Celia Williamson
she/her/hers
Faculty Fellow |
Dr. Celia Williamson has a PhD in Social Work and an honorary doctorate from Jai Jharkhand University. She has been engaged in anti-anti-trafficking work for over 30 years. She has published numerous articles, books, and reports. Dr. Williamson founded one of the first anti-trafficking programs in Ohio in 1993 and directly worked with victims in Toledo for several years. She has completed numerous federally funded studies. Additional accomplishments include: Founding the oldest and largest annual academic conference on human trafficking in the world entitled, the “International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference”; founding the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition now called Northern Ohio REACH; Holding membership on the Research & Analysis Subcommittee for the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Initiative; and serving as President of the Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars. Dr. Williamson produces a podcast called the Emancipation Nation Podcast and founded a global network of advocates called the Emancipation Nation Network. Finally, she serves as a G100 and is the global chair for human trafficking.