Mark Williams
Mark Williams, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
He succeeds founding Dean Jim Raczynski, Ph.D., who resigned on Dec. 31.
Jay Gandy, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Environmental and Occupational Health Department, has been serving as interim dean.
Williams’ public health career spans more than 30 years. He’s published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, and his research focuses on behavioral epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion in underserved and minority populations. Specifically, he has studied HIV epidemiology and prevention.
Williams comes to UAMS from the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University, where he held multiple roles.
From 2011 to 2013, he served as professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management. He was appointed associate dean of Academic Affairs in 2012 and was interim dean from 2013-2016.
Before that, Williams held academic roles at the University of Texas School of Public Health, the University of St. Thomas and the University of Rhode Island.
He worked in the private sector as vice president for behavioral research at NOVA Research Company and vice president of research and development at Affiliated Systems Corporation.
Williams received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1976 and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska in 1979. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1983 from the University of Iowa.
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