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Patrice Williams

Assistant Research Professor of Participatory Action Research and Provost Impact Fellow

Patrice Williams’ research examines the influence of structural and social determinants on health inequities, using quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial methods. Her general research interest is to understand how the social and physical environment contribute to health disparities and inequities among people of color. Currently, she is exploring the social and health implications of the pressure of residential displacement on Black residents in Southwest Atlanta.

Related Schools & Departments

  • Education

    Florida State University, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning, PhD
    Florida State University, Master of Public Health
    Florida State University, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, BS

Patrice’s Colleagues

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Barry Bluestone

Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Trustee Professor Emeritus of Political Economy; Founding Director of the Dukakis Center; Founding Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Christopher Bosso

Interim Chair, Department of Political Science; Professor of Public Policy and Political Science

Joan Fitzgerald

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
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Brian Helmuth

Professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy

Timothy Hoff

Professor of Management, Healthcare Systems and Public Policy
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Dietmar Offenhuber

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Art + Design
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John Portz

Professor of Political Science; Director, Master and PhD Programs in Political Science

Gavin Shatkin

Director, MS in Urban Planning and Policy & MA in International Affairs; Professor of Public Policy & Architecture
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Lori Gardinier

Director and Teaching Professor of Human Services; Senior Research Associate, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Emily Mann

Emily Mann

Teaching Professor of Human Services; Senior Research Associate, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
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Richard L. O'Bryant

Director of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center

Alicia Sasser Modestino

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics; Research Director, Dukakis Center
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Daniel T. O'Brien

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Criminology and Criminal Justice; Director, Boston Area Research Initiative; Director, PhD in Public Policy Program

Daniel Urman

Director of Hybrid and Online Programs in the School of Law; Director of the Law and Public Policy Minor
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Matthew C. Nisbet

Professor of Communication; Affiliate faculty in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs