J D Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 55511 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J D Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | J D |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1327-580X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Expanding the realm of possibilities
A significant challenge is to identify strategies that motivate youth to consider a STEM career pathway. For many young people, the first barrier to entry is lack of awareness of STEM majors and careers. Promisingly, informal STEM programs are potential vehicles for addressing issues of underrepresentation and for bolstering youths’ knowledge and understanding of STEM career pathways. The goal of this study was to conduct a meta-synthesis of rese…
Race-Focused Research as a Space for Identity and Belonging
This paper reveals a culture of opportunity for graduate STEM education as it delves into the experiences of Black-identifying graduate students who are members of a multi-institutional, national research project. Specifically, this study explores how their engagement in race-focused research with an all-Black team impacts their perceptions of Black identity, sense of belonging, community, and agency to continue this research endeavor. In-depth o…
Science Educators and Researchers Must Uphold the Human Rights of Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex Persons
Trans, nonbinary, and intersex persons are—and have always been—an integral part of humankind. However, these communities are under attack. We live in a time of growing state repression and the normalization of political violence against trans, nonbinary, and intersex persons throughout much of the world, and we have a responsibility to understand these conditions and consider their implications for science education. In this commentary, we brief…
Experiences of First-Generation African Immigrant Women in STEMM Careers in Canada
Affective Politics of Belonging to STEM
This paper is situated within the vast literature that examines issues of under‐representation, microaggressions, and social inequities faced by racially and gender diverse students in STEM education. As part of the special issue “Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education,” it focuses on analyzing the affective dimensions of racialized students' encounters in postsecondary settings to highlight affective politic…
Finding peers “like me”
This mixed-methods study examined the role of belonging and flourishing in the college experiences of undergraduate students from communities historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Qualitative findings show that students engaged in strategies to find and develop peer relationships to facilitate their sense of belonging in their STEM major/discipline. Findings from a larger quantitative da…
The Impact of Whiteness on Racial Equity and Identity in Canadian STEMM Education
The role of flourishing in the STEM trajectories of emerging adults
We focus on the use of flourishing as a new measure in studies of pathways in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematical) fields. While the concept of flourishing is promising, the concept may need careful interrogation to ensure it takes structural and personal (cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and racial) differences into account. Our longitudinal study explores emerging adult’s educational and career pathways with careful atte…
Pipeline Schmipeline
Increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM-related degrees and professions is a national priority. Research on students’ pathways in STEM may contribute to our understanding of how to change institutions to achieve diversity; however, until recently, the dominant narrative invoked a “pipeline” metaphor. In this work, we challenge the pipeline metaphor by interrogating what is meant by a “STEM” pathway, meas…
Yi-Fu Tuan’s Legacy
Yi-Fu Tuan published extensively in a number of outlets throughout his long career, including in the Geographical Review between 1968 and 2002. While Tuan’s influence on research and teaching in geography was far reaching, he also inspired scholars in other disciplines, such as education and environmental psychology. This retrospective essay commemorates Tuan’s relationship with the Geographical Review and brings together a diverse group of schol…
Embedding anti-racism in Schools of Public Health
Using activity theory as an analytical lens to conceptualise a framework for fostering interdisciplinary science habits in postsecondary students
This study presents a conceptual framework for embedding interdisciplinary learning approaches in a postsecondary science program in order to foster interdisciplinary science habits in students. The framework was developed through the lens of a multi-year interdisciplinary postsecondary science program that encompasses a series of courses in which science disciplines are bridged within an authentic science research environment. The validity of th…
Unpacking “signs of learning” in complex sociopolitical environments
This special issue offers empirically rich accounts of research that make the ingenuities and brilliance of BIPOC learners visible “replacing entrenched assumptions about where we see ingenuity and how we recognize it.” The articles in this issue embrace the strengths and creativity of BIPOC learners by deliberately shifting away from deficit-based thinking. These accounts of learning focus on new ways of seeing, uplifting, and leveraging learner…
Transdisciplinarity in STEM education
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education garnered significant attention in recent years and has emerged as a key field of research globally. The goal of this article is to offer a critical review of how STEM education and its transdisciplinarity were defined and/or positioned in empirical studies published during the early formulation of the field. In particular, we sought to identify how these studies conceptualise learn…
Disrupted identities and forced nomads
In the aftermath of the forced evacuation of the island of Barbuda due to Hurricane Irma, the Barbudan people have experienced an exile and return to a ‘new’ geographical, political, and economic context, albeit on the same island. With the specter of climate change and the potential impacts on island communities and nations, we use Barbuda, sister island of Antigua in the Lesser Antilles, to examine the trajectory of nomadic identities as they n…
Against Neoliberal Enclosure
This article offers a critical transdisciplinary heuristic as both a tool for critique of neoliberal reforms in schools, particularly in science and environmental education, and a springboard for the reconstruction of education along more equitable and sustainable lines. Emerging from the sociocultural study of science, critical pedagogy, critical youth studies, and participants’ reflections on practice, this heuristic challenges hegemonic assump…
A cogenerative inquiry using postcolonial theory to envisage culturally inclusive science education
Microtechnology, Nanotechnology, and the Scanning-Probe Microscope
An innovative combined microtechnology/nanotechnology/scanning-probe microscope (SPM) course for undergraduate and graduate students has been developed at the University of Nevada, Reno, in conjunction with Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Two years of technical SPM research carried out at Stanford University was transferred to the classroom before the results of the research were completed and published. The course, which was mapped to the Kol…
Effective Technology Transfer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Classroom as a Result of a Novel Ph.D. Program
This paper examines a case study that suggests using new research results as the central component of an original course developed by a Ph.D. candidate is an effective way to transfer technology to the undergraduate and graduate classroom. The technology transfer outlined here took place in the form of a course that was built around two years of state-of-the-art research, before the research was completed and published. This method represents a n…
The Threat to Education from Structural Adjustment
This article sets out several of the measures which could and ought to be undertaken in the education sectors of LDCs, given that the imposition of structural adjustment programmes in many of these countries is well underway. The article is concerned with the sustainability of large education budgets, particularly at the post?primary levels, and with policy options which will minimise the welfare effects of financial restraint across the educatio…
Reported cigarette smoke values
Effects of mechanical compression of the filter tips and of blocking the air channels of a special filter design on the smoke yields of seven brands of commercial filter cigarettes were investigated. In addition, the influence of these variables on actual uptake of smoke constituents by smokers was studied with four subjects. Compression of filter tips produced major increases in smoke yields for the cigarette which features a filter tip with fou…
Disrupted identities and forced nomads
In the aftermath of the forced evacuation of the island of Barbuda due to Hurricane Irma, the Barbudan people have experienced an exile and return to a ‘new’ geographical, political, and economic context, albeit on the same island. With the specter of climate change and the potential impacts on island communities and nations, we use Barbuda, sister island of Antigua in the Lesser Antilles, to examine the trajectory of nomadic identities as they n…
A cogenerative inquiry using postcolonial theory to envisage culturally inclusive science education
Reported cigarette smoke values
Effects of mechanical compression of the filter tips and of blocking the air channels of a special filter design on the smoke yields of seven brands of commercial filter cigarettes were investigated. In addition, the influence of these variables on actual uptake of smoke constituents by smokers was studied with four subjects. Compression of filter tips produced major increases in smoke yields for the cigarette which features a filter tip with fou…
Affective Politics of Belonging to STEM
This paper is situated within the vast literature that examines issues of under‐representation, microaggressions, and social inequities faced by racially and gender diverse students in STEM education. As part of the special issue “Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education,” it focuses on analyzing the affective dimensions of racialized students' encounters in postsecondary settings to highlight affective politic…
Reported cigarette smoke values
Effects of mechanical compression of the filter tips and of blocking the air channels of a special filter design on the smoke yields of seven brands of commercial filter cigarettes were investigated. In addition, the influence of these variables on actual uptake of smoke constituents by smokers was studied with four subjects. Compression of filter tips produced major increases in smoke yields for the cigarette which features a filter tip with fou…
The Threat to Education from Structural Adjustment
This article sets out several of the measures which could and ought to be undertaken in the education sectors of LDCs, given that the imposition of structural adjustment programmes in many of these countries is well underway. The article is concerned with the sustainability of large education budgets, particularly at the post?primary levels, and with policy options which will minimise the welfare effects of financial restraint across the educatio…
Microtechnology, Nanotechnology, and the Scanning-Probe Microscope
An innovative combined microtechnology/nanotechnology/scanning-probe microscope (SPM) course for undergraduate and graduate students has been developed at the University of Nevada, Reno, in conjunction with Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Two years of technical SPM research carried out at Stanford University was transferred to the classroom before the results of the research were completed and published. The course, which was mapped to the Kol…
Effective Technology Transfer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Classroom as a Result of a Novel Ph.D. Program
This paper examines a case study that suggests using new research results as the central component of an original course developed by a Ph.D. candidate is an effective way to transfer technology to the undergraduate and graduate classroom. The technology transfer outlined here took place in the form of a course that was built around two years of state-of-the-art research, before the research was completed and published. This method represents a n…
A cogenerative inquiry using postcolonial theory to envisage culturally inclusive science education
Against Neoliberal Enclosure
This article offers a critical transdisciplinary heuristic as both a tool for critique of neoliberal reforms in schools, particularly in science and environmental education, and a springboard for the reconstruction of education along more equitable and sustainable lines. Emerging from the sociocultural study of science, critical pedagogy, critical youth studies, and participants’ reflections on practice, this heuristic challenges hegemonic assump…
Transdisciplinarity in STEM education
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education garnered significant attention in recent years and has emerged as a key field of research globally. The goal of this article is to offer a critical review of how STEM education and its transdisciplinarity were defined and/or positioned in empirical studies published during the early formulation of the field. In particular, we sought to identify how these studies conceptualise learn…
Disrupted identities and forced nomads
In the aftermath of the forced evacuation of the island of Barbuda due to Hurricane Irma, the Barbudan people have experienced an exile and return to a ‘new’ geographical, political, and economic context, albeit on the same island. With the specter of climate change and the potential impacts on island communities and nations, we use Barbuda, sister island of Antigua in the Lesser Antilles, to examine the trajectory of nomadic identities as they n…
Using activity theory as an analytical lens to conceptualise a framework for fostering interdisciplinary science habits in postsecondary students
This study presents a conceptual framework for embedding interdisciplinary learning approaches in a postsecondary science program in order to foster interdisciplinary science habits in students. The framework was developed through the lens of a multi-year interdisciplinary postsecondary science program that encompasses a series of courses in which science disciplines are bridged within an authentic science research environment. The validity of th…
Unpacking “signs of learning” in complex sociopolitical environments
This special issue offers empirically rich accounts of research that make the ingenuities and brilliance of BIPOC learners visible “replacing entrenched assumptions about where we see ingenuity and how we recognize it.” The articles in this issue embrace the strengths and creativity of BIPOC learners by deliberately shifting away from deficit-based thinking. These accounts of learning focus on new ways of seeing, uplifting, and leveraging learner…
Yi-Fu Tuan’s Legacy
Yi-Fu Tuan published extensively in a number of outlets throughout his long career, including in the Geographical Review between 1968 and 2002. While Tuan’s influence on research and teaching in geography was far reaching, he also inspired scholars in other disciplines, such as education and environmental psychology. This retrospective essay commemorates Tuan’s relationship with the Geographical Review and brings together a diverse group of schol…
Embedding anti-racism in Schools of Public Health
The role of flourishing in the STEM trajectories of emerging adults
We focus on the use of flourishing as a new measure in studies of pathways in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematical) fields. While the concept of flourishing is promising, the concept may need careful interrogation to ensure it takes structural and personal (cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and racial) differences into account. Our longitudinal study explores emerging adult’s educational and career pathways with careful atte…
Pipeline Schmipeline
Increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM-related degrees and professions is a national priority. Research on students’ pathways in STEM may contribute to our understanding of how to change institutions to achieve diversity; however, until recently, the dominant narrative invoked a “pipeline” metaphor. In this work, we challenge the pipeline metaphor by interrogating what is meant by a “STEM” pathway, meas…
Finding peers “like me”
This mixed-methods study examined the role of belonging and flourishing in the college experiences of undergraduate students from communities historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Qualitative findings show that students engaged in strategies to find and develop peer relationships to facilitate their sense of belonging in their STEM major/discipline. Findings from a larger quantitative da…
The Impact of Whiteness on Racial Equity and Identity in Canadian STEMM Education
Expanding the realm of possibilities
A significant challenge is to identify strategies that motivate youth to consider a STEM career pathway. For many young people, the first barrier to entry is lack of awareness of STEM majors and careers. Promisingly, informal STEM programs are potential vehicles for addressing issues of underrepresentation and for bolstering youths’ knowledge and understanding of STEM career pathways. The goal of this study was to conduct a meta-synthesis of rese…
Race-Focused Research as a Space for Identity and Belonging
This paper reveals a culture of opportunity for graduate STEM education as it delves into the experiences of Black-identifying graduate students who are members of a multi-institutional, national research project. Specifically, this study explores how their engagement in race-focused research with an all-Black team impacts their perceptions of Black identity, sense of belonging, community, and agency to continue this research endeavor. In-depth o…
Science Educators and Researchers Must Uphold the Human Rights of Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex Persons
Trans, nonbinary, and intersex persons are—and have always been—an integral part of humankind. However, these communities are under attack. We live in a time of growing state repression and the normalization of political violence against trans, nonbinary, and intersex persons throughout much of the world, and we have a responsibility to understand these conditions and consider their implications for science education. In this commentary, we brief…
Experiences of First-Generation African Immigrant Women in STEMM Careers in Canada
Affective Politics of Belonging to STEM
This paper is situated within the vast literature that examines issues of under‐representation, microaggressions, and social inequities faced by racially and gender diverse students in STEM education. As part of the special issue “Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education,” it focuses on analyzing the affective dimensions of racialized students' encounters in postsecondary settings to highlight affective politic…
Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Engineering (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Career Development and Diversity (6 works) · Science education (6 works) · Engineering ethics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Politics (5 works)