Joni S. Williams, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Locations

General Internal Medicine

Contact Information

jswilliams@mcw.edu

Biography

In Dr. Williams' opinion, service is the most satisfying aspect of working in healthcare. Being able to educate patients is a rewarding experience, especially when patients understand the message, partner with you to adopt healthier lifestyles, become empowered and resilient, and translate their newfound knowledge and abilities to others. Equally as important, however, is establishing safeguards that ensure quality and equitable care for everyone. Dr. Williams believes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." We must do our parts to reduce and eliminate health disparities that affect our nation today!

Dr. Williams earned a Master in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health and Prevention from Drexel University and became a Doctor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). After medical school, Dr. Williams completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Health Disparities at the Center for Health Disparities Research at MUSC.

Research Interests

Dr. Williams' Publications

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Out-of-Pocket Expenses among Adults with Diabetes.

(Simmons M, Bishu KG, Williams JS, Walker RJ, Dawson AZ, Egede LE.) J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;111(1):28-36.
Pathways between food insecurity and glycaemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

(Walker RJ, Williams JS, Egede LE.) Public Health Nutr. 2018 Dec;21(17):3237-3244.
Perspectives of Fear as a Barrier to Self-Management in Non-Hispanic Black Men With Type 2 Diabetes.

(Sherman LD, Williams JS.) Health Educ Behav. 2018 12;45(6):987-996.
Preferences for Health Information Technologies Among US Adults: Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey.

(Asan O, Cooper Ii F, Nagavally S, Walker RJ, Williams JS, Ozieh MN, Egede LE.) J Med Internet Res. 2018 Oct 18;20(10):e277.
Differential relationship between colorectal cancer and diabetes in a nationally representative sample of adults.

(Restifo D, Williams JS, Garacci E, Walker RJ, Ozieh MN, Egede LE.) J Diabetes Complications. 2018 Sep;32(9):819-823.
Randomized Controlled Trial of Technology-Assisted Case Management in Low Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

(Egede LE, Williams JS, Voronca DC, Knapp RG, Fernandes JK.) Diabetes Technol Ther. 2017 08;19(8):476-482.
Telephone-Delivered Behavioral Skills Intervention for African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

(Egede LE, Williams JS, Voronca DC, Gebregziabher M, Lynch CP.) J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jul;32(7):775-782.
Trends in sex differences in the receipt of quality of care indicators among adults with diabetes: United States 2002-2011.

(Williams JS, Bishu KG, St Germain A, Egede LE.) BMC Endocr Disord. 2017 Jun 06;17(1):31.
Sex differences in healthcare expenditures among adults with diabetes: evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey, 2002-2011.

(Williams JS, Bishu K, Dismuke CE, Egede LE.) BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 04 11;17(1):259.
The association of cumulative discrimination on quality of care, patient-centered care, and dissatisfaction with care in adults with type 2 diabetes.

(Cykert DM, Williams JS, Walker RJ, Davis KS, Egede LE.) J Diabetes Complications. 2017 01;31(1):175-179.
Pathways for the relationship between diabetes distress, depression, fatalism and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

(Asuzu CC, Walker RJ, Williams JS, Egede LE.) J Diabetes Complications. 2017 01;31(1):169-174.
Patient-Centered Care, Glycemic Control, Diabetes Self-Care, and Quality of Life in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

(Williams JS, Walker RJ, Smalls BL, Hill R, Egede LE.) Diabetes Technol Ther. 2016 10;18(10):644-649.