Carolyn L. Williams, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
M.S. in Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Research Interests:
Prevention of alcohol and drug problems; Adolescence, including alcohol and drug use problems and MMPI-A; MMPI-2; Cross-cultural research; Refugee/disaster mental health
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Recent Publications:
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Williams, C. L., Butcher, J. N., Gass, C. S., Cumella, E., & Kally, Z. (2009). Inaccuracies about the MMPI-2 Fake Bad Scale in the reply by Ben-Porath, Greve, Bianchini, & Kaufman (2009). Psychological Injury and the Law, 2, 182-197.
Butcher, J. N., & Williams, C. L. (2009). Personality assessment with the MMPI-2: Historical roots, international adaptations, and current challenges. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 1, 105-135.
Greene, R. L., Rouse, S. V., Butcher, J. N., Nichols, D. S., & Williams, C. L. (2009). The MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales and Redundancy: Response to Tellegen, Ben-Porath, and Sellbom. Journal of Personality Assessment, 9, 222-226.
Butcher, J. N., Gass, C. S., Cumella, E., Kally, Z., & Williams, C. L. (2008). Potential for bias in MMPI-2 assessments using the Fake Bad Scale (FBS). Psychological Injury and the Law, 1, 191-209.
Rouse, S. V., Greene, R. L., Butcher, J. N., Nichols, D. S., & Williams, C. L. (2008). What do the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales reliably measure? Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 435-442.
Komro, K.A., Perry, C.L., Veblen-Mortenson, S., Farbakhsh, K., Toomey, T.L., Stigler, M.H., Jones-Webb, R., Kugler, K.C., Pasch, K.E., & Williams, C.L. (2008). Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a multi-component alcohol use preventive intervention for urban youth: Project Northland Chicago. Addiction, 103(4), 606-618.
Butcher, J.N., & Williams, C.L. (2007). User’s guide to the Minnesota Report: Adolescent Clinical System (2nd Ed.). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Perry, C.L., Lee, S., Stigler, M.H., Farbakhsh, K., Komro, K.A., Gewirtz, A.H., & Williams, C.L. (2007). The impact of Project Northland on selected MMPI-A problem behavior scales. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 28 (5): 449-465.
Stigler, M. H., Perry, C. L., Komro, K. A., Cudeck, R., & Williams, C. L. (2006). Teasing apart a multiple component approach to adolescent alcohol prevention: What worked in Project Northland? Prevention Science, 7(3): 269-280.
Komro, K.A., Perry, C.L., Veblen-Mortenson, S., Farbakhsh, K., Kugler, K.C., Alfano, K.A., Dudovitz, B.S., Williams. C.L., Jones-Webb, R. (2006). Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of a home-based program for alcohol use prevention among urban youth: The Slick Tracy Home Team Program. Journal of Primary Prevention, 27(2): 135-15
Komro, KA; Perry, CL; Veblen-Mortenson, S; Bosma, LM; Dudovitz, BS; Williams, CL; Jones-Webb, R; Toomey, TL. Brief report: The adaptation of Project Northland for urban youth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 29(6):457-466, 2004
Perry, C.L., Williams, C.L., Komro, K.A., Veblen-Mortenson, S., Stigler, M.H., Munson, K.A., Farbakhsh, K., Jones, R.M., & Forster, J.L. (2002). Project Northland: Long-term outcomes of community action to reduce adolescent alcohol use. Health Education Research, 17(1), 117-132.
Williams, C.L., Grechanaia, T., Romanova, O., Komro, K.K., Perry, C.L., & Farbakhsh, K. (2001). Russian-American Partners for Prevention: Adaptation of a school-based parent-child programme for alcohol use prevention. European Journal of Public Health, 11(3), 314-321.
Butcher, J.N., & Williams, C.L. (2000). Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Interpretation (2nd Edition). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Williams, C.L., Perry, C.L., Farbakhsh, K., Veblen-Mortenson, S. (1999). Project Northland: Comprehensive alcohol use prevention for young adolescents, their parents, schools, peers, and communities. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement
# 13, 112-124.
Williams, C.L., Perry, C.L., Farbakhsh, K., Veblen-Mortenson, S. (1999). Project Northland: Comprehensive alcohol use prevention for young adolescents, their parents, schools, peers, and communities. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement #13. 112-124.
Perry, C.L., & Williams, C.L. (1998). Project Northland: Outcomes of a community-wide adolescent alcohol use prevention trial. The Prevention Researcher, 5(2), 8-12.
Williams, C.L. & Perry, C.L. (1998). Lessons from Project Northland: Preventing alcohol problems during adolescence. Alcohol Health & Research World 22(2), 107-116.
Williams CL, Perry CL. (1998) Design and implementation of parent programs for a community-wide adolescent alcohol use prevention program. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community 17: 2, 65-80. |
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Professional Experience:
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Licensed Consulting Psychologist, State of Minnesota, 1981 to present (Licensed in Minnesota to practice clinical psychology) |
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Honors:
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Charter Member and Diplomate, American Board of Assessment Psychology, November, 1993.
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Nominated by Division 5: Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics, August, 1993.
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Mailing Address:
21955 Minnetonka Blvd #8
Excelsior, MN 55331
Phone:(952) 942-6032
Email: willi001@umn.edu
Office: 300
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