Highest degree:
Ph.D. in Child Development & Family Studies from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Teaching/research interests:
Family therapy process research, adolescent drug abuse, family assessment, and family therapy training and supervision.

Special Administrative/Professional Roles:
Professor and Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program. Rhode Island Licensed Psychologist; member American Psychological Association, Division 43; clinical member and approved supervisor AAMFT.

Other scholarly and/or creative work:
"Evaluation of the Reading Readiness Program." U.S. Department of Education, subcontract with RI Dept. of Education. With D. Horm-Wingerd, P. de Mesquita, & J. Kulberg.

"Family Resource Partnership: Strengthing services for children and families at risk." URI Partnership program. With J. Kulberg.

"Evaluation of the Rhode Island Parenting Center." US Department of Education, subcontract with RI Parent Information Network. With D. Caruso & D. Horm-Wingerd. 

Selected Publications (1995 to present):
Adams, J. (in press). Impact of parent training on family functioning. Child & Family Behavior Therapy. 

Adams, J. & Maynard, P. (2000). Evaluating training needs for home-based family therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28(1), 41-52. 

Adams, J. & Maynard, P. (1998). The marital conference. In T. Nelson and T. Trepper (Eds.), 101 Interventions in Family Therapy Vol. II. New York: Haworth Press. pp. 415-420. 

Adams, J. (1997). Questions as interventions in therapeutic conversation. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 8(2), 17-35.