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Emily Williams is a researcher focused on addictions and health services disparities, serving as a Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. She has affiliate appointments at the Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered Value-Driven Care and the VA Puget Sound Health Services Research & Development. Dr. Williams' research examines the structural and social determinants of health, impacting individuals' lived experiences, health behaviors, and access to care. Her work focuses particularly on substance use and HIV, exploring barriers to evidence-based care in medical and community settings. She employs mixed methods for formative and summative evaluations of implementation efforts and clinical epidemiology using large health systems data. Current research includes practice facilitation in HIV clinics to integrate alcohol-related care while addressing unhealthy alcohol use and racial disparities in treatment retention for opioid use disorders. Dr. Williams also mentors emerging researchers and leads multiple federally-funded training grants related to equity in addictions research.
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