Degrees

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.S.W., Western Michigan University
M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh

Current Research

• Conducting community-based research on issues and barriers that inhibit the reduction of family and community violence among African Americans.
• Conducting research on change, recovery and transformation of men who batter.
• Examining issues associated with the intersection between parenting/fatherhood and domestic violence issues.

Book Chapters

Williams, O.J. (2002). Developing the capacity to address social context
    issues: Group treatment with African American men who batter. In A.
    Mullender & M. Cohen. (Eds.), Gender and group work. Thousand
    Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Donnelly, D., Smith, L. & Williams, O.J. (2002) Batterer's education
    curriculum for African American men. In E. Aldorando & F. Mederos.
    (Eds.), Programs for men who batter. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research
    Institute.

See, L.A., Oliver, W., & Williams, O.J. (2002). Domestic violence in African American families. In L. Rapp-Paglicci, et al. (Eds.), A handbook of violence. New York, NY: John Wiley Publishers.

Williams, O.J., Boggess,J. & Carter, J. (2001). Fatherhood and domestic
    violence: Exploring the role of men who batter in the lives of their
    children. In J. Edleson & S. Graham-Berman. (Eds.), Washington, DC:
    American Psychological Association.

Bennett, L.B. & Williams, O.J. (2001). A review of research on batterers
    treatment. In R. Kennedy-Bergen & J. Edleson (Eds.), Overview of
    domestic violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Publications

1. Roger, B., McGee, G., Vann, A., Thompson, N., & Williams, O.J. (2003). Program development: The integration of substance abuse and domestic violence programs for women. Violence Against Women Journal. 9 (5), 590-598.

2. Bennett, L.B., & Williams, O.J. (2003). Substance abuse and men who batter: Issues in theory and practice. Violence Against Women Journal. 9 (5), 558-575.

3. Gondolf, E., & Williams, O.J. (2001). Culturally focused batterer counseling for African American men. Truama, Violence and Abuse. 2 (4), 283-295.

4. Williams, O. J., & Griffin, L. W. (1996). Elder maltreatment and cultural diversity: When laws are not enough. Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 4 (2), 1-13.

5. Williams, O. J. (1995). Treatment for African American men who batter. CURA Report, 25 (3), 6-10.

6. Williams, O. J., & Becker, L. R. (1994). Partner abuse programs and cultural competence: The results of a national study. Violence and Victims, 9 (3), 287-295.

7. Williams, O. J. (1994). Group work with African American men who batter: Toward more ethnically sensitive practice. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 25 (1), 91-103.

8. Moon, A., & Williams, O. J. (1993). Perceptions of abuse and help- seeking behavior of African American, Korean, and white aged. The Gerontologist, 33 (3), 386-394.

9. Williams, O. J. (1993). Developing an African American perspective to reduce spouse abuse: Considerations for community action. The Caucus: The Journal of the National Association of Black Social Work, 1 (2), 1-7.

10. Griffin, L. W., & Williams, O. J. (1992). Abuse among African American elderly. Journal of Family Violence, 7 (1), 19-35.

11. Williams, O. J. (1992). Ethnically sensitive practice in enhancing treatment participation of the African American man who batters. Families & Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 73 (10), 588-595.

12. Williams, O. J., & Griffin, L. W. (1991). Elder abuse in the black family. In R. L. Hampton (Ed.), Black family violence: Current research and theory (pp. 117-127). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

13. Williams, O. J. (1990). The interaction of social learning and attribution &on spouse abuse. Health and Social Policy, 1 (2), 91-107.