Jamie Williams received her Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Letters from the University of Oklahoma and her Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School. A licensed attorney in the states of New York and Texas, she has practiced family, criminal, and commercial law. She taught international law at Universitas Pelita Harapan in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she was a founding director of the International Justice Initiative, an organization dedicated to international human rights legal research. She currently teaches in the online global programs for Simpson University in Redding, California and Le Tourneau University in Longview, Texas in the areas of political science, international studies, and criminal justice. She recently served as Program Coordinator for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit organization advocating for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Jamie currently lives on the Mussoorie, India hillside along with her husband Craig Cook, who is the Principal of Woodstock School.