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Education

M.Ed., Master’s of Higher Education Administration, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC)
B.A., Business Administration, Lincoln University of Missouri 

Certifications

Academic Coach  — Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) (in progress)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate — University of South Florida 
Title IX Investigator Training Certification — TIX Education Specialists

Presentations

• Williams, G. (2022).Equity and Inclusion from the Lens of Emotional Intelligence – National Associaiton of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP), Savannah, Georgia.
• Williams, G. (2021). Black Feminists in Higher Education Panel Part I and Part II – Ethnic Studies Department at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Course Instruction: Diversity from the Lens of Emotional Intelligence, 2019 First Year Experience, McPherson College, McPherson, KS.
• Williams, G. (2019). Generation Z for Equity and Diversity: Diversity Exhibition Week at McPherson College, McPherson, KS.
• Dennie,T., Doss, Dr. K., Freeman,P., Williams, G. (2019). The Future is Female at the National Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
• Dennie,T., Doss, Dr. K., Freeman,P., Sheppard, P. Williams, G., (2019). Mask Off: Demystifying the Strong Black Woman Narrative at the National Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
• Dennie,T., Doss, Dr. K., Freeman,P., Williams, G. (2018). The Miseducation of Us: Unstacking How Assimilation and Code Switching Impacts the Experiences of Womxn of Color in Higher Education at the National Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education Conference - Region IV, Kansas City, KS.
• Williams, G. (2017). They’re Not Disabled, They’re Gifted: Diversity Conference at SIU, Carbondale, IL. (Presentation Winner).

Research Interests

• Adverse Childhood Experiences in College Students
• Retention and Persistence of Multicultural Students in Higher Education 
• Holistic Development of First Generation Students in Higher Education 
• Trauma Informed Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 
• Academic and Life Cocaching Practices for College Student Enrichment 
• Measures of cognitive Development Using Digital Learning Methods
• Formative Assessment v.s. Standardized Tests: The Evolution of Measuring Student Learning and Development