Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Email: dwill196@utk.edu
Website: https://deadricwilliams.wordpress.com/
Twitter: doc_thoughts
Topics of Expertise:
Marriage, Cohabitation & Committed Relationships / Economic Inequality / African American Families
Dr. Williams is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received his PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Sociology. Dr. Williams’ research lies at the intersection of racism, families, and inequality. His current work not only critiques conventional approaches on racial inequality in family life but also offers a path forward by applying critical race theory to family research. His work has been published in the Journal of Marriage & Family, Journal of Family Issues, Family Relations, Social Problems, Population Research and Policy Review among others. Dr. Williams is also engaged in public scholarship with publications in The Nation and The Conversation. His research on investigatory police stops and Black fathers was featured on the local news in Knoxville, Tennessee. Recently, he was selected as a William T. Grant Scholar—a prestigious award that only selects three to five scholars a year. The grant supports career development for promising early-career researchers. His research has also been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
