Katherine Adams, Ph.D.
Dr. Katherine Adams 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. She happily took on the role of the HELP program coordinator in summer 2019. Like many of our students, she worked full-time while pursuing all of her degrees, and incorporates adult learning strategies, such as practical application and empathy into her course design and program development.
Dr. Adams teaches coursework on higher education trends, higher education leadership theory, advanced qualitative research, student affairs administration and leadership, and law and ethics in higher education. She is 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. Her research interests are in the areas of boundary spanning, higher education trends, community engagement, college homelessness, and student research communication. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Community Engagement & Scholarship, and enjoys writing for publication and presentations.
Dr. Adams' research interests are in the areas of boundary spanning, community engagement theory, university-community partnerships, service-learning, and research communication.
Adams, K.R., Herrera, B., Gibbs, A.B. (accepted 2023). Rurality across Race and Ethnicity: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity. Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity. Stylus Publishing.
Adams, K. R. & Lanford, M. (2021). The University System: Examining Community Engagement through the Lens of Open Systems Theory. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education: Special Issue Global Higher Education Partnerships. 13 (5), 108-123.
Sandmann, L.R., Furco, A., Adams, K. R. (2019). Building the Field of Higher Education Engagement: Foundational Ideas and Future Directions. Building the Field of Higher Education Engagement: A 20-Year Retrospective. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
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.