Michael J. Williams

Michael J. Williams PhD, has co-designed and evaluated numerous programs designed to prevent or counter violent extremism: those programs spanning five continents. A former National Science Foundation graduate research fellow, and former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, his background includes training, led by the American Evaluation Association, on sustainability evaluation, evaluating coalitions, systems evaluation, and developmental evaluation.

Additionally, Dr. Williams has consulted with White House staff, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office, the UK’s Home Office, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Public Safety Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding design and evaluation of both local and national CVE frameworks, and he has worked extensively with youth in the design of P/CVE-related interventions.

He is the founding member of The Science of P/CVE, LLC: a research, evaluation, and consulting firm dedicated to preventing and countering violent extremism. Learn more at TheScienceOfPCVE.org