Tracy’s research explores the nature and impact of culture, language, and gender on relationships, power, privilege, access, and responsibilities. In particular, her work explores the ways individuals can move beyond socialized cultures and exclusionary mindsets to find commonality and collaborate on solutions to shared human problems.
With the increased focus on educating students to be global citizens, Learning through a PRISM offers a deeper understanding of intercultural competence and an intentional and academic approach to intercultural experiences. The PRISM challenges faculty and students to engage, interact, and create meaning in study abroad, intercultural, and global contexts.
Change Your LENS is an innovative technique for examining and understanding different perspectives in order to develop more effective intercultural interactions. This booklet explains how to apply the technique, providing information on cultural differences and communication styles and a variety of practice examples.
This book traces the existence of two ideologies, traditional femininity and resistant femininity, in language and on women’s bodies. Women’s fitness magazines draw upon these competing ideologies– portraying highly valued but traditionally male traits like strength while still being seen as traditionally feminine–in ways that ultimately still make empowerment for women seem unattainable.
Published Research
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom and Mikaela Zimmerman. 2022. “Using the Socratic Method to Change Your LENS.” In Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Socratic Educational Strategies, edited by Frank Giuseffi, IGI Publishing.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom and Mary Alice Soriero. 2021. “Creating Global Citizens through Multicultural Education” In Evolving Multicultural Education for Global Classrooms, edited by Richard Gordon, Kawser Ahmed, and Miwako Hosoda, IGI Publishing.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom. 2017. Using a PRISM for Reflecting: Providing Tools for Study Abroad Students to Increase their Intercultural Competency. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Vol. 29 (2), 18 – 34.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom. 2015. Crying over “Split” Milk: How divisive language on infant feeding leads to stress, confusion and anxiety for mothers. In Teacher, Scholar, Mother: Reinvisioning Motherhood in the Academy. Edited by Anna M. Young. Lexington Press.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom. 2013. Examine your LENS: A tool for interpreting cultural differences. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Vol. 22, 148 – 165.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom. 2009. The reflective model of intercultural competency: a multidimensional, qualitative approach to study abroad assessment. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Vol. 18, 289 – 306.
Williams, Tracy Rundstrom. Winter 2005. Exploring the Impact of Study Abroad on Students’ Intercultural Communication Skills. Journal of Studies in International Education, Vol. 9, No. 4, 356-371.