Joni S. Williams, MD, MPH

Associate 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

Influences of Demographic, Social Determinants, Clinical, Knowledge, and Self-Care Factors on Quality of Life in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Black-White Differences.

(Olukotun O, Akinboboye O, Williams JS, Ozieh M, Egede LE.) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug;9(4):1172-1183 PMID: 34009560 PMCID: PMC8602439 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106065980 05/20/2021
Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of diabetes among adults in Namibia and South Africa

(Dawson AZ, Walker RJ, Campbell JA, Williams JS, Egede LE.) Journal of the National Medical Association. January 2022;113(6):636-644 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108842362 01/01/2022
Gender differences in the relationship between social support and strain and mortality among a national sample of adults.

(Uhing A, Williams JS, Garacci E, Egede LE.) J Behav Med. 2021 Oct;44(5):673-681 PMID: 33886063 PMCID: PMC8484032 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105201908 04/23/2021
Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants of Health, and Implicit Bias With Emergency Physician Admission Tendencies.

(Egede LE, Walker RJ, Williams JS.) JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 01;4(9):e2126375 PMID: 34546376 PMCID: PMC8594614 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115221417 09/22/2021
Preferences in trust regarding the provision of cancer information among adults.

(Williams JS, Fong-Gurzinsky J, Nagavally S, Walker RJ, Asan O, Ozieh MN, Egede LE.) J Natl Med Assoc. 2021 Aug;113(4):457-464 PMID: 33814180 PMCID: PMC8380638 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104148941 04/06/2021
HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic and Health Survey data for 4 countries.

(Egede LE, Walker RJ, Monroe P, Williams JS, Campbell JA, Dawson AZ.) BMC Public Health. 2021 Jun 12;21(1):1122 PMID: 34118912 PMCID: PMC8196536 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107763304 06/14/2021
Examining the Relationship Between Delay Discounting, Delay Aversion, Diabetes Self-care Behaviors, and Diabetes Outcomes in U.S. Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

(Campbell JA, Williams JS, Egede LE.) Diabetes Care. 2021 Apr;44(4):893-900 PMID: 33568402 PMCID: PMC7985422 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103305615 02/12/2021
Relationship between insurance and access and cost of care in patients with diabetes before and after the affordable care act

(Varadarajan A, Walker RJ, Williams JS, Bishu K, Nagavally S, Egede LE.) International Journal of Health Governance. 24 Feb 2021;26(1):73-83 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097544952 02/24/2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Technology-Assisted Case Management in Low-Income, Rural Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

(Egede LE, Dismuke CE, Walker RJ, Williams JS, Eiler C.) Health Equity. 2021;5(1):503-511 PMID: 34327293 PMCID: PMC8317594 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111412434 07/31/2021
Cost-effectiveness of Telephone-Delivered Education and Behavioral Skills Intervention for African American Adults with Diabetes.

(Egede LE, Dismuke CE, Eiler C, Williams JS, Walker RJ.) Ethn Dis. 2021;31(2):217-226 PMID: 33883862 PMCID: PMC8054865 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105354359 04/23/2021
Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

(Egede LE, Walker RJ, Dismuke-Greer CE, Pyzyk S, Dawson AZ, Williams JS, Campbell JA.) PLoS One. 2021;16(3):e0248762 PMID: 33735275 PMCID: PMC7971847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102739281 03/19/2021
Differences in Medical Expenditures for Men and Women with Diabetes in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008-2016.

(Williams JS, Egede LE.) Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2020;1(1):345-353 PMID: 33786499 PMCID: PMC7784825 04/01/2021