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linda meyer williams sociology , criminology university of massachusetts lowell linda meyer williams linda m. williams
 united states
linda m. williams

linda meyer williams is an american sociologist and criminologist .
she is currently professor of criminal justice and criminology at the university of massachusetts lowell , where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on child maltreatment , research methods , and gender , race and crime .
williams has researched in the field of psychology on topics including child abuse , family violence and violence against women , and trauma and memory -lrb- including recovered memory -rrb- .
