voice:   206-277-6133
fax:   206-764-2935

Education

PhD   University of Washington, 2009   (Health Services)
MPH   Boston University, 2003   (Health Policy, Health Law)
BA   Lewis And Clark College, 1998   (Political Science)

Teaching   (Department of Health Services Courses)

  • HSERV 514
    Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities

Recent Publications



Williams EC, Bradley KA, Gupta S, Harris AH. Association between alcohol screening scores and mortality in black, Hispanic, and white male veterans. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2012 Dec;36(12):2132-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01842.x. Epub 2012 Jun 7.  PMID: 22676340    PMCID: PMC3443543


Williams EC, Lapham GT, Hawkins EJ, Rubinsky AD, Morales LS, Young BA, Bradley KA. Variation in documented care for unhealthy alcohol consumption across race/ethnicity in the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2012 Sep;36(9):1614-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01761.x. Epub 2012 Mar 8.  PMID: 22404130


Thomas RM, Francis Gerstel PA, Williams EC, Sun H, Bryson CL, Au DH, Bradley KA. Association between alcohol screening scores and diabetic self-care behaviors. Fam Med. 2012 Sep;44(8):555-63.  PMID: 22930120


Lapham GT, Hawkins EJ, Chavez LJ, Achtmeyer CE, Williams EC, Thomas RM, Ludman EJ, Kypri K, Hunt SC, Bradley KA. Feedback from recently returned veterans on an anonymous web-based brief alcohol intervention. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2012 Aug 28;7(1):17. doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-17.  PMID: 23186354    PMCID: PMC3507636


Cecere LM, Williams EC, Sun H, Bryson CL, Clark BJ, Bradley KA, Au DH. Smoking cessation and the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia. Respir Med. 2012 Jul;106(7):1055-62. Epub 2012 Apr 25.  PMID: 22541719


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