Lee Ann Williams
- Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director, RHS, Education, Health & Behavior
Contact Info
- Email: leeann.williams@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.4259
- Alt Phone: 701.777.4259
Office Address
Education Room 274
231 Centennial Drive Stop 7189
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7189
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, PhD, CRC, CFLE is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Education, Health and Behavior Studies Department at the University of North Dakota. She serves as Program Director of Undergraduate Inclusive Rehabilitation Sciences Program (formerly Rehabilitation and Human Services Program). Dr. Williams has extensive academic experience working with programs focusing on disability and rehabilitation at various universities. In addition, her professional experiences include work in the field of rehabilitation in the areas of blindness and low vision, general rehabilitation counseling, human resource training/development, education and mental health and student services.
Dr. Williams has held a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels for professional rehabilitation associations. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored two books focusing on case and caseload management. When not working her academic position, Dr. Williams enjoys a variety of sporting events, traveling, and spending time with her family and rescue dog Foxy Roxy.
RHS 250 Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation (Introduction to the Rehabilitation Professions)
RHS 350 Overview of Disabilities
RHS 375 Community Living Topics (Psychosocial Aspects of Disability)
RHS 455 Rehabilitation Process: Case and Caseload Management
RHS 493 Senior Capstone Seminar
RHS 497 Internship in Rehabilitation
RHS 499 Special Topics in Rehabilitation
Dr. Rawlins Williams, PhD, CRC, CFLE has extensive academic experience working with programs focusing on disability and rehabilitation at various academic levels with emphasis in undergraduate education. She has co-authored two textbooks focused in the areas of case and caseload management. Additional areas of research include professional practice in rehabilitation, professional ethics, case/caseload management, psychosocial aspects of disability, and diversity and inclusion.
Rawlins Williams, L.A. (2024). Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support. The Conversation.
Rawlins Williams, L.A. & Oswald, G. (2024). Fundamentals of Case and Caseload Management: Skills for Rehabilitation Practice. Springer Publishing Company.
Williams, L.A. (2023, September 20-22). Rehabilitation caseload management: Tools for professional practice. [Conference Session]. National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA)/ Rehabilitation Counselors and Professionals Association of Arkansas (RCPAA) Joint Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
Sprong M.E., Hollender H., Lee Y.-S., Rawlins Williams L.A., Sneed Z., Garakani A. and Buono F.D. (2023). Disparities in program enrollment and employment outcomes for veterans with psychiatric and co-occurring substance use disorders referred or enrolled for VHA vocational rehabilitation. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14:1200450. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1200450
Rawlins Williams, L.A. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: Promoting Mental Health Literacy in Family Life Education. CFLE Network, Spring 2023.
Rawlins-Williams, L.A. & Williams, T. (2021). The experiences of community college students impacted by COVID-19: Transitions from traditional didactic learning to online formats. The Rehabilitation Professional, 29(3), pp. 185-198.
Rawlins-Williams, L. A., & Oswald, G. R. (2021). Facilitating knowledge in rehabilitation counseling professionals on caseload management: A pre-test/post-test evaluation. The Rehabilitation Professional, 29(1), pp. 5–12
Oswald, G., Huck, G. & Rawlins Williams, L.A. (2020). Undergraduate Rehabilitation Student Perceptions of Post-Graduation Outcomes and Professional Identity. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 51(3), 249-263.
Oswald, G., Alderman, L., & Willmering, P. (2017). Short-Term Job Shadowing Experience Benefits for Undergraduate Rehabilitation Students. The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2017.2.
Oswald, G. R., Flexer, R., Alderman, L. A., & Huber, M. (2016). Predictive value of personal characteristics and the employment of transition-aged youth in vocational rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation, 82(4), 60-66.
Alderman, L.A., & Oswald, G. (2016). The current state of specialization and self-identity among Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. The Rehabilitation Professional, 24(2), 69-74.
Tidwell, P., Fleming, C, Kraska, M. & Alderman, L.A. (2016). Transition assessment practices: Identifying resources, tools & technical assistance needed by rehabilitation transition counselors. Journal of Rehabilitation, 82(1), 3-11.
Rawlins-Alderman, L. A., Dock, R., Steele, M. & Wofford, L. (2015). Current vocational assessment methods. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Journal (VCAP) and Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association Journal (VEWAA) Tools of Evaluation Special Joint Issue, 18-36.*
Rawlins-Alderman, L.A. & Dunn, P. L. (2015). A review of case and caseload management course availability in undergraduate rehabilitation and disability studies programs. The Rehabilitation Professional, 23(3), 163-168.
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (1998- present)
Certified Family Life Educator (2003-present)
Ph.D. Human Development, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2003)
M.S. Rehabilitation Counselor Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (1998)
B.S. Human Services, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (1997)