Otis Williams - Publications

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  1. Williams, O. III, Lloyd, T., Jones, G., & Prince, E. (in press). (Re)claiming the mission: African-centered education at historically Black colleges and universities. In J. Davis and B. Kemit (Eds). African-Centered Education: Practical Perspectives from Scholars, Teachers, and Parents.

  2. Williams, O. III. (2026). The Love jones syndrome: An Africentric analysis of love, sex, and romance in the cultivation of healthy Black relationships and nation-building, Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships.

  3. Bolden, M., Williams, O. III, Humphrey, M., & Dixon, E. (2025). Reducing suicidality among Black boys using cultural and environmentally-based mental health counseling interventions. In E. Hines, J. Moore, & S. Steen (eds.), Counseling Black males with excellence: Exploring career, clinical, and school contexts. Emerald Books.

  4. Williams, O. III, Davis, J., & Cox, M. (2025). Becoming Asafo: Implementing Africentric Rites of Passage for Black Boys in School-Based Settings. In M. Humphrey (Ed.), Promoting Mental Health and Wellness for Academic Success. Kendall Hunt.

  5. Williams, O. III, Hart-Johnson, A., Bolden, M., & Auguste, E. (2025). APA on trial: A comparative analysis of psychopolitical ethics for Black liberation psychology. In E. Auguste (ed.). Beyond the Carceral State, Forensic Psychology, and Black Resistance: Let Them Not Be Forgotten. Switzerland: Stringer Nature.

  6. Williams, O. III, Bolden, M., Humphrey, & Thorpe, C. (2024). Teaching the sahku: African psychology as liberational theory and praxis. Freedom. A Journal: A Journal of Research in Africana Studies.