Education:
Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center - 2006 (Urban Education)
Books and Publications
"Community Science: Capitalizing on Local Ways of Enacting Science in Science Education." Second International Journal of Science Education. Eds. B. Fraser, K. Tobin and C. McRobbie. Kluwer Academic Publishers. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
Gupta, P., J. Adams, J. Kisiel and J. Dewitt. "Examining the Partnerships of School-museum Partnerships." Cultural Studies of Science Education. DOI 10.1007/s11422-010-9264-8. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
Miele, E. and J. Adams. Field Guide to Informal Science Teaching and Learning in New York City. Kendall Hunt Publishers. (Books and Publications: Book) 2010
Tippins, D., M. Mueller, M van Eijick and J. Adams. Cultural Studies and
Environmentalism: The Confluence of Ecojustice, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sense of Place. Netherlands: Springer Press. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2010
Adams, J., C. Siry, K. Dhingra and G. Bayne. "Science Agency and Structure across a Lifespan: A Dialogic Response." ReUniting Psychological and Sociological Perspectives. Eds. W.-M. Roth and K. Tobin. Springer 2009 Science+Business Media LLC. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009
Gupta, P. and J. Adams. "Museum-University Partnerships for Pre-Service Education." Second International Journal of Science Education. Eds. B. Fraser, K. Tobin and C. McRobbie. Kluwer Academic Publishers. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009
Adams, J., L. Tran, P. Gupta and H. Creedon-O'Hurley. "Sociocultural Frameworks of Conceptual Change: Implications for Teaching and Learning in Museums." Cultural Studies of Science Education. DOI: 10.1007/s11422-008-9101-5. In press. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2008
Adams, J., P. Taylor and B.C. Luitel. "A Cogenerative Inquiry Using Postcolonial Theory to Envisage Culturally Inclusive Science Education." Cultural Studies of Science Education. DOI: 10.1007/s11422-008-9130-0. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
"The Historical Context of Science and Education at the American Museum of Natural History." Cultural Studies of Science Education 2.2: 393-440. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
"Using the Museum as a Resource for Learning." Teaching and Learning Science: An Encyclopedia. Ed. K. Tobin. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Publishers. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Fellow, 2008-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Equity and Ethics Scholar. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Professional Staff Congress grant, for "Learning to Teach as Adentity Re/production: Teachers Academy." $6,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Responsive Research Network grant, for "Research in Informal Science Education (RISE) in New York City." Co-principal investigator with Preeti Gupta (New York Hall of Science); $15,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Community-based Science: How Do People Learn and Interact With Science in Their Communities and How Is This Relevant to Increasing the Participation of African-diasporic People in Science?" Symposium: Questions and insights About Blacks in K-Career Science Education: Complexities and Centrality of Context from African Diasporic Perspectives. NARST. Philadelphia, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
Adams, J. and M. Macdonald. "In What Ways Do Informal-Formal Science Partnerships for Teacher Development Play a Role in Induction and Retention of Urban Science Teachers?" NARST. Philadelphia, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Articulating a Sense of Multiplace: Place-Based Science for Immigrants and First-Generation Students." Exploring the Grand Challenges and Great Opportunities in Realizing a More Equitable Science Education Symposium, National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Long Beach, Calif., April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Learning to Teach as Identity Re/production." National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Long Beach, Calif., April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Gupta, P. and J. Adams. "Science Related Identity Development in Science Floor Staff" poster. National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Long Beach, Calif., April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Miele, E., W. Powell and J. Adams. "Professional Development of Instructors through Professor-Teacher-Based Team Teaching in Earth-Science Teacher Preparation Courses" GSA poster. Portland, Ore., October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Novemsky, L., G. Synnot, L. Sarasohn and J. Adams. "Inside the Museum and Outside the Box: An Exploration of How Students Assimilate Museum-Based Inquiry." CSSE, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, British Columbia, May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
