Mr. Gary B Williams Jr
Associate Teaching Professor · Non-Tenure Track
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.
Education
- EDD, Applied Learning Sciences — University of Miami (2028)
- MS, Emergency Health Services — University of Maryland Baltimore County (2019)
- Other, Instructional System Design — University of Maryland Baltimore County (2019)
- BS, Emergency Health Services — University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2004)
Publications
- Navigating Stress Data Sharing: Guardrails for Effective Physiological Data Sharing in High-Stress Training Environments 2025
- Enhancing Stress Understanding through Team Reflection: Technology-Driven Insights in High-Stress Training Scenarios 2024
Grants and Contracts
- Non-Acted Affective Body Expression Recognition for Simulation Training with Paramedics
Courses Taught
- Als Field & Clin Exp I
- Basics of Cardiology
- EHS Practicum & Seminar
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Ethics in Health & Crisis Mgt
- Medical Terminology
- Honors Seminar
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Emergency Med Technician II
- Science of Human and Nat Emerg
- Medical Terminology
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Als Field & Clin Exp I
- Basics of Cardiology
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Emergency Med Technician I
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Interdisc Honors Seminar
- Financial Management:EHS
- Supervision:EHS Systems
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Emergency Med Technician II
- Medical Terminology
- Als Field & Clin Exp I
- Basics of Cardiology
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Emergency Med Technician I
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- Supervision:EHS Systems
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Emergency Med Technician II
- Medical Terminology
- Als Field & Clin Exp III
- Als Field & Clin Exp I
- Basics of Cardiology
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Clincl Concepts/Prac I
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- ALS Field & Clin Exp IV
- Als Field & Clin Exp II
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Clincl Concepts/Prac II
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- Als Field & Clin Exp III
- Basics of Cardiology
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Clincl Concepts/Prac I
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- ALS Field & Clin Exp IV
- Cultural Diversity Healthcare
- BLS Field Experience
- Clincl Concepts/Prac II
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Terminology
- Independent Study
- Als Field & Clin Exp III
- Medical Terminology
- BLS Field Experience
- Als Field & Clin Exp II
- BLS Field Experience