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Williams’ expertise extends into diverse areas of social and physical practice. She has served on selection panels for the and the Young Playwrights Festival . Additionally, she is a practitioner of Aikido , having developed modified movement workshops specifically for elders and people with disabilities.

Williams has balanced a successful career as both a performer and a director with rigorous academic output:

Rhizomes: issue 29: Frank Wilderson and Jaye Austin Williams

At the University of California, Irvine, she directed significant works including The Colored Museum , The Trial of Dedan Kimathi , and The Liquid Plain .

In April 2023, Dr. Williams announced she had officially received , marking a significant milestone in her academic career as she continues to challenge how Black cultural production is read and understood in the modern world.