Khalia J. Williams is assistant dean of worship and music, assistant professor in the practice of worship, and co-director of the Baptist Studies Program at Emory's Candler School of Theology. Prior to joining the faculty at Candler, Williams earned her MA in Theological Studies from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and her PhD in Liturgical Studies with a focus on theology and worship from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and American Baptist Churches USA.