DrPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2009.
Major: Public Health
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Community Health
MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1991
Major: Public Health
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Community Health
MS, Louisiana Tech University, 1985.
Major: Industrial Engineering
BS, Louisiana Tech University, 1983.
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Tenured, Yes, Full-Time, 50, 50. (2018-2019).
Associate Professor, Tenured, Yes, Full-Time, 50, 50. (2017-2018).
Donna Williams, MPH, DrPH, earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1983. She received an MS in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana Tech in 1985, an MPH in Health Systems Management at Tulane University in 1991, and a DrPH in Community Health Sciences from the LSU School of Public Health in 2009. A Professor in the School of Public Health, she directs the statewide Louisiana Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program,which serves approximately 14,000 women a year, as well as the Louisiana Fecal Immunochemical Test Colon Program (FITCo), a colorectal cancer early detection pilot program funded by the state legislature.
"Developing a Statewide Breast Cancer Screening Program" (Planning). (2019 - Present).
Publications
Chyke, D., Jensen, C., Levin, T., Schottinger, J., Williams, D., Mehta, S., & Corley, D. (2019). Predictors of Modifiable Failures to screen for Colorectal Cancer at Appropriate Intervals or Follow-up on Abnormal Results. In Gastroenterology (156, 603–604).
Molani, S., Madadi, M., & Williams, D. (submitted). Evaluating the effectiveness of supplemental screening tests for women with high BI-RADS breast density..
Luo, T., Li, M., Williams, D., Phillippi, S., Kantrow, S., Kao, Y., … Tseng, T. S. (submitted). QuitSmokingHelp: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a WeChat based smoking cessation Intervention for Chinese Smokers.
Janet, B., Kaufman, R. E., Molly, A., & Williams, D. (2019). Assessing patient navigation as a tool to address equity in cancer early detection. Translational Cancer Research, 8(Suppl 4), S421–S430.
Williams, D. (2018). Impact statement: Analyzing overdiagnosis risk and cost in cancer screening: a case of screening mammography for breast cancer. In IIE Transactions on Health Systems Engineering (1st ed., p. 1).
Madadi, M., Heydari, M., Zhang, S., Rainwater, C., & Williams, D. L. (2018). Analyzing overdiagnosis risk and cost in cancer screening: a case of screening mammography for breast cancer. IIE Transactions on Healthcare System Engineering. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2017.1396512
Williams, D. (2018). A partnership in health-related social media for young breast cancer survivors. Health Promotion Practice. Health Promotion Practice. Published.
Williams, D., 11th Annual Joining FORCEs against Hereditary Cancer Conference, "Financial Toxicity," San Diego, CA, United States. (October 2018).
Seminar
Williams, D., LSUHSC-NO School of Dentistry Faculty Meeting, "Public Health Policy in a Dental School: Integrating Immunization Initiatives," New Orleans, LA, United States. (December 19, 2018).
Williams, D., "ALICE’s Adventures: Cancer Control and the Working Poor," University of Arkansas Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR, United States. (September 24, 2018).
