• Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, PhD, CRC, CFLE, HS-BCP is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Education, Health and Behavior Studies Department at the University of North Dakota. She serves as Program Director of Undergraduate Rehabilitation and Human Services Program. Dr. Williams has extensive academic experience working with programs focusing on disability and rehabilitation at various universities. In addition, her professional experiences include work in the field of rehabilitation in the areas of blindness and low vision, general rehabilitation counseling, human resource training/development, education and mental health and student services. Recently, her research has centered on the recovery following natural disasters, with a particular focus on how the concept of loss impacts mental and emotional health.

Dr. Williams has held a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels for professional rehabilitation associations. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored two books focusing on case and caseload management in rehabilitation.

• –present Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director, Rehabilitation and Human Services, University of North Dakota

• 2003 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, PhD, Human Development
• 1998 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, MS, Rehabilitation Counselor Education
• 1997 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, BS, Human Services

• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
• National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA)
• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
• American Psychological Association (APA)

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