Mark L. Williams
Dean - College of Public Health
Also affiliated: University of Southern California (1997); Australian National University (2003); University of North Texas (2005); University of Wyoming (2003); Texas Christian University (1995); National Institute on Drug Abuse (2003); University of Miami (1996–2001); University of North Texas Health Science Center (2005); The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2005); Florida International University (2011–2017); Texas Health and Science University (2005); Novem (Netherlands) (2003); Nova Research Company (United States) (1994–2000); National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2007); The Centers (1998); Department of Health (2001); University Hospital of the West Indies (2007); Office of AIDS Research (1990); Applied Behavioral Research (United States) (2000); The University of Texas Health Science Center (2005–2008); Arkansas Department of Health (2022); University of Houston (1998–2005); Texas Southern University (2003); Florida Atlantic University (2012); The University of Texas at Austin (2006–2007); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1996–2012)
Faculty Researcher
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Public Health
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Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Mark L. Williams' research focuses on public health, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases, vaccine hesitancy, and health disparities, especially within Black communities. He has investigated COVID-19 vaccine willingness and experiences of discrimination among Black adults, as well as vaccine hesitancy among youth and Marshallese Pacific Islanders. His work also explores the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in relation to masking policies in K-12 school districts and temporal variations in seroprevalence by race and ethnicity in Arkansas.
Beyond COVID-19, Williams has studied hopelessness and its association with HIV infection from a gender-specific perspective. His research interests extend to the psychological impacts of the pandemic, including anxiety, depressive symptoms, and trauma, and the role of disappointment with God in these experiences. He has also been involved in studies examining the acute management of ankle fractures.
As Dean of the College of Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Williams has a substantial publication record with a high h-index of 39 and over 5,570 citations. He actively collaborates with researchers at his institution, including Benjamin C. Amick, J. Craig Forrest, Joshua L. Kennedy, and Ericka Olgaard.
Metrics
- h-index: 39
- Publications: 141
- Citations: 5,572
Selected Publications
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Rural–Urban Differences in Use of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Arkansas, 2015–2019 (2026)
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Extreme weather events, climate change attitudes, and preparedness on self-rated health and depressive symptoms (2025)
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a small rural southern state: Results of a weighted random sample survey (2024)
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A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University (2023)
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Racial differences in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Arkansas (2023)
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Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States (2022)
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Comparison of Chloroprocaine Versus Lidocaine With Epinephrine, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Fentanyl for Epidural Extension Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized, Triple-blind, Noninferiority Study (2022)
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Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning (2022)
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Racial differences in vaccine acceptance in a rural southern US state (2022)
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State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020 (2022)
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults (2022)
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Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas (2022)
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Hopelessness and HIV infection: an exploratory study with a gender-specific perspective (2022)
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Why Re-Invent the Wheel? Social Network Approaches Can Be Used to Mitigate SARS-CoV-2 Related Disparities in Latinx Seasonal Farmworkers (2021)
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COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders (2021)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to enhance Vaccine uptake for Everyone: Neighbors working Together) Project NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute via Westat Principal Investigator
- The Vaccine REACH (Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health) project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- PrEParados: A Multi-Level Social Network Model to Increase PrEP Enrollment by Latino MSM Self-Identified as Gay, Bisexual or Straight in Miami NIH/Nat. Inst. of Mental Health via University of Miami Principal Investigator
- Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among youth
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a small rural southern state: Results of a weighted random sample survey
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among youth
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a small rural southern state: Results of a weighted random sample survey
- Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God
- Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning
- Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States
- Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God
- Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning
- Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States
- Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God
- Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning
- Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States
- Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God
- Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning
- Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
- State-wide random seroprevalence survey of SARS-CoV-2 past infection in a southern US State, 2020
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
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