2022 Anti-Racism Collaborative Research & Community Impact Fellow, Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan, Faculty Associate in the Department of Latina/o Studies, and Senior Advisor at Poverty Solutions.
About
William grew up in San Antonio, Texas, before acclimating to the midwest at the University of Notre Dame, where he received his BA. William attained his MPH at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, and later his PhD at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the award winning book, Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid. He spends his time with his family, writing about immigration, and writing about writing.
Current Work:
William teaches many courses on the fundamentals of public health, as well as an elective on the health impacts of law enforcement violence. In his work with Poverty Solutions, he uses mixed-methods research to consider disparities in government service uptake among Latino communities. He is currently working on his second book, ICE in the Heartland, that focuses on the impacts of immigration worksite raids.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Immigration, Latino health, deportation, police violence, community health, advocacy, public scholarship
