Dr. Williams currently works at the University of the Virgin Islands’ in the Social Work Department as an Assistant Professor on the St. Croix Campus, while simultaneously maintaining her private practices, Willow Tree Wellness, founded in 2019 and Open Water Wellness, started in 2025. She previously served as a full-time faculty member and Health Equity Project Coordinator at Westfield State University beginning in August 2022. 

She brings more than thirteen years of experience working on interdisciplinary teams, with a focus on fidelity to evidence-based models and the development of outcome-oriented treatment plans. In addition, she has served as Director of two community-based programs that delivered critical services to vulnerable and medically underserved families, where she integrated assessments of social determinants of health (SDOH) into direct service and program design.

Dr. Williams earned her Doctor of Social Work (DSW) from the University of Southern California in 2020. Her doctoral research focused on systemic change in maternal health, examining the intersection of prenatal opioid use, attachment styles, and neglect. From this work, she developed a screening tool to identify mothers at risk of neglecting their newborns, thereby enabling the implementation of targeted maternal support interventions. She holds a Master's degree, also from University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Central Connecticut State University, where her early training in the study of social structures, inequality, and human behavior laid the foundation for her commitment to addressing the complex interplay between health, social systems, and family well-being.