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Redford B. Williams Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
5811 Buck Quarter Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278
905 W. Main Street, Suite 22 (2nd Floor), Durham, NC 27701

Awards & Honors


Lifetime Achievement Award

Scholarly Society Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research · 2019

Distinguished Scientist Award

Scholarly Society American Psychosomatic Society · 2016

Lifetime Achievement Award

International International Society of Behavioral Medicine · August 2014

Highly Cited Researcher

National Thomson Reuters · 2001

Distinguished Scientist Award

National Society of Behavioral Medicine · 1992

In the News


Published January 13, 2014
Stress gene tied to coronary risk
Published December 19, 2013
Stress gene linked to heart attacks
Published December 19, 2013
Stress Reaction Gene Linked to Death, Heart Attacks
Published November 5, 2013
Dr. Redford Williams: NFL coaching culture boosts heart risk