Williamson completed his Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Colorado in Boulder, focused on H.G. Wells' earlier works, demonstrating that Wells was not the naive optimist that many believed him to be.
Williamson și-a completat studiile de literatură engleză în cadrul University of Colorado din Boulder, cu accent pe opera timpurie a lui H. G. Wells, demonstrând că Wells n-a fost un optimist naiv cum se credea.