Katherine Adams - Social Foundations & Leadership Education

I joined UNG and the Higher Education Leadership & Practice (HELP) program in fall 2018, after working at UGA for 14 years in graduate advising and program development. I happily took on the role of the HELP program coordinator in summer 2019. Like many of our students, I worked full-time while pursuing all of my degrees, and incorporate adult learning strategies, such as practical application and empathy into my course design and program development. I teach coursework on higher education trends, higher education leadership theory, advanced qualitative research, student affairs administration and leadership, and law and ethics in higher education. I am a quad-dawg from UGA obtaining a BS in Psychology, GC in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Methodology, MEd in Human Resources/Occupational Development, and a PhD in Adult Education. My research interests are in the areas of boundary spanning, higher education trends, community engagement, college homelessness, and student research communication. I am an associate editor for the Journal of Community Engagement & Scholarship, and enjoy writing for publication and presentations.

Education

Ph.D., Adult Education, The University of Georgia, 2013
M.Ed., Human Resource/Occupational Development, The University of Georgia, 2007
B.S., Psychology, The University of Georgia, 2005

Publications

Garber, M. B., Adams, K. R. (2017). Achieving Collective Impact: Reflections on Ten Years of the University of Georgia Archway Partnership. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 21 (1), 6-29.

Mull, C., Adams, K. (2017). The Identification, Influence and Impact of Boundary Spanners within Research-Practice Partnerships. In Leonard, J. & Reardon, M. (Eds.), Exploring the Community Impact of Research-Practice Partnerships in Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Valentine, T., Adams, K.R., Mull, C., Tino, C. (2017). Mapping the Boundary Spanning Behaviors of Professionals:
Findings from Three Exploratory Studies. Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults
Proceedings. 2017.

Sandmann, L.R., Furco, A., Adams, K. R. (2016). Building the Field of Higher Education Engagement: A 20-Year Retrospective. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 20 (1), 1-15.

Adams, K. R. (2014). The Exploration of Community Boundary Spanners in University-Community Partnerships. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18 (3), 113-118.

Adams, K. R. (2014). The University System: Examining Community Engagement through the Lens of Open Systems Theory. Gateways.

Jordan, J., Adams, K. R., Mull, C. (2013). Boundary Spanning Roles in Communities and Organizations: Implications for Adult Educators. Adult Education Research Conference Proceedings. 2013.

Adams, K. (2013). Leadership and Boundary Spanning: A Community Executive Brief for Community Stakeholders. Archway Partnership. September 2013.

Adams, K. (2009). A review of Lessons from Joan: Living and Loving with Cancer: A Husband's Story. Health & Social Work, 34(1), 65.

Katherine Adams, Ph.D.

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