Dr Alishia Williams is a researcher and practitioner in the field of clinical psychology.

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Dr Williams employs both experimental and clinical approaches in her research with the aim of translating basic cognitive findings into clinical outcomes for depression and anxiety disorders. Her current program of research is focused on the evaluation of novel intervention strategies that incorporate emergent  technologies to assess and target cognitive processes, and to promote

behavioural change and wellbeing.

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She previously held positions as an Associate Professor of Clinical

Psychology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Additionally, she was a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia EC Clinical Research Fellow and clinical psychologist at the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression – a joint initiative of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia specialized in the development, evaluations and dissemination of internet-based interventions.

 

Dr Williams currently holds an appointment as adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UNSW.