
Emily C. Williams
Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
206-685-5048 | emwilli@uw.edu
Box 351621
3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195
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
Bio
Emily Williams is an addictions health services and disparities researcher and an implementation scientist. She serves as Professor of Health Systems and Population Health and Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Services at the University of Washington. She also has affiliate appointments at the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered Value-Driven Care at VA Puget Sound Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. She is interested in the influence of contextual mechanisms on health behavior, health care, health outcomes, and health disparities, particularly with regard to vulnerable populations with stigmatized conditions. Her research focuses on increasing access to needed prevention and treatment for stigmatized conditions, including unhealthy alcohol, opioid, and other substance use, hepatitis C, HIV, as well as 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 on tailoring and testing practice facilitation to implement evidence-based alcohol-related care in liver clinics and increasing access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders in primary care.
Education
PhD Health Services, University of Washington, 2009
MPH Health Policy, Health Law, Boston University, 2003
BA Political Science, Lewis And Clark College, 1998
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
News
Most syringe exchange clients in Washington state say they want help
SPH News, 12/11/2018
New grant to study alcohol use in transgender community
SPH News, 05/30/2018