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Amber Williams, MA, MSW '16, is a doctoral student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education in the U-M School of Education. Williams' previous work focuses on social justice education through dialogic facilitation, in addition to student leadership development through campus activism, multicultural affairs and service learning. Her most recent work explores innovative academic and co-curricular initiatives that foster student engagement in community organizing and social justice. She is passionate about social work education and socialization in the profession, as well as contemporary campus-based activism and the role of student leaders in the transformation of higher education. She teaches part-time in the School of Social Work and CASC Minor program as a lecturer on themes related to social justice education and interdisciplinary theoretical approaches to social change.

Contact Information

  • 3733 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2016 MSW SP-CSS
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2016 MA CSHPE
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 2010 BA Women's Studies
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Activities

Publications

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2018 Center for Research on Learning and Teaching - Gilbert Whitaker Fund

Presentations

Year Description
2022 Williams, A. (2022, January). An Organizational Examination of Microaffirmations: A Case Study Analysis of an Academic Social Work Program. Society of Social Work Education.
2022 Williams, A. (2022, January). Strengthening Social Work Education through Anti-Racist Teaching: A Case Study of a Social Work Community Change Course. Society of Social Work Education.
2021 Williams, A. (2021, October). Strengthening Social Work Education through Anti-Racist Teaching: A Case Study and Lessons Learned from Social Work Community Change Courses. Council on Social Work Education.
2021 Williams, A. (2021, March). Fostering International Social Work Education through Global Partnership: A Model for Student Exchange in India and the U.S. The International Social Work Education and Development Conference.
2021 Williams, A. (2021, October). Learning and Community: Graduate Students’ Experiences Seeking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education and Engagement Opportunities. Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Courses

Current & Future Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Engaging Social Justice, Diversity, and Oppression in Social Work Williams, Amber Fall 2026 011 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Essentials of Community and Organizational Practice Williams, Amber Fall 2025 010 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Engaging Social Justice, Diversity, and Oppression in Social Work Williams, Amber Fall 2021 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Undergraduate Foundation Topics in Social Work and Social Change Williams, Amber Fall 2021 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Community Action and Social Change Integrative Capstone Experience Williams, Amber Winter 2021 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Community Action and Social Change Integrative Capstone Experience Williams, Amber Fall 2020 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Undergraduate Foundation Topics in Social Work and Social Change Williams, Amber Fall 2020 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Community Action and Social Change Integrative Capstone Experience Williams, Amber Fall 2020 002 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Theories and Practices for Community Action and Social Change Williams, Amber Spring 2020 001 10:00 am 01:00 pm View Course
Community Action and Social Change Integrative Capstone Experience Williams, Amber Spring 2020 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Community Action and Social Change Integrative Capstone Experience Williams, Amber Winter 2020 003 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course