Todd Powell-Williams, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology | Augusta University
Augusta, GA, UNITED STATES
Professor Powell-Williams is an expert in social movements, social control, religion, police science and symbolic interactionism.
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Professor Powell-Williams is an expert in social movements, social control, religion, police science and symbolic interactionism.
Areas of Expertise (4)
Social Control
Police Science
Religion
Symbolic Interactionism
Links (2)
Media Appearances (2)
What's in a name? Exploring the practice of name discrimination
WFXG 54 tv
2015-11-05
Todd Powell Williams, a sociology professor at Georgia Regents University said, "It shows that there are, indeed, disparities in employment opportunities and that people make judgments not so much on social class, but, rather race based upon the name."
How Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is using data to curb crime
WRDW tv
2022-05-11
New numbers show Augusta ranks as one of the deadliest cities in the nation. The latest statistics from the FBI’s 2019 crime data stats show a point-three percent increase in the number of people murdered across America. Augusta ranks with the 32nd highest per capita murder rate in all major U.S. cities. Here’s how this kind of data can help curb crime in Richmond County. We spoke with an Augusta University professor who shared insight into the common interest he shares with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to help reduce gun violence.
Articles (3)
“God Hates Your Feelings”: Neutralizing Emotional Deviance within the Westboro Baptist Church
Deviant BehaviorTodd Powell- Williams & Melissa Powell-Williams
2016 Drawing on individual and peer-group interviews, participant observations, and analysis of media content, we examine the habitual emotional deviance and neutralization techniques employed by the Westboro Baptist Church.
Engaging Boys in Eradicating Gender-based Violence: A Pilot Study of a Promundo-adapted Program
MSC - Masculinities and social changeAllison Foley, Kimberly Davies, Todd Powell-Williams
2015 The Brazil-based Promundo organization originated in 1997 and developed Program H to engage young men in the fight for gender equality...
"I Help the Ones that Want Help": Emotion Work and the Victim Advocate Role
Sociological SpectrumPowell-Williams, M., White, S. D. & Powell-Williams, T.
2013-03-28
Using data gathered from participant observation and 32 individual in-depth interviews, this study examines how victim advocates achieve emotion management in their work with battered women. This research reveals that victim advocates often experience difficulty coping with occupational stress via daily “deep acting” strategies as they work to change their understandings of battered women and the advocate role from the “inside out.” The data reveal that the core of their ability to cope requires victim advocates to redefine their perceived role from “savior” to “options giver” to more accurately define their role interactions with battered women.
