Tia Williams
Ph.D. Student and Researcher
Education Policy and Leadership
Vanderbilt University
Tia Williams is a Ph.D. student in Education Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. Her research interests include school discipline, school closure, and community response to education policy. As a Louisiana native, she has a heart for education in the U.S. South. Prior to doctoral study at Vanderbilt, Tia graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Management Consulting and Education, Schooling, and Society.
Publications & Scholarship
Conferences & Other Research
Welsh, R., Williams, T., and Joseph, B.“Bless Their Hearts: Exploring School Discipline Disparities and Patterns in the U.S. South” Sociology of Education Association Conference, Spring 2024, Paper presentation
Williams, T. “That Which Cannot Be Washed Away: Critical Systematic Review of New Orleans Public Education American Educational Research Association Conference, Spring 2024, Roundtable presentation
Williams, T. & Stephens, K. (2023). Montessori education in Ireland. In A. Murray, et al. (Eds.), Handbook of Montessori Education. London, UK: Bloomsbury Press.
Williams, T. and McKenna, M. “Lessons from Our Growing Pains: University Women’s Perspectives on Education, Identity, and Relationships during COVID-19,” American Educational Research Association Conference, Spring 2023, Paper session
Dutmer, H., Williams, T., Klee, S., Smith, R. “Undergraduates Reflect on a Community-Engaged Philosophy of Education Course”, North American Association for Philosophy and Education Conference, 2022, Panelist
Williams, T. and Stephens, K.“The Historical Development and Contexts of Montessori Education in Ireland”, American Educational Research Association Conference, Spring 2022, Roundtable session
Williams, T. and McKenna, M.“Here I Am: The Stories of University Women Learning and Growing during COVID-19”, Association of Moral Education, Spring 2021, Poster presentation