James L. Williams, Ph.D.

Contact

jwilliams2@twu.edu
940-898-2051
CFO 311

Education

Ph.D., University of Georgia
M.A., Sociology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
M.Ed., Counseling, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
B.A., Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Research Interests

Women and Crime; Deviant Behavior; Sociology of the Internet; Global and Comparative Sociology; Globalization; Crime and Justice; Contemporary Criminology; Social Psychology Theory

Latest Articles

How Dimensions of Religion Moderate Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment
Societies (2022)
Soheil Sabriseilabi, James L Williams, Mahmoud Sadri

Adult Beliefs About the Migration Motives of Unaccompanied Honduran Youth
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (2021)
Amy Clark, James L Williams

Feminist Gamer Social Identities
GameEnvironments (2021)
Michael Winters, James L Williams

Invisible Chronic Illness Among Female Students in Higher Education
Journal of Post Secondary Education and Disability (2021)
Danielle R Barber, James L Williams

Dimensions of Religion and Attitudes Toward Euthanasia
Death Studies (2020)
Soheil Sabriseilabi, James L. Williams

Social Capital and Delinquency in Bagcilar, Turkey
International Criminal Justice Review (2020)
James Williams, Suat Cubukcu, Mahmoud Sadri, Daniel Rodeheaver, Morsheda Akhter

Collective Adaptation to Structural Strain: Commiserating and Problem Solving in Groups
Sociological Spectrum (2020)
Mahmoud Sadri, James Williams, Danielle Barber

Departmental Structure Cooperative Scholarship, and Productivity: A Fuzzy Set Qualitative-Comparative Analysis of Selected Sociology Departments
Social Sciences (2017)
Ali Madanipour, James L Williams, Mahmoud Sadri

Chapters

Functionalist Theories of Deviance
in Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Media: The Construction of Social Order | Hamilton Books (2022)
Sebahattin Ziyanek, James L. Williams

Countering Terrorist Recruitment: Social Media, Cyber Terror and Peaceful Platforms
in Countering Terrorist Recruitment in the Context of Armed Counter-Terrorist Operations | IOS Press (2016)
Eddie J Lynton, Greg Gullion, James L Williams

Professional Affiliations

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• Alpha Kappa Delta
• American Society of Criminology
• Golden Key Honor Society
• Phi Alpha Honor Society
• Southern Sociological Society