Diana K. Wiliams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Phone: 757-727-5623
E-Mail:diana.williams2@hamptonu.edu
Diana Williams joined the Physical Therapy faculty as an Adjunct Professor in the fall of 2009. She is the primary instructor for Neurobiology and also assists with Anatomy. Dr. Williams received a Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences with a research emphasis in the field of Developmental Neurobiology and completed two postdoctoral fellowships in the field of neuroscience. Dr. Williams has been teaching undergraduate and graduate students for at least 13 years with her most recent position teaching Neuroscience in the Physical Therapy Department at Old Dominion University.
Education
- Ph.D. Anatomical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
- B.S. Biological Sciences, Oregon State University
Professional Associations
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- The Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
Research Interests
Although Dr. Williams is not currently engaged in research, previous interests include developmental plasticity of neuronal connections in the visual system and molecular mechanisms associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Presentations
Williams, D.K., Gannon-Murakami, L., Rougon, G., Udin, S.B Polysialylated NCAM and plasticity of ipsilateral connections in Xenopus tectum. (1995) Neuroscience 70: 277-286.
Williams, D.K. and Cohan, C. S. Calcium transients in growth cones and axons of cultured Helisoma neurons in response to conditioning factors. (1995) J. Neurobiol. 27: 60-75.
Williams, D.K. and Cohan, C.S. The role of conditioning factors in the formation of growth cones and neurites from the axon stump after axotomy. (1994) Dev. Brain Res. 81: 89-104.
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