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Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Associate Teaching Professor

Honors College
Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS)

900 Walker Avenue 112

Education

MS University of Maryland Baltimore County 2019

Graduate Certificate University of Maryland Baltimore County 2019

BS University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2004

garywil1@umbc.edu

+1 410 455 1659

About

I have been in EMS since 1996. I have worked as a field paramedic and field supervisor in Louisiana and Maryland. In 2007 I transitioned to teaching full-time in Louisiana before coming to Maryland and UMBC in 2009 to continue teaching in EMS.

Research Interests

Stress responses/reactions in paramedic students during high fidelity simulations.

Teaching Interests

I enjoy teaching across the full spectrum of emergency medical services, including EMR, EMT, Paramedic, and continuing education courses. In recent years, my teaching interests have expanded to include broader topics in disaster and emergency health systems. I now regularly teach courses on disaster medicine, healthcare ethics, and cultural diversity in healthcare. I also developed and introduced two new courses: an Ethics in Healthcare course and a General Education Program (GEP) science course that integrates Heartsaver First Aid with foundational concepts in disaster science.

Selected Classes
  • Fall 2024 EDHS 202 – Emergency Med Technician I
  • EDHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EDHS 463 – Basics of Cardiology
  • EDHS 481 – Als Field & Clin Exp I
  • Summer 2024 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Spring 2024 EHS 350 – Supervision:EHS Systems
  • HONR 200 – Interdisc Honors Seminar
  • EHS 351 – Financial Management:EHS
  • EHS 203 – Emergency Med Technician II
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Winter 2024 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • Fall 2023 EHS 202 – Emergency Med Technician I
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 463 – Basics of Cardiology
  • EHS 481 – Als Field & Clin Exp I
  • Summer 2023 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Spring 2023 EHS 350 – Supervision:EHS Systems
  • EHS 203 – Emergency Med Technician II
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Winter 2023 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • Fall 2021 EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 202 – Clincl Concepts/Prac I
  • EHS 463 – Basics of Cardiology
  • EHS 483 – Als Field & Clin Exp III
  • EHS 481 – Als Field & Clin Exp I
  • Summer 2021 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Spring 2021 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 203 – Clincl Concepts/Prac II
  • EHS 484 – ALS Field & Clin Exp IV
  • EHS 482 – Als Field & Clin Exp II
  • Winter 2021 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • Fall 2020 EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 202 – Clincl Concepts/Prac I
  • EHS 463 – Basics of Cardiology
  • EHS 483 – Als Field & Clin Exp III
  • Summer 2020 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • Spring 2020 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 340 – Cultural Diversity Healthcare
  • EHS 203 – Clincl Concepts/Prac II
  • EHS 204 – BLS Field Experience
  • EHS 484 – ALS Field & Clin Exp IV
  • Winter 2020 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • Spring 2019 EHS 490 – Independent Study
  • Fall 2015 EHS 115 – Medical Terminology
  • EHS 483 – Als Field & Clin Exp III
  • Summer 2015 EHS 204 – BLS Field Experience
  • Spring 2015 EHS 204 – BLS Field Experience
  • EHS 482 – Als Field & Clin Exp II

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Kleinsmith, Andrea (Principal), Levy, Jennifer (Co-Principal), Williams, Gary B (Supporting). “Non-Acted Affective Body Expression Recognition for Simulation Training with Paramedics,” Grant (Not Funded). Sponsored By: National Science Foundation.

Intellectual Contributions

Akiri, Surely, Misal, Vasundhara, Taherzadeh, Sanaz, Kleinsmith, Andrea, Williams, Gary B., Jenkins, J Lee., Mentis, Helena M. (2024). Enhancing Stress Understanding through Team Reflection: Technology-Driven Insights in High-Stress Training Scenarios. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK).