Ryan J. Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor of Poltics
Associations
Politics
Roger Williams Hall, Room 229
About
The University of Georgia (A.B., 2013; A.B.J., 2013)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A., 2015; Ph.D., 2019)
Ryan Williams received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019. His research and teaching focus on American judicial politics, political institutions, criminal justice, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Studies in American Political Development, PS: Political Science and Politics, Justice System Journal, and the Journal of Political Science Education. He has also contributed to edited volumes published by Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, and Equinox. Ryan is the co-author of the forthcoming volume, The U.S. Criminal Justice System: A Reference Handbook. He previously served as the pre-law advisor for the University of South Alabama, where he received the 2021-2022 Academic Advising Award for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Previous Courses Taught
Judicial Process
Intro to Criminal Justice
Administrative Law
Civil Rights and Liberties
The U.S. Supreme Court
Media and Politics
U.S. Government
Political Parties and Elections
Expertise
Current Courses
Winter Semester 2024
PLTC 115
U.S. Political Institutions and Processes
PLTC 285
The Politics of U.S. Law
PLTC 458
Senior Thesis
Short Term 2024
PLTCS 21
How to Get Away with Murder: Exploring Criminal Law and Justice through TV and Film