Dr Simon Williams

Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2854-9946

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Before joining Swansea, Simon was a Lecturer in Aston University and Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University in Chicago in the United States. He is also currently Adjunct Assistant Professor at Northwestern. He completed his PhD in Sociology and Social Policy at Cardiff University, and has also held teaching or research positions at the University of Bath and the University of Cambridge.

Simon’s research focuses on (1) the critical analysis of corporate ethics and corporate harm and (2) racial, ethnic and gender inequalities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. He aims to produce research that is of interest to a variety of non-academic audiences as well as to the public more broadly. He has worked with a number of charities and NGOs and his research has been discussed in a number of media outlets including The Times, The BBC and Science Magazine.

Areas Of Expertise

Racial, ethnic and gender inequalities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers
Career coaching
Corporate harm
Commercial determinants of health

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

At present he teaches on modules and topics related to Business Ethics and Global Context of Organisation.

Research

Publications

Research Highlights

Williams, S. & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative study. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.17.21257092, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57446
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study. Health Expectations, 24(2), 377-385.
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13179, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56299
Dienes, K., Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study. BMJ Open, 10(7), e039334
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039334, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56301
Williams, S. & Nestle, . (Eds.). (2018). Big Food: Critical perspectives on the global growth of the food and beverage industry. Routledge.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57448
https://www.routledge.com/Big-Food-Critical-perspectives-on-the-global-growth-of-the-food-and-beverage/Williams-Nestle/p/book/9781138309685
Williams, S. (2008). ‘Plausible uncertainty’: The negotiated indeterminacy of pandemic influenza in the UK. Critical Public Health, 18(1), 77-85.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590701877241, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57447
Fooks, G., Williams, S., Box, G., & Sacks, G. (2019). Corporations’ use and misuse of evidence to influence health policy: a case study of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. Globalization and Health, 15(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0495-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57449
Williams, S. (2021). The UK’s coronavirus policy still places too much responsibility—and blame—on the public. BMJ, Views and Reviews, n1373
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1373, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57604
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions of non-adherence to COVID-19 measures by self and others in the United Kingdom. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.17.20233486, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57605
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public perceptions of non-adherence to pandemic protection measures by self and others: A study of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258781
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258781, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58357
Williams, S. & Yamey, G. (2021). How universities can make reopening safer this autumn. BMJ, 374, n2019
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58501

All Research

Journal Articles

Williams, S. (2022). ‘I don't want my son to be part of a giant experiment’: public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in children. Public Health, 205, 116-121.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.01.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59992
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public perceptions of non-adherence to pandemic protection measures by self and others: A study of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258781
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258781, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58357
Williams, S. & Yamey, G. (2021). How universities can make reopening safer this autumn. BMJ, 374, n2019
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58501
Williams, S. (2021). The UK’s coronavirus policy still places too much responsibility—and blame—on the public. BMJ, Views and Reviews, n1373
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1373, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57604
Williams, S. & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative study. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.17.21257092, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57446
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study. Health Expectations, 24(2), 377-385.
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13179, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56299
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions of non-adherence to COVID-19 measures by self and others in the United Kingdom. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.17.20233486, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57605
Dienes, K., Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study. BMJ Open, 10(7), e039334
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039334, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56301
Fooks, G., Williams, S., Box, G., & Sacks, G. (2019). Corporations’ use and misuse of evidence to influence health policy: a case study of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. Globalization and Health, 15(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0495-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57449
Williams, S. (2008). ‘Plausible uncertainty’: The negotiated indeterminacy of pandemic influenza in the UK. Critical Public Health, 18(1), 77-85.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590701877241, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57447

Edited Books

Williams, S. & Nestle, . (Eds.). (2018). Big Food: Critical perspectives on the global growth of the food and beverage industry. Routledge.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57448
https://www.routledge.com/Big-Food-Critical-perspectives-on-the-global-growth-of-the-food-and-beverage/Williams-Nestle/p/book/9781138309685

Taught Modules

MN-1006 Managing People

This Year 1 module provides students with an introduction to the study of the organisation and management of people. It considers the historical development of people management and critically evaluates principal theoretical approaches to the management of people in organisations. A consideration of the importance of the organisational context is given. The module also discusses key concepts, theories and research related to organising and leading people in organisations and their implications for management practice. In doing so, this module provides the foundations of the study of organisational behaviour and human resource management in Year 2.
PS-M64 Psychology of Health: Theory and Applications

The module addresses the psychology associated with vulnerability to and protection from chronic physical disease. The narrative across the module begins with consideration of motivational issues associated with health-related behaviors. It then considers issues of adaptation to illness such as stress and coping, and psychological interventions for reducing distress and promoting wellbeing. This module is particularly suited to students who want to pursue a career as a health professional.

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