Anthony Troy Adams, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology

Contact Information:
Phone: 870.972.3705
Office: International Education Center 228
Email: aadams@astate.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education:
Ph.D. (Sociology), 1990, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
M.A. (Sociology), 1987, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Graduate Studies in Sociology, 1983-1985, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
B.S. (Criminology & Criminal Justice), 1983, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

Specialties:
School violence and discipline, inequalities in education, scholarship of teaching and learning, Service-learning, and a new research exploration on geographical-spatial distribution of nutrition and its correlates race and class.

Courses Regularly Taught:
Introduction to Sociology (Principles)
Social Statistics

Research Methods

Applied Sociology

Sociology of Education

Sociology of Sport

Special Topics: Discipline, Social Control, & School Violence

Social Stratification

Research
Henderson, Howard M., Anthony Troy Adams, Elycia S. Daniel, and David A. Rembert. (2007). "The Predictive Utility of the Wisconsin Risk Needs Assessment Instrument in a Sample of Successfully Released Texas Probationers." International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law (forthcoming) .

Adams, A.T. (2006). Book review of Uniforms in Public Schools: A Decade of Research and Debate (David L. Brunsma, Rowman & Littlefield Education, Lanham, Maryland 2006) in Contemporary Sociology 35 (6): 634-636.

Adams, A. Troy, Kristine J. Ajrouch, Howard Henderson, and Irene Heard. (2005). "Service-Learning Outcomes Research: The Role and Scarcity of Replication Studies." Journal of Applied Sociology Vol. 22, No.2/Vo. 7 No.2 (Fall-Winter): 55-74.

Adams, A.T. and Kenneth Kelso. (2003). "Evaluation of Telementoring Service-Learning in an introduction to Sociology Course." Michigan Sociological Review 17: 45-66.

Adams, A.T. (2000). "The Status of School Discipline and Violence." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 567 (January): 140-156.

Honors/Awards
17th Annual Teaching Excellence Award , Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association, Ypsilanti, MI, September 22, 2007

Outstanding Faculty in Supplemental Instruction , Eastern Michigan University, Holman Learning Center, Division of Enrollment Services, April 2006.