CSDE Research Areas:
- Health of People and Populations
In the News:
- Emily Williams and India Ornelas Study Queer Latina Sexuality (7/5/2017)
- Emily Williams Examines Smoking and Alcohol Use Among U.S. Service Members Who Have Experienced Sexual Trauma (9/26/2017)
- Emily Williams Investigates Pharmaceutical Alcohol Use Disorder Treatments in VA Primary Care Clinics (11/7/2017)
- Spotlight on CSDE Affiliate, Emily Williams (9/16/2020)
- UW Today Spotlights Emily Williams (11/22/2019)
- Williams and Co-Authors Publish Case Report on Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (12/10/2021)
- New Study from Williams, Ornelas, and Co-Authors Explores Discrimination and Alcohol Use Among Latino Men (6/3/2022)
- New Study from Williams and Co-Authors Assesses Stressors Amongst Transgender Veterans with Substance Use Disorders (7/4/2022)
- Williams Receives New Grant for SHARE Study (10/16/2022)
Emily Williams is an addictions health services and disparities researcher and an implementation scientist. She holds a joint appointment as a Professor of Health Services and Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Services at the University of Washington and a core investigator and co-director of the post-doctoral fellowship at the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered Value-Driven Care at VA Puget Sound Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D). She has longstanding interests in health behavior and the mechanisms (both societal- and healthcare-level) that help drive behavior change, particularly as these relate to vulnerable populations and stigmatized conditions. Her research is specifically focused on increasing access to evidence-based treatments for unhealthy alcohol and other substance use in diverse medical settings, including understanding and promoting equity in this care for vulnerable patient subpopulations (e.g., those with HIV and HCV, racial/ethnic minorities, persons living in rural areas, transgender patients, and women). She currently leads research focused on understanding patterns of alcohol use and care across transgender status, tailoring and testing practice facilitation to implement evidence-based alcohol-related care in hepatology clinics, and increasing access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders in primary care.