Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, PhD, CRC, CFLE is a Lecturer in the Counseling, Rehabilitation and Human Services Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She serves as Program Director of Masters of Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Dr. Williams has extensive academic experience working with programs focusing on disability and rehabilitation at various universities. In addition, her professional experiences include work in the field of rehabilitation in the areas of blindness and low vision, general rehabilitation counseling, human resource training/development, and in corporate with the Walt Disney Company.
Dr. Williams has held a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels for professional rehabilitation associations. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals and authored a book on caseload management. Her areas of research include professional practice in rehabilitation, professional ethics, case/caseload management, psychosocial aspects of disability, and diversity and inclusion.