
Joni S. Williams, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Locations
- General Internal Medicine
Contact Information
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
Publications
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Relationship between adverse childhood experiences and perceived discrimination in adulthood.
(Campbell JA, Walker RJ, Garacci E, Dawson AZ, Williams JS, Egede LE.) J Affect Disord. 2020 Dec 01;277:999-1004 PMID: 33065845 PMCID: PMC7574677 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090887031 10/18/2020
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Emotional Content of Comics Drawn by Medical Students and Residents.
(Maatman TC, Vugrnick B, Manak C, Wrzosek M, Usher C, Williams J, Fletcher KE.) Acad Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;44(5):572-576 PMID: 32638246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087628039 07/09/2020
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(Holt JM, Cusatis R, Winn A, Asan O, Spanbauer C, Williams JS, Flynn KE, Somai M, Laud P, Crotty BH.) JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Sep 23;9(9):e20309 PMID: 32965223 PMCID: PMC7542405 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092189788 09/24/2020
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(Walker RJ, Garacci E, Dawson AZ, Williams JS, Ozieh M, Egede LE.) Popul Health Manag. 2020 Sep 17 PMID: 32941115 09/18/2020
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(Dalal J, Williams JS, Walker RJ, Campbell JA, Davis KS, Egede LE.) Diabetes Educ. 2020 08;46(4):370-377 PMID: 32780004 PMCID: PMC7556702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089361599 08/12/2020
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(Grusnick JM, Garacci E, Eiler C, Williams JS, Egede LE.) J Res Pers. 2020 Apr;85 PMID: 32863469 PMCID: PMC7453784 08/31/2020
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Financial Incentives and Nurse Coaching to Enhance Diabetes Outcomes (FINANCE-DM): A trial protocol
(Egede LE, Walker R, Williams JS, Knapp R, Dismuke CE, Davidson T, Campbell JA.) BMJ Open. 22 December 2020;10(12) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098114064 12/22/2020
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Relationship between adverse childhood experiences and perceived discrimination in adulthood
(Campbell JA, Walker RJ, Garacci E, Dawson AZ, Williams JS, Egede LE.) Journal of Affective Disorders. 1 December 2020;277:999-1004 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090887031 12/01/2020
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(Williams JS, Lu K, Akinboboye O, Olukotun O, Zhou Z, Nagavally S, Egede LE.) Ethn Dis. 2020;30(4):621-628 PMID: 32989362 PMCID: PMC7518529 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092122490 09/30/2020
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The role of family and peer support in diabetes
(Williams JS, Walker RJ, Egede LE.) Behavioral Diabetes: Social Ecological Perspectives for Pediatric and Adult Populations. 1 January 2020:391-401 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085001668 01/01/2020
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(Varadarajan A, Walker RJ, Williams JS, Bishu K, Nagavally S, Egede LE.) International Journal of Health Governance. 2020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097544952 01/01/2020
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(Palatnik A, Garacci E, Walker RJ, Ozieh MN, Williams JS, Egede LE.) Am J Perinatol. 2019 Dec 13 PMID: 31858501 PMCID: PMC7292746 12/21/2019