Brian N. Williams

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Professor Brian N. Williams, PhD, is professor of public policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, after previous faculty appointments at Florida State University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Georgia. His research centers on issues related to demographic diversity, local law enforcement, and public governance, with special attention devoted to the co-production of public safety and public order, inclusive of how the experiences and perceptions of individuals affect the formation and functioning of working partnerships between local law enforcement and community residents.

Prof. Williams is the Founder and Director of the Public Engagement in Governance Looking, Listening & Learning Laboratory (PEGLLLLab), a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, a member of the Board of Directors for the H. George Frederickson Center for Social Equity, a faculty affiliate of Improving Police-Adolescent Relationships Through Training (IMPART) Collaborative, served on the Criminal Justice Section Executive Board for the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), and was one of the inaugural Co-Editors-in Chief of the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA).

Prof. Williams is the author of Citizen Perspectives on Community Policing: A Case Study in Athens, GA, (SUNY Press), and a co-author of Race, Policing & Public Governance: On the Other Side of Now, published by Cambridge University Press Element’s Series. He is working with others on another co-authored Cambridge Element - Street-Level Bureaucracy in Turbulent Times: The Case of Contemporary Policing.

He is devoted to utilizing systems and human-centered design thinking as frameworks that leverage the co-creative aspects of public engagement for reconciling differences in communities, particularly for reimagining, redesigning, realigning, and reforming policies, practices, structures, and systems that resolve conflict, reduce violence, improve police-community relations, co-produce public safety, and enhance personal, professional, and communal wellness and wellbeing.

Experience

  • 2010–2018
    Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy, University of Georgia
  • 2005–2009
    Assistant Professor of Public Administration & Policy, University of Georgia

Education

  • 1995 
    University of Georgia, PHD
  • 1991 
    University of Georgia, MPA
  • 1988 
    University of Georgia, BA

Publications

  • 2021
    Race, Policing, and Public Governance: On the Other Side of Now, Cambridge University Press
  • 2021
    The Legacy of Plessy vs. Ferguson: The Relationship Between State-Sanctioned Violence, Race and Place., Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • 2021
    Does Bureaucratic Representation Enhance Overall Organizational Accountability in Policing?, Public Administration
  • 2021
    Getting to We: Bridging the Gap Between Communities and Local Law Enforcement in Agencies in Virginia., Connections: An Annual Journal of the Kettering Foundation
  • 2021
    Policing After George Floyd: Where Do We Go From Here?, Bloomberg Law
  • 2021
    Community-Led Efforts to Create Safe Communities: Diversity, Dialogues, and Directions for Moving Forward, National Civic Review
  • 2020
    Addressing Social Inequity: A Case Study of Success, Journal of Public Management & Social Policy
  • 2020
    At the Juncture of Administrative Evil and Administrative Racism: Obstacles and Opportunities for Public Administrators to Uphold Civil Rights in the 21st Century, Public Administration Review
  • 2020
    The Past and Present of Racism in the Administrative State., The Regulatory Review: A Publication of the Penn Program on Regulation, The University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • 2019
    Social Equity in Public Administration: A Call to Action, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
  • 2016
    “(Co)-Contamination as the Dark Side of Co-Production: Public Value Failures in Co-production Processes., Public Management Review
  • 2016
    The Co-Production of Campus Safety and Security: A Case Study at the University of Georgia, International Review of Administrative Sciences
  • 2016
    Out of the Recent Darkness and into the New Light: Managerial Implications Emerging from the Martin-Zimmerman Encounter, Journal of Public Management & Social Policy
  • 2016
    Community-Centered Police Professionalism: A Template for Reflective Professionals & Learning Organizations with Implications for the Co-Production of Public Safety & Public Order, The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
  • 2015
    Appraising the Appraisal Process: Manager and Police Officer Perspectives, The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
  • 2009
    Representing Blue: Representative Bureaucracy and Racial Profiling in the Latino Community, Administration & Society
  • 2008
    Black or Blue: Racial Profiling or Representative Bureaucracy, Public Administration Review
  • 2008
    From the Outside Looking In: The Praxis Dilemma of Linking Psychopolitical Validity with Community Policing., Journal of Community Psychology
  • 2008
    An Analysis of Police Traffic Stops and Searches: A Mixed Methods Approach Offering Heuristic and Practical Implications, Policy Sciences
  • 2006
    Perceptions of African American Male Junior Faculty on Promotion and Tenure: Implications for Community Building and Social Capital, Teachers College Record
  • 2006
    Leadership with an Enduring Impact: The Legacy of Chief Burtell Jefferson of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., Public Administration Review
  • 2005
    Civic Learning via Service-Learning: A Proposed Framework and Methodology to Linking Servant Leadership Theory to the Contemporary Practice of Community Policing., Global Virtue Ethics Review
  • 2005
    The Challenges, Implications, and Lessons Learned from Community-Based Research: Reflections from the Field., Metropolitan Universities Journal
  • 2002
    Linking Theory with Practice: Examining the Case of Servant Leadership and Community Policing., Public Voices
  • 2001
    Community Oriented Model of Academic Professionalism, Metropolitan Universities Journal
  • 1999
    Perceptions of Children and Teenagers on Community Policing: Implications for Law Enforcement Leadership, Training, and Citizen Evaluations, Police Quarterly
  • 1998
    Citizen Perspectives on Community Policing: A Case Study in Athens, GA, State University of New York Press

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Courageous Conversations
    Role:
    Principal Investigator/Facilitator
    Funding Source:
    Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
  • 2020
    Youth & Blue Engagement Project
    Role:
    Subcontractor/Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Byrne Justice Assistance Grant - US DOJ
  • 2002
    Bias-Based Policing Prevention Strategies Project
    Role:
    Co-PI
    Funding Source:
    Metro Nashville Police Department
  • 2002
    Tennessee Stokes-Louis Alliance for Minority Participation
    Role:
    Co-PI
    Funding Source:
    National Science Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • Public Management Research Association
  • Police Executive Research Forum
  • American Society for Public Administration
  • National Academy for Public Administration

Honours

Former Member of the Trust Advisory Board for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Member of the Board of Directors for the H. George Frederickson Center for Social Equity. Member of the Board of Directors of The Fountain Fund.

Contact Brian for

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision