Rate My Professor Cynthia Williams

Dr. Cynthia Williams serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics within the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida. She earned a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida, a BS in Physical Therapy from Florida A&M University, an MHA, and a PhD in Health Services Research from the University of Central Florida, where she is an alumna of the doctoral program in public affairs. Prior to her current role, which began in 2022, Dr. Williams worked as a home health physical therapist and served as president of a home care business, bringing extensive clinical and administrative expertise to her academic position. Her interdisciplinary background equips her to design programs, evaluate policies, build community partnerships, and conduct community-engaged research focused on vulnerable populations, including low-income minority groups within healthcare and public health systems.

Dr. Williams' research centers on health information technology, telehealth and telemedicine, health equity, aging, and chronic disease management, with expertise in remote monitoring, electronic medical records, and healthcare access, cost, and quality. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, including 'Agency Nursing Staff Utilization and Turnover in Nursing Homes: A Longitudinal Analysis' (2025, Healthcare), 'Cognitive Impairment Is Associated with Alterations in Diet Quality and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Older Adults' (2025, Journal of Nutrition), 'Digital divide and health professional shortages: telehealth access for chronic disease management in rural Florida' (2025, International Journal of Medical Informatics), 'Telehealth Uptake Among Hispanic People During COVID-19' (2024, JMIR Medical Informatics), 'Individual- and Community-Level Predictors of Hospital-at-Home Outcomes' (2024, Population Health Management), and 'The Greenhouse Model of Nursing Home Care: A Scoping Review' (2024, Journal of Applied Gerontology). Selected as one of the inaugural CCIE Research Fellows in 2023, her work advances equity-focused interventions and disseminates findings to diverse audiences through education, research, and service partnerships. With 495 citations across her publications, Dr. Williams contributes significantly to health informatics and disparities research.