Jane Williams

Jane Williams, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who has worked for over 25 years with individuals who have experienced trauma, life threatening illnesses, and grief. Dr. Williams completed postdoctoral fellowships at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Harvard Medical School. At Harvard, she trained at the Linda Pollin Institute for Medical Crisis Counseling.

Following her fellowship at Harvard, she developed a Medical Crisis and Loss Clinic at Arkansas Children’s Hospital as well as assisted with the development of the Good Mourning Program. She made numerous presentations at the national meetings of the Association for Death Education and Counseling during her membership in the organization. She has written over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 book chapters, and one test manual on various psychological topics as well as served on the editorial board of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. She recently retired from Wake Forest Medical School as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics.