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Dr. Ron Williams, Jr.

Dr. Ron Williams, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: 160E Herzer
Email: rwilliams@fsnhp.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-0401

Education

  • 2006 PhD University of Alabama
  • 2003 MEd Northwestern State University
  • 2001 BS Northwestern State University

Certifications

  • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

Courses Taught

  • FNH 3163 Basic Principles of Health Promotion
  • FNH 8523 Health Promotion Techniques
  • FNH 8563 Principles of Epidemiology and Health Science Research
  • FNH 8613 Design and Administration of Health Promotion Programs
  • FNH 8653 Implementation and Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs

Research Interests

  • Substance Use Prevention
  • Tobacco Control
  • Health Advocacy in Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Memberships

  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
  • American School Health Association
  • Eta Sigma Gamma, National Professional Health Education Honorary

Recent Publications

  • Dong, B.E., Williams, R.D., & Hunt, B.P. (2012). Overlapping responsibilities of Certified Health Education Specialists and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. Topics in Integrative Health Care, 3(2), 3.2007.
  • Evans, M.W., Ndetan, H., Perko, M., Williams, R.D., & Walker, C. (2012). Dietary supplement use by children and adolescents in the United States to enhance sport performance: Results of the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Primary Prevention, 33(1), 3-12.
  • Williams, R.D. (2012). Alcohol consumption and policy perception among college freshman athletes. American Journal of Health Sciences, 3(1), 17-22.
  • Williams, R.D., Barnes, J.T., Hunt, B.P., & Winborne, H. (2011). Health beliefs related to secondhand smoke and smoke free policies in a college community. American Journal of Health Studies, 26(3), 152-159.
  • Williams, R.D. (2011). Clinical brief: Acromegaly in adults. Topics in Integrative Health Care, 2(4). 2.4005.
  • Williams, R.D., Barnes, J.T., & Leoni, E. (2011). Social and epidemiological assessment of drug use: A case study of rural youth in Missouri. American Journal of Health Studies, 26(2), 79-86.
  • Williams, R.D., Barnes, J.T., Humphries, R., Hunt, B.P., & Henry, E. (2011). Beliefs and intentions of restaurant patrons regarding secondhand smoke exposure and smoke-free ordinances. Missouri Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 21(1), 123-131.
  • Williams, R.D., Evans, M.W., & Perko, M. (2011). Health promotion advocacy: A practitioner’s role in prevention of sports injuries. Topics in Integrative Health Care, 2(1), 2.1003.
  • Perko, M., Evans. W., & Williams, R. (2010). Does evidence support the use of performance-enhancing supplements in youth sports? A qualitative review of literature and policy. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 11(1), 726-730.
  • Leach, R., Evans, W., Williams, R., & Privett, D. (2009). Grand Rounds: Teen with Back Pain Complicated by Obesity. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 10(2), 687-691.
  • Evans, M. W., Ndetan, H., & Williams, R.  (2009). Intentions of chiropractic interns regarding use of health promotion in practice: Applying Theory of Reasoned Action to identify attitudes, beliefs, and influencing factors. Journal of Chiropractic Education, 23(1), 17-27. 
  • Evans, M. W., Ramcharan, M., Floyd, R., Globe, G., Ndetan, H., Williams, R., & Ivie, R. (2009). A proposed protocol for hand and table sanitizing in chiropractic clinics and education institutions. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 8(1), 38-47. 
  • Williams, R., Perko, M., Usdan, S., Leeper, J., Belcher, D., & Leaver-Dunn, D. (2008). Influences on alcohol use among NCAA athletes: Application of the Social Ecology Model.  American Journal of Health Studies, 23(3), 151-159.
  • Evans, M. W., Williams, R., & Perko, M.  (2008). Public health advocacy and chiropractic: A guide to helping your community reach its health objectives. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 7 (2), 71-77. 
  • Evans, M. W. & Williams, R.  (2007).  Policies and sport-enhancing supplements in adolescents:  Could what we don’t know hurt them?  Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, 7-14.
  • Williams, R., Perko, M., Belcher, D., Leaver-Dunn, D., Usdan, S., & Leeper, J.  (2006). Use of social ecology model to address alcohol use among college athletes.   American Journal of Health Studies, 21(4), 228-237.

Grants and Contracts

  • Maginel, J., Azuma, K., Williams, R., & Barnes, J. (2010). Drug Free Communities Grant. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for $625,000.
  • Barnes, J.T.& Williams, R. (2009). Southeast Missouri Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative.  Funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health for $205,604.
  • Evans, M.W., Hawk, C., Cambron, J., Williams, R., Nicholson, C., & Redwood, D. (2009). Chiropractic and nutrition: Are we contributing to improvement of health outcomes related to diet?  Funded by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research for $50,000.
  • Barnes J.T. & Williams, R. (2008). MU CASE and Smokebusters-Phase II Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative. Funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health (through the University of Missouri-Columbia) for $10,000.
  • Williams, R., Leoni, E.L., & Barnes J.T. (2007) Prevention of High-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in Mississippi and Scott Counties. Funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health: Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention (through the 33rd Judicial District of Missouri Drug Court Programs) for $121,395.
  • Barnes J.T., Williams, R., & Maginel, J. (2007) Mobilizing Tomorrow's Leaders for a Smoke-Free Missouri: Campus Community Alliances for Smoke-Free Environments. Funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health (through the University of Missouri-Columbia) for $38,000.
  • Leoni, E.L., Williams, R. & Barnes J.T. (2007) Needs Assessment and Analysis of High-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in Mississippi and Scott Counties. Funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health: Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention (through the 33rd Judicial District of Missouri Drug Court Programs) for $15,000.

 

Recent Peer-Reviewed Presentations

  • Williams, R. Comparison of Drug Prevention Evidence-Based Programming Outcomes in School vs. Community Sites.Poster presentation at the 84TH Annual American School Health Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
  • Williams, R. & Williams, A. Teaching Health Concepts through Creative Writing:  Collaboration Between Middle School Health and Language Arts. Poster presentation at the 84TH Annual American School Health Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
  • Williams, R., Leoni, E., Klobe, J., Koenig, B., Kugel-Rolls, R., & Alford, L. Building Partnerships between Rural Schools and Community Organizations to Offer Youth Mentoring Programs. Poster presentation at the 84TH Annual American School Health Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
  • Leoni, E., Klobe, J., & Williams, R. CHAMPS: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Rural Youth Mentoring Program. Oral presentation at the 23rd Annual National Prevention Network Conference, Denver, CO, 2010.
  • Leoni, E., Klobe, J., Williams, R., Kugel-Rolls, R., & Koenig, B. Developing a Mentoring Program for Rural Youth: Using the CHAMPS Model. Oral presentation at the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Menomonie, WI, 2010.
  • Loenneke, J.P., Thrower, A.D., Balapur, A., Barnes, J.T., Williams, R., & Pujol, T.J. Acute cardiorespiratory responses of practical occlusion. Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 57th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2010. 
  • Williams, R. & Barnes, J.  College Athletes' Perceptions of University and Athletic Department Alcohol Policies. Oral presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2010.
  • Williams, R., Barnes, J., & Leoni, E. Reducing Risk Factors for High-Risk Rural Youth through After-School Programming. Poster presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2010.
  • Barnes, J. & Williams, R. College Students’ Perceptions of Secondhand Smoke Consequences and Smoke-free Ordinances. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Clearwater, FL, 2010.
  • Williams, R., Barnes, J., & Pujol, T. J.  Comparison of Body Composition Assessment Techniques in Non-athletic, Non-obese Young Adult Population. Poster presentation at the National Strength & Conditioning Association’s 32nd National Conference and Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.
  • Pujol, T. J., Elder, C., Barnes, J., Nahikian-Nelms, M., Kearney, M., Loenneke, J., & Williams, R.  Comparison of Resting Metabolic Rate Assessment Techniques on Collegiate Gymnasts. Poster presentation at the National Strength & Conditioning Association’s 32nd National Conference and Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.
  • Barnes, J., Elder, C., Nahikian-Nelms, M., Pujol, T. J., Kearney, M. L., Leonneke, J. P., & Williams, R. Accuracy of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Instruments for the Measurement of Body Composition in Collegiate Baseball Players. Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 56th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2009. 
  • Kreher, L., Burleson, H., Frueauf, C., & Williams, R. Comparison of Home Country and U. S. Campus Exercise Behaviors among International College Students. Poster presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Tampa, FL, 2009.
  • Williams, R., Perko, M., Evans, M. W., & Barnes, J.  Perceptions of Alcohol Attitudes on Campus among College Athletes. Oral presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Tampa, FL, 2009.
  • Gohn, A.  & Williams, R.  Analysis of Bicycle Consumer Practices. Poster presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Tampa, FL, 2009.
  • Ndetan, H., Evans, M. W., & Williams, R. Future Chiropractors and Health Promotion – Implication of Chiropractic Education. Paper presentation at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference XVI, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.