Sharon E. Williams PhD
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child Psychiatry
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic 401 Quarry Rd MC 5719 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-5511 Fax (650) 724-7389Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Psychology
- Psychology, Child and Adolescent
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1997) |
| Doctorate Degree: | University of Cincinnati, OH (1995) |
| Internship: | VA Medical Center, CA (1994) |
| PhD: | University of Cincinnati, Clinical Psychology (1995) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Sarah Bennett , Kari Berquist , Jessica Jones , Lauren Pavlis , Maria-Christina Stewart
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Williams’ work focuses primarily on cognitive and emotional recovery of children who have been medically compromised. With improved medical treatment and increased survival rates comes the need to better understand the challenges that patients face following a life threatening illness or injury. Advances in medical technology have opened the door to a better understanding of cognitive development and the recovery or deterioration process over time. Currently, Dr. Williams is examining the neuropsychological impact of treatment for children who have undergone a bone marrow transplant (BMT). The existence of cognitive deficits in this population – intellectual and academic functioning, memory impairment, visual motor difficulties, problems with attention, concentration and executive functioning - has been in question over the years with research supporting both perspectives. Clinical experience and patient report, however, support the hypothesis that cognitive difficulties exist. New technologies such as imaging, used in concert with established neuropsychological measurement, offer great promise in expanding our understanding of the impact of these treatments and ultimately, improving outcome. Dr. Williams is conducting a NIH funded study examining neuropsychological functioning, imaging and genetic data. Additionally, Dr. Williams has studied children with traumatic brain injuries and continues to see these children in her clinical practice.
Publications
- Is child psychiatric service different when provided by attendings versus clinicians-in-training? Acad Psychiatry. 2008 Sep-Oct; (5): 400-4
- Amantadine treatment following traumatic brain injury in children. Brain Inj. 2007; (9): 885-9
- Maternal perspectives on children's health-related quality of life during the first year after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant. J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 Nov-Dec; (10): 1100-15
- Functional MRI of working memory in paediatric head injury. Brain Inj. 2005; (7): 549-53
- Cognitive processing among mothers of children undergoing bone marrow/stem cell transplantation. Psychosom Med. 2004 Jan-Feb; (1): 92-103
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