As Director, she will oversee the day-to-day functions of the IBC, coordinate project review, serve as communication liaison between the Committee and the research community, serve as the Institution’s IBC point of contact for applicable regulatory reporting requirements, and facilitate Committee meetings.

Ms. Williamson has over 14 years of experience in environmental and occupational safety and health, in both a laboratory research environment and industrial setting, and has been with UAB for three years. She has been heavily involved in safety and risk communication policy development at the corporate level as well as at a Federal level. She is a member of the American Biological Safety Association, the Biotechnology Association of Alabama, and the Society for Risk Analysis. She is also a member of the UAB Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Her publications deal with the management of environmental and human health risks.