Maureen Williams, who started at McDaniel College as a lecturer in the biology department in 2021, has been promoted to assistant professor of medical microbiology.
Williams is a zoologist whose research specialty is parasite communities. Her specific focus is on tropical diseases and parasite communities in fish and reefs. She also teaches courses on ecology, molecular ecology, and biostatistics.
She has collaborated on articles for peer-reviewed publications, scientific reports, and books, and has presented nationally and internationally, including for the American Society of Parasitologists, Ecological Society of America, and British Society for Parasitology.
As an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame, she had the opportunity to study abroad at Trinity College in Dublin, where she was introduced to the zoology department. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in biological science from Notre Dame, she went on to earn a master’s degree in environmental science from University College in Dublin and Ph.D. in zoology from Trinity.
