Email

juinell.williams@va.gov

Positions

Faculty

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences - Administration
Baylor College of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow in Advanced Psychology

Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Education

PhD from East Carolina University

07/2023 - Greenville, North Carolina United States

Clinical Health Psychology

Graduate Certificate at East Carolina University

05/2022 - Greenville, North Carolina

Quantitative Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Internship at Michael E. DeBakey VAMC

07/2023 - Houston, Texas United States

American Psychological Association-accredited internship (residency) in Clinical Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellowship at South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

Houston

Certifications

Psychology License, State of Texas

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Honors & Awards

Miller Moore Scholarship for Outstand Clinical Health Graduate Student

East Carolina University (08/2022 - 05/2023)

Emily Gere Advanced Fellowship Book Award – Honorable Mention

VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (02/2024 - 02/2024)

APA Division 19 Honor Poster

American Psychological Association (08/2019 - 08/2019)

APA Division 19 Student Travel Award

American Psychological Association (08/2019 - 08/2019)

APA Division 44 Student Travel Award

American Psychological Association (08/2019 - 08/2019)

VA Certificate in Reproductive Mental Health

Department of Veterans Affairs

Professional Interests

• Primary Care Behavioral Health
• Mental health treatment access and engagement in health and rehabilitation psychology
• Adaptive adjustment to chronic health conditions
• Dissemination & Implementation Science
• Self-Compassion
• Women's Health

Professional Statement

My training in clinical health psychology inspires my primary research aim to improve behavioral health treatment access and engagement. Primary care settings have become the main mental health treatment settings for many. This presents clinicians with incredible opportunities to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams to improve the overall health of our patients. In order to make sure that patients initiate and continue treatment, it is imperative that clinicians have the skills to meet these needs. In order to do this we need to understand barriers and facilitators affecting treatment engagement, access, and outcomes. My research aims to do this by engaging with patients, clinicians, and clinic leaders to improve patient-provider communication and engage peer specialists in order to create patient-centered interventions that meets patients and providers where they are. My research has used a variety of mixed, qualitative, and quantitative methods to examine correlates and outcomes in topics including resilience, preventive health, smoking cessation, mental health treatment seeking, treatment initiation, engagement, and women's health.

Websites

Professional Development

Grant Writing Scholars Program

Workshop (Participant, 2024)

Sponsor: South Central MIRECC

Applied Plain Language Writing for Effective Communication in Research

Workshop (Participant, 2024)

Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Center for Health Literacy

Attended a two-day, skills-based workshop introducing fundamental skills for developing plain language materials including content development and design

Skills

integrated mental health

integrated primary care