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Juinell Williams, Ph.D.

Juinell

Advanced Postdoctoral Fellow, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine

Email: juinell.williams@va.gov

Research Interests

  • Integrating physical and mental health to optimize Veteran wellness
  • Examining provider and systemic factors to improve treatment engagement
  • Adaptive adjustment to chronic health conditions and disability
  • Health equity and equitable healthcare utilization in health and rehabilitation psychology

Project Topics

  • Rural Women Veterans Research Participation
  • Black Women Veteran’s Experiences in Primary Care
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapeutic Risk Management
  • Structural Competency and Health Equity

Education

  • Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • M.A., Clinical Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
  • B.A., Psychology; Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Awards and Activities

  • Grant Writing Scholars Program, SC MIRECC, 2024
  • Miller Moore Scholarship, Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, 2022-2023
  • LGBTQ Legacy Project Essay Contest, East Carolina University LGBTQ+ Center
  • APA Division 19 Honor Poster, American Psychological Association, 2019
  • APA Division 19, Student Travel Award, American Psychological Association, 2019
  • APA Division 44, Student Travel Award, American Psychological Association, 2019
  • Psi Chi International Honor Society 2013-2015
  • Honors Humanities Program, University of Maryland, College Park, 2011-2013
  • Honors and Dean’s List, University of Maryland, College Park, 2011-2015
  • Banneker/Key Scholar, University of Maryland, College Park (full academic scholarship), 2011-2015

Recent Presentations

Community
  • Saunders, J. & Williams, J.B. (September 2024).  Mental Health Workshop. Invited speaker. Engineering Department, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX.
  • Williams, J. B. (March 2024). “You Lost Me, Doc”: Getting the Most  Out of Your Medical Visits. Virtual Presentation for Dress for Success Houston’s Women Veterans Program, Houston, TX.
Academia
  • Williams, J.B., Caloudas, A.B., Kolp, H, Boykin, D. (2024, October). Physical and Mental Health Needs and Comorbidities of Black Female Veterans Who Have Experienced Military Sexual Trauma and Use VA Primary Care. Poster presented at the 10th Annual MEDVAMC Research Poster Session, Houston, TX.
  • Williams, J. B., Johnson, A.J., Ruiz, M., Campbell, L.C. (2024, October). Black College Women’s Knowledge Sources and Conceptualizations of Preventive Health. Poster presented at the annual conference for the Collaborative Family Health Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Williams, J.B. (February 2024). Black Women’s Mental Health: A Cultural and Structural Competency Approach. Invited Speaker. Multicultural Psychology, Graduate Psychology, University of Houston – Clear Lake.

Recent Collaborations

  • Implementation Science for Health Equity Lab
  • South Central MIRECC’s Rural Women Veterans’ Research Collaborative
  • Rocky Mountain MIRECC ASPIRE Lab

Dr. Williams's Bibliography *

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