Briana J. Williams, PhD, HSP-P
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
905 Johns Hopkins Drive, Mail Stop 694
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-1406
Fax: 252-744-2419
Email: williamsbri25@ecu.edu
Faculty Rank: Clinical Assistant Professor
Education and Advanced Training
Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Aug 2024 — Aug 2025
Brown Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, Providence, RI
Psychology Residency
July 2023 — July 2024
Ochsner Psychology Doctoral Internship, New Orleans, LA
Doctor of Philosophy, School Psychology
August 2019 — August 2024
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master of Arts, School Psychology
Aug 2019 — Dec 2020
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Aug 2013 — May 2016
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Academic Appointments And Professional Experiences
East Carolina University (ECU)
October 2025 – present
ECU Physicians
October 2025 – present
Bradley Hospital, Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center
August 2024 – August 2025
Ochsner Children’s Hospital
July 2023 – July 2024
Honors and Awards
- Council of Graduate Students Disciplinary Leadership Award, Michigan State University (2023)
- Leadership Education to Advance Diversity Institute Award, Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2023)
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University (2023)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dissertation Grant Award, Society for Study in School Psychology (2022)
- Hiram E. Fitzgerald Engage Scholar Fellowship, Michigan State University (2022)
- Summer Research Fellowship, Michigan State University (2021, 2022)
- Equity Fellows Grant, Michigan State University (2022)
Publications
Clinkscales, A. Williams, B. J., Sessum, J., & Poole, L. (in press, 2025). Racially minoritized graduates regarding the benefits of racially diverse cohorts in school psychology programs. School Psychology Training and Pedagogy, 41(2).
Williams, B. J., Hernandez, N. J., & Carlson, J. S. (2025). Emotion socialization parenting programs for Black families with young children in the U.S.: A systematic review. Early Child Development and Care, 1–18.
Williams, B. J., & Carlson, J. S. (2024). “Our generation is trying to break some of that resistance to emotions” – A mixed-methods pilot examination of an emotion coaching program for Black parents of preschoolers. Children, 11(7), 803.
Wahman, C. L., Steed, E. A., Houston, K., Daniel, J., Williams, B. J., & Esterer, M. (2024). Blame, shame, and rejection: Families’ experiences with preschool suspension and expulsion. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 68, 214–224.
Williams, B. J., & Carlson, J. S. (2023). Effects of an online emotion socialization intervention for parents of at-risk preschoolers enrolled in Head Start during a global pandemic. HS Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field, 26(1), 15-34.
Williams, B. J., Poole, L., Esterer, M., Carlson, J. S., Batsche-McKenzie, K., Tate, J., & Shank, J. (2022). Investigating the psychometric properties of the Parent Support Partner Outcome Tool. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 18(1), 143–148.
Conference Presentations
Bramer, R., Clinkscales, A., & Williams, B. J. (2026, February 24-27). Empowering ethical MRE decisions to promote student equity. Poster presentation at the convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Chicago, Illinois.
Williams, B. J., Carlson, J. S., Bishop, H., & Camp, K. (2025, May 1-3). Black Parents’ Perceptions of an Emotion Coaching Parenting Program in the U.S. In K. Farrise Beauvoir (chair), Experiences of Black and Latiné Families with Young Children Engaged in Parenting Interventions. [Symposium]. Society for Research in Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Anyanso, V., Hoard, L., Williams, B. J., & Farrise, K. (2024, July 27). Advocacy within and beyond the ivory tower: Using our voices as psychology grad students [Roundtable]. Psych for Peace & Justice Conference.
Villarreal, J. N., Williams, B. J., & Clinkscales, A. (2024, February 14-17). School-based strategies to facilitate speech from children with Selective Mutism [Mini skills presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists 2024 Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Williams, B. J. & Carlson, J. S. (2024, February 14-17). Efficacy of Tuning in to Kids for Black preschool parents [Poster presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists 2024 Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Williams, B. J., Carlson, J. S., & Hernandez, N. (2023, February 7-10). Emotion-focused parenting interventions for Black families: A systematic review [Paper presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists 2023 Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
Steed, E., Wahman, C., Williams, B., Esterer, M., Serna, K., & Daniel, K. (2022, September 27-30). Families’ experiences with preschool suspension and expulsion [Conference session]. Division for Early Childhood and International Society on Early Intervention Joint Conference, Chicago, IL.
Williams, B. J., Poole, L., Esterer, M. Carlson, J. S., Batsche-McKenzie, K., Tate, J., & Shank, J. (2022, August 4-6). Investigating the psychometric properties of the Parent Support Partners outcome tool [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Williams, B. J. & Carlson, J. S. (2021, August 5-7). Pilot study of an online intervention to improve emotional socialization [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association 2021 Convention, San Diego, CA (virtual).