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Adriane A. Williams

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Studies
608-D Allen Hall, P.O. Box 6122
College of Human Resources & Education
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
Office: 304.293.1781
Email: adriane.williams@mail.wvu.edu

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies, 2008
  The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  School of Education, Department of Educational Policy Studies

• M.Ed. in Secondary Education, 1997
  The George Washington University, Washington, DC
  Graduate School of Education and Human Development

• B.A. in Economics and French, 1996
  Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Courses

• K-12 Policy Studies
• K-16 Policy and Governance
• Higher Education Policy and Governance
• Ethics and Education
• Community and Media Relations

Academic Publications

• Williams, A. (2005) “Class, race, and power: Interest group politics and education” The Urban Review 37(2).

Academic Presentations

• Williams, A. (2009, Accepted). Clean, fed, and in uniform: The role of intra-racial social class bias in the development of school policy. Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

• Williams, A. (2009, Accepted). The importance of a definition: How ill-defined roles for middle grades parents become no role at all. Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

• Williams, A. (2006, April 7). Genuine invitations: District policy, middle school parents, and postsecondary planning. Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

• Williams, A. (2003, November 19). The evolving definition of parent involvement in head start. Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago, IL.

Professional Publications

• Williams, A and W.S. Swail (2005). Is More Better? The Impact of Postsecondary Education on the Economic and Social Well-Being of American Society. Washington, DC: The Educational Policy Institute

• Swail, W.S, Cabrera, C.L., Lee, C, and A. Williams. (2005). Latino Students and the Educational Pipeline (Three part series). Washington, DC: The Educational Policy Institute.

Professional Presentations

• Williams, A. (2008, December 11). Clearly defining the middle: Parent engagement and predisposition formation. Invited presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Virginia College Access Network, Staunton, VA.

Professional Affiliations

• American Educational Research Association
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
• Association for the Study of Higher Education