BFAM Member Spotlights

Meet the members of the Stanford Medicine Black Faculty Affinity Meetings (BFAM), a network created through OFDD's Community Support Initiative. BFAM is intended to provide networking and social engagement opportunities for Stanford Medicine faculty across all clinical lines and departments.

Sharon Williams, PhD

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Director, Child Psychology Training Director, Child Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research Interests
Neuropsychology

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Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development

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Publications

Recruitment and Selection in Health Service Psychology Postdoctoral Training: A Review of the History and Current Issues TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Bodin, D., Lemle, R. B., Goldberg, R. W., Perry-Parrish, C., Kuemmel, A., Schmidt, J. P., Roper, B. L., Hill, K. R., Williams, S. E., Siegel, W. 2018; 12 (2): 74–81 More

View details for DOI 10.1037/tep0000181

View details for Web of Science ID 000432369500003
Impact of Pivotal Response Training Group Therapy on Stress and Empowerment in Parents of Children With Autism JOURNAL OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS Minjarez, M. B., Mercier, E. M., Williams, S. E., Hardan, A. Y. 2013; 15 (2): 71-78 More

View details for DOI 10.1177/1098300712449055

View details for Web of Science ID 000319527300002
Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Maternal Depression and Trauma in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS Bernard, R. S., Williams, S. E., Storfer-Isser, A., Rhine, W., Horwitz, S. M., Koopman, C., Shaw, R. J. 2011; 24 (2): 230-234 More

Abstract

Parents of hospitalized premature infants are at risk for developing psychological symptoms. This randomized controlled pilot study examined the effectiveness of a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention in reducing traumatic and depressive symptoms in mothers 1 month after their infant's discharge from the hospital. Fifty-six mothers were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. Results showed that mothers experienced high levels of symptoms initially and at follow-up. At follow-up, there was a trend for mothers in the intervention group to report lower levels of depression (p = .06; Cohen's f = .318), but levels of traumatic symptoms were similar for both groups. Brief psychological interventions may reduce depressive symptoms in this population. Estimates of the effect sizes can be used to inform future intervention studies.

View details for DOI 10.1002/jts.20626

View details for Web of Science ID 000289528300014

View details for PubMedID 21438016
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN PEDIATRIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION UTILIZING FMRI Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Blood-and-Marrow-Transplantation(BMT) Tandem Williams, S. E., Hill, R., Craveiro, L., Agarwal-Hashmi, R., Weinberg, K., Reiss, A. L. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2011: S243–S243 More

View details for Web of Science ID 000287350500242
Pivotal Response Group Treatment Program for Parents of Children with Autism JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Minjarez, M. B., Williams, S. E., Mercier, E. M., Hardan, A. Y. 2011; 41 (1): 92-101 More

Abstract

The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders is increasing, necessitating the development of efficient treatment models. Research has demonstrated that parent-delivered behavioral interventions are a viable treatment model; however, little research has focused on teaching parents in groups. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that parents can learn Pivotal Response Training (PRT) in group therapy, resulting in correlated gains in children's language. Baseline and post-treatment data were obtained and examined for changes in (a) parent fidelity of PRT implementation, and (b) child functional verbal utterances. Significant differences were observed for both variables. These findings suggest that parents can learn PRT in a group format, resulting in correlated child language gains, thus future controlled studies are warranted.

View details for DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1027-6

View details for Web of Science ID 000285928200010

View details for PubMedID 20440638

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BFAM Member Spotlights

Sharon Williams, PhD

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