Brittany "Brit" M. Williams

Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration

brittany.williams@uvm.edu
Brittany Williams
brittany.williams@uvm.edu

208 Colchester Ave
210D Mann Hall
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
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Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Counseling and Human Development: College Student Affairs Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • Graduate Certificate, Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • M.A., Sociology of Education, Education Policy, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
  • B.A., Interdisciplinary Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Education

BIO

As an assistant professor for the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration graduate program at the University of Vermont, Dr. Brittany M. Williams (she/her) primarily teaches courses on student development theory, college student development, and organizational theory. Her research and teaching expertise broadly examine issues of (in)equity. Specifically, she focuses on career development and supervision issues, identity development (theory and experiences), social class (in)equality, and education as a social determinant of health.

Dr. Williams is a 2022 through 2024 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/ Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow studying Black college women and HIV/AIDS in Metro-Atlanta. Her personal and professional advocacy recently appeared in AIDS United, National Public Radio, Teach for America, the National Black Women’s Health Imperative, and the National Minority Aids Council. She is also a proud co-founder of two digitally rooted co-mentoring communities for Black women: #SisterPhD and #CiteASista.

Prior to joining the professoriate, she served in housing and residence life, career services, academic affairs, and student engagement. Originally from Southwest Atlanta, Georgia, Williams obtained her Ph.D. in College Student Affairs Administration and Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research from the University of Georgia. She earned her bachelor's degree from Hampshire College and her master’s degree from Teachers College-Columbia University in New York City. She is a proud product of Atlanta Public Schools.

Courses

Student Development Theory

Publications

Google Scholar

Awards and Achievements

  • Emerging Scholar Award from ACPA: College Student Educators International (2024)
  • Keynote speaker at 2023 ACPA College Student Educators International convention.
  • Research and Scholarship Award, Coalition of Women’s Identities, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2023)
  • Stellar 50 Award, African American Knowledge Community, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (2023)
  • Early Career Award from the Faculty Council, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (2023)
  • Joseph A. Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship (2023), University of Vermont
  • Outstanding Mentor to Graduate Students, Graduate Students and New Professionals – Community of Practice, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2022)
  • Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Region IV-E (2021)
  • First Place, Dissertation of the Year, American Association for Blacks in Higher Education (2020)
  • Dissertation of the Year, Southern Association for College Student Affairs (2019)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Pan African Network, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2019)
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2019)
  • Graduate Scholar, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Educational Advancement Foundation (2017)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Doctoral), Georgia College Personnel Association (2016)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2016)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 2nd Place, Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the second most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2016)
  • Outstanding Emerging Professional Award, Standing Committee for Women, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2015)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia College Personnel Association College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2015)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia Housing Officers & Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2014)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Black Women and Girls
  • Career, Supervision, and Workplace Issues
  • Education and Health
  • Social Class
  • Student and Identity Development Theory
  • Qualitative Research

Bio

As an assistant professor for the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration graduate program at the University of Vermont, Dr. Brittany M. Williams (she/her) primarily teaches courses on student development theory, college student development, and organizational theory. Her research and teaching expertise broadly examine issues of (in)equity. Specifically, she focuses on career development and supervision issues, identity development (theory and experiences), social class (in)equality, and education as a social determinant of health.

Dr. Williams is a 2022 through 2024 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/ Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow studying Black college women and HIV/AIDS in Metro-Atlanta. Her personal and professional advocacy recently appeared in AIDS United, National Public Radio, Teach for America, the National Black Women’s Health Imperative, and the National Minority Aids Council. She is also a proud co-founder of two digitally rooted co-mentoring communities for Black women: #SisterPhD and #CiteASista.

Prior to joining the professoriate, she served in housing and residence life, career services, academic affairs, and student engagement. Originally from Southwest Atlanta, Georgia, Williams obtained her Ph.D. in College Student Affairs Administration and Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research from the University of Georgia. She earned her bachelor's degree from Hampshire College and her master’s degree from Teachers College-Columbia University in New York City. She is a proud product of Atlanta Public Schools.

Courses

Student Development Theory

Publications

Google Scholar

Awards and Achievements

  • Emerging Scholar Award from ACPA: College Student Educators International (2024)
  • Keynote speaker at 2023 ACPA College Student Educators International convention.
  • Research and Scholarship Award, Coalition of Women’s Identities, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2023)
  • Stellar 50 Award, African American Knowledge Community, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (2023)
  • Early Career Award from the Faculty Council, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (2023)
  • Joseph A. Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship (2023), University of Vermont
  • Outstanding Mentor to Graduate Students, Graduate Students and New Professionals – Community of Practice, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2022)
  • Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Region IV-E (2021)
  • First Place, Dissertation of the Year, American Association for Blacks in Higher Education (2020)
  • Dissertation of the Year, Southern Association for College Student Affairs (2019)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Pan African Network, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2019)
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2019)
  • Graduate Scholar, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Educational Advancement Foundation (2017)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Doctoral), Georgia College Personnel Association (2016)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2016)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 2nd Place, Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the second most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2016)
  • Outstanding Emerging Professional Award, Standing Committee for Women, ACPA: College Student Educators International (2015)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia College Personnel Association College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2015)
  • “Peach of a Program” Award, 1st Place, Georgia Housing Officers & Georgia College Personnel Association, honoring the most outstanding conference program as voted by attendees (2014)

Areas of Expertise

  • Black Women and Girls
  • Career, Supervision, and Workplace Issues
  • Education and Health
  • Social Class
  • Student and Identity Development Theory
  • Qualitative Research