Areas of Expertise

Highlights of peer reviewed publications and actionable health intelligence by area of expertise. For a detailed summary of Dr. Williams’s work check out her Curriculum Vitae.

Child & Adolescent Health

A statistical chart showing teen birth rates per 1,000 ages 15-19 in the United States from 2008 to 2014, with racial groups Hispanic, White, and Black, and a map of North Carolina illustrating the variation of teen birth rates across counties, from lowest to highest.

Williams Lloyd, S.C., Latimore, A., Castillo-Salgado, C., Milam, A.J., Iyer, S.D. and Leaf, P.J. (2015) The Health and Wellbeing of Children, Youth, and Families in Baltimore City: Child and Youth Mortality. Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.

Goldman Fraser, J. Williams Lloyd, S. C., Murphy, R.M., Crowson, M.C., Zolotor, A., Coker-Schwimmer, M., Viswanathan, M. A. (2013).Comparative effectiveness review of parenting and trauma-focused interventions for children exposed to maltreatment. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 34(5):353-68.

DeRosier, M., & WilliamsLloyd, S. W. (2011). The impact of children's social adjustment on academic outcomes. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 27(1&2), 25–47.

Community Mental Health

Bar chart comparing perceptions among different racial groups on police misconduct and dissatisfaction with police, with data for total, white, Black, and Hispanic residents.

Williams, S.C., McMillian, M. Hepburn, A.M., and Quach, A.M. (2023) Differences in experiences, expectations, and satisfaction with police by race and ethnicity - a population-based study in two United States counties. Journal of Urban Health. 100(6):1159-1169

Williams, S.C., Davey-Rothwell, M. A., Tobin, K.E., & Latkin, C.A. (2017) People who inject drugs and have a history of mood disorder – a brief assessment of health risk behaviors. Substance Use and Misuse. 52(9): 1175-1184.

Cene, C., Akers, A. Y., Williams Lloyd, S. C, Albritton, T., Powell Hammond, W., & Corbie-Smith, G. (2011). Understanding social capital and HIV risk in rural African American communities. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(7), 737–44.

Economic Inequities

Bar chart showing the rate of employer business ownership per 1,000 people, categorized by gender and ethnicity. The categories are Male, Female, White non-Hispanic, Black, and Hispanic. Male has a rate of 22.5, Female 7.7, White non-Hispanic 23.7, Black 3.3, and Hispanic 9.5. Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Business Survey (2021) and American Community Survey (2021).

Williams, S. C. (2024) E3 Durham: Leveraging Federal Dollars to Catalyze Durham County ARPA Investment in a Small Business Support Ecosystem. Forward Cities

Forward Cities. (2021) Economic Inclusion Indicators County-level Dashboard. Tableau Public

Forward Cities. (2021) Indianapolis Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Data Pages. Tableau Public

Public Health Geography

Map of Baltimore City showing community statistical areas with color coding for life expectancy ranges from 65 to 85 years.

Williams, S. C., Milam, A.J., Furr-Holden, C.D.M. & Castillo-Salgado, C. (2020) Measurement of Social Processes at the Neighborhood Level in Baltimore City. American Journal of Community Psychology. 66(1-2):53-64

Williams Lloyd, S.C., Latimore, A., Castillo-Salgado, C., Milam, A.J., Iyer, S.D. and Leaf, P.J. (2015) The Health and Wellbeing of Children, Youth, and Families in Baltimore City: Child and Youth Mortality. Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.

Williams Lloyd, S.C., Latimore, A. , Castillo-Salgado C., Milam, A., Iyer, S., & Leaf, P. (2014). Variation in child and adolescent health across neighborhoods in Baltimore City. Invited Presentation at Urban Public Health Observatories Expert Reference Group, World Health Organization. Baltimore, MD.

Public Education

Bar chart titled 'Preparing Students for Success' showing percentages for Kindergarten readiness and grade retention by third grade, with categories Public Pre-K, Head Start, Private Pre-K, and Informal Care.

Williams, S. C., Barajas, C. B., Connolly, F., Milam, A.J., Olson, L., & Leaf, P. (2019) Preparing students for success: Differential Outcomes by Preschool Experience in Baltimore City, Maryland. Prevention Science. 21, 467-476.

Williams Lloyd, S. C., Owens Ferguson, Y., Corbie-Smith, G., Ellison, A., Blumenthal, C., Council, B., Youmans, S., Muhammad, M., Wynn, M., Adimora, A., & Akers, A. Y. (2012). The role of public schools in HIV prevention: perspectives from African Americans in the rural south. AIDS Education and Prevention, 24(1), 41-53.

Public Service Systems

Infographic about children in contact with child welfare services, showing 4% of children are subjects of a child welfare report, with a pie chart indicating adverse childhood experiences: 51% with zero ACEs, 19% with 1 ACE, 22% with 2 ACEs, and 6% with 3 or more ACEs. The text notes that only 19% of these children have substantiated maltreatment, and emphasizes health and educational needs for children aged 0-17.

Williams Lloyd, Stacey. Neighborhood Variation in the Rate Of Child Welfare Contact. Dissertation Defense, Johns Hopkins University, 2017.

Ramjohn, D.S., Nadison, M., Williams Lloyd, S. C.., Finkle, J. (2016) 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment for Mid-Atlantic States. Kaiser Permanente.

Fowler, C. I., Lloyd, S. W., Gable, J. M., Wang, J. and McClure, E. (2012). Family Planning Annual Report: 2011 National Summary. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population, Office of Family Planning.