Jessica Williams, MD

Jessica Williams, MD, is a NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Transdisciplinary Training in Addictions Research program and an Instructor in the WashU Department of Psychiatry, where she directs the affiliated BJC Behavioral Health Deaf Services Clinic. Through the Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation at WashU, she is pursuing master’s-level coursework in Dissemination & Implementation Science. Dr. Williams’s work is supported by the Alpha Omega Alpha Postgraduate Fellowship and the APA Junior Researcher Colloquium. She also serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses and has been invited to lecture nationally on disability-inclusive care. Her research focuses on health disparities experienced by people with disabilities, with an emphasis on equity in clinical care and medical education.