Todd Powell-Williams

Professor

Todd Powell-Williams

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences

  • TPWILLIAMS@augusta.edu
  • (706) 737-1710
  • AH N230

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology Southern Illinois University a, 2008

  • MA, Sociology Ohio University, 2003

  • BA, Sociology Kent State University, 1997

Awards & Honors

  • Gun Violence Prevention Georgia Trauma Foundation/Georgia Trauma Commission, 2020

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • SOCI 1101

    Introduction to Sociology
  • CRJU 3330

    Social Deviance
  • SOCI 3330

    Social Deviance
  • SOCI 3380

    Sociological Theory
  • CRJU 4540

    Law Enforcement in the Digital
  • SOCI 4443

    Social Movements

Teaching Interests

Deviant Behavior, Social Movements, Social Control, Police Science, Violence Reduction

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • "So I Don't Go to Jail" Year Two of a PROMUNDO-adapted Program to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence, 2020
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • “’Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze on this One?’: Examining officer and command staff support and unexpected consequences of body-worn cameras” , 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Engaging boys in eradicating gender-based violence: A pilot study of a Promundo-adapted program, 2015
  • "I Help the Ones that Want Help": Emotion Work and the Victim Advocate Role, 2013
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

School-to-Prison Pipeline, Social Movements, Social Control, Religion, Policing, Symbolic Interactionism, Gun Violence Data, Gun Violence Intervention

Department Service

  • Faculty Senate 2019 - 2021

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

College Service

  • Faculty Senate 2019 - 2021

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

Public Service

  • C.T. Walker Traditional Magnet School 2019 - Present

    Role: Discussant