Jason Williams came to the Evans School after nearly a decade in social services research with the University of Alaska, Anchorage and Casey Family Programs. He came to the Evans School to benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of the Ph.D. Program as well as its affiliation with the UW Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS). Jason has received the CSSS certificate in social statistics, and has been able to work on projects ranging from gender gaps in higher education to mixed income housing to combining student – and school – level data relating to student health and achievement.
In addition to CSSS, where he was also a recipient to the 2008 Hubert M. Blalock Fellowship, Jason has been affiliated with the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology and the West Coast Poverty Center. For the latter, he was a member of the first cohort of Social Policy Research Fellows, and completed a research placement with the Washington State Department of Health analyzing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data. Having recently defended his dissertation, Jason is looking forward to applying and building on the skills he gathered in econometrics and statistical analysis, demography, data visualization and knowledge of poverty issues, obesity, nutrition and public policy.
Pecora, P.J., Kessler, R.C., Williams, J, English, D.J., White, J., & O’Brien, K. (2009). What works in foster care? Key components of success from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. New York: Oxford University Press.
Zerbe, R.O., Plotnick, R.D., Kessler, R.C., Pecora, P.J., Hiripi, E., O’Brien, K., Williams, J., et al. (2009). Benefits and costs of intensive foster care services: The Casey Family Programs compared to state services. Contemporary Economic Policy, 27, 308-320.
White, C.R., O’Brien, K., Pecora, P.J., English, D., Williams, J.R., & Phillips, C.M. (2009). Depression among alumni of foster care: Decreasing rates through improvement of experiences in care. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 17, 38-48.
Kessler, R.C., Pecora, P.J., Williams, J., Hiripi, E., O’Brien, K., English, D., White, J., Zerbe, J.R., Downs, A.C., Plotnick, R., Hwang, I., & Sampson, N.A. (2008). The effects of enhanced foster care on the long-term physical and mental health of foster care alumni. Archives in General Psychiatry, 65, 625-633.
Pope, S.M., Williams, J.R., & Sirles, E.A. (2007). Alaska’s abuse prevention training program: Final report. University of Alaska, Anchorage.
Pecora, P.J., Kessler, R.C., O’Brien, K., White, C.R., Williams, J., Hiripi, E., et al. (2006). Educational & employment outcomes of adults formerly placed in foster care: Results from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. Children and Youth Services Review, 28, 1459-1481.
Williams, J., McWilliams, A., Mainieri, T., Pecora, P.J., & La Belle, K. (2006). Enhancing the validity of foster care follow-up studies through multiple alumni location strategies. Child Welfare, 85, 499-521.
Contract Research Analyst, Casey Family Programs
Social Policy Research Fellow, Washington State Department of Health
Statistical consultant for Seattle Public Schools, Aegis Living
Research Analyst, University of Alaska Anchorage Social Work Evaluation Program
Research Specialist, Casey Family Programs
PBAF 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I
PBAF 499: Introduction to Microeconomics and Public Policy
Preparatory Math Camp
Teaching Assistant:
PBAF 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I
PBAF 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II
PBAF 527: Quantitative Analysis I
PBAF 528: Quantitative Analysis II