Kenneshia Williams Ph.D. (Neisha)

Kenneshia (Neisha) Williams, PhD, MS, currently serves as Senior Research Manager at the Truth Initiative, overseeing market research studies and authoring manuscripts on formative evaluation topics since January 2021. Concurrently, Kenneshia is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, instructing students on couple and familial relationship dynamics. With prior experience as a Project Manager and Research Assistant at the same university, Kenneshia contributed to several funded projects, including those from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Additional consulting roles with the United Way of Greater Greensboro and Leadership Links Inc. highlight Kenneshia's expertise in strategic planning and community-based research. An educational background includes a PhD and Master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Interpersonal Communications from Guilford College.