Dr Celia Williamson, Executive Director of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute (USA)
Dr. Celia Williamson is a Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Executive Director of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, as well as researcher and community advocate who seeks to combat domestic human trafficking and prostitution. She has published numerous articles, books, and reports. She founded the first anti-trafficking program in Ohio in 1993 and directly worked with victims in Toledo for several years.
Dr. Williamson co-hosts the oldest and largest annual academic conference on human trafficking in the world. She founded the first anti-trafficking coalition in her county. Named one of the top 30 most influential social workers alive, she has the 14th most influential social worker in the nation within the last 10 years and ranks among the top 100 globally and historically.