Charles Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology and Education Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow

Program(s) Association(s):

• Center for the Prevention of School–Aged Violence
  Director
• Special Education/Teacher Preparation
• Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University

Education:

• Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Temple University (2005)
• M.S., Group Counseling & Organizational Dynamics, MCP–Hahnemann University (1999)
• Organizational Training & Development Practicum: Organization Development Unit, Office of the Health Commissioner, City of Philadelphia (1998–99)
• Clinical Training Practicum: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1998–99)
• B.A., Psychology, Temple University

Professional Experience:

• School of Education, Drexel University (2012–present)
  Associate Teaching Professor, Special Education/Teacher Education
• College of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University (2012–present)
  Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology
• School of Education, Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University
  Assistant Clinical Professor (2008–12)
• School of Graduate Professional Studies – Performance and Learning Systems, Penn State Great Valley (2007–08)
  Graduate Lecturer
• School Counseling Program, Graduate School of Education, Gwynedd–Mercy College (2005–07)
  Graduate Lecturer
• College of Arts & Sciences, Temple University (2000–05)
  Adjunct Professor, Department of English, First–Year Writing Program

Courses Taught at Drexel:

• Counseling Interventions
• Human Development
• Career Counseling for School Counselors
• Diversity and Work Performance
• Guidance and Counseling
• Assessment Techniques in Counseling
• College Composition
• Business Communications
• Technical Communications
• Human Performance Technology
• Conflict Resolution in School Settings
• Emotional and Behavioral Support of Individuals with Disabilities
• Abnormal Psychology

Research Interests:

• Social skills and learning in school–aged youth
• Bullying awareness, education and prevention
• Media and child social behavior
• Mentoring and youth violence prevention
• Outcomes for youth in placement
• Disproportionality of negative outcomes outcomes for minority youth in educational settings

Grants and Fellowships:

• Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow (2012–14)
  Support for studying the effects of social skills training and mentoring on life outcomes for foster youth in Philadelphia.

Awards and Honors:

• Official City Proclamation,Mayor, City of Philadelphia, 2012.
• Who’s Who Among Teachers in Humanities, August 2005.
• Outstanding Teaching Award,Temple University Department of English – First Year Writing Program, April 2003.
• Official City Proclamation, Mayor, City of Philadelphia, 2003.
• Commendation,Office of the Health Commissioner, City of Philadelphia, May 1999.
• Who’s Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities, May 1999.
• Commencement Speaker, MCP Hahnemann University, May 1999
• Official City Proclamation, Mayor, City of Philadelphia, 1999.
• City Council Citation, City of Philadelphia, 1998.

Selected Works:

• Williams, C. A. (2011). Mentoring and social skills training: ensuring better outcomes for youth in foster care. Child Welfare, 9, 59–74.
• Williams, C. A. (2012). Understanding the sociocultural factors affecting minority achievement in the United States: leading by example. In Aiken J. A. & Gerstl–Pepin C. (Eds.). Social justice leadership within a global context. Charlotte, NC; Information Age Publishing.
• Williams, C. A. (July 2012). “The changing face of the family in the US: what the courts need to know to support children in homes.” 75th Annual National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, New Orleans.
• Williams, C. A. (June 2012). “Girls bully too: strategies to deal with female aggression in school settings.” National Conference on Girl Bullying, Atlanta.
• Hammrich, P., Ghosh, R., Williams, C. A., (January 2012). “Action learning for teachers experiencing bullying (ALTEB)”. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
• “Doing no harm: Understanding the sociocultural determinants influencing client care and outcomes” (presentation). Mind and body integration: cultural implications. Department of Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Third Annual Diversity Conference, Philadelphia, March 2012.
• “Bullying across the lifespan” (opening presentation). School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, March 29th, 2012.
• Keynote, Freedom Fund Dinner, “Student Leadership and Activism” – Penn State National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP), Penn State University, November 2010.
• Keynote,“Advocating on Behalf of Children in Placement.” Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “Current Issues for Child Advocates” Conference 2009, Mechanicsburg, PA, April 2009.
• Williams, C. A. Teaching Social Skills and Mentoring: Preventing school failure [Abstract]. One Voice International Collection of Scholarly Works (Vol. 1, 2008–09).

Board and Committee Affiliations:

• Chair, Subcommittee on Older Youth and Aging Out, Community Oversight Board, Department of Human Services, City of Philadelphia (2012–lpresent).
• Community Oversight Board, Department of Human Services, City of Philadelphia (2010–present).
• Board of Directors, National Adoption Center, Philadelphia, (2009–present).
• Chair, Policy and Curriculum Committee, Wakisha Charter School, Board of Trustees, Philadelphia (2005–07).
• Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission, Vulnerable Children’s Sub–committee, City of Philadelphia, (2006–07).
• Chair, Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission, Child Abuse and Neglect, Working Group, Philadelphia (2006–07).
• Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Children’s Behavioral Health, Policy Writing Group, Philadelphia (2005).
• Mayor’s Transition Committee on Children Achieving: Program evaluation and assessment, City of Philadelphia (2000–01).

Professional Organization Affiliations:

• Member, Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education (AACE), 2008–present
• Member, American Psychological Association (APA), 2005–present
• Member, American Counseling Association (ACA), 1998–present