Julia M WilliamsJulia M. Williams, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She works in the field as a grant evaluator and leads strategic planning and school initiatives throughout northern Minnesota. Hr research centers in the areas of professional development for educators, leadership and systems of leadership in schools, shared decision making, and effective assessment. She brings a lifetime and career as a mother, stepmother, high school teacher, Minnesota State Department of Education specialist, licensed principal and superintendent, staff developer, and professor of future educators to her writing and to her thinking. Dr. Williams received the 2013 Minnesota Excellence in Education Award. The award notes her unparalleled leadership in promoting and advancing excellence in education. Read More Read Less