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Emma K Adam

  • 5962 Citations
19952020

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Professor Adam studies how everyday life experiences in home, school, and work settings influence levels of perceived and biological stress in children, adolescents, and young adults. Her work traces the pathways by which stress "gets under the skin" to contribute to youth outcomes. By using noninvasive methods such as measurement of the stress-sensitive hormone cortisol, and measurement of sleep hours and quality, she is identifying the key factors that cause biological stress in children and adolescents, and the implications of biological stress for daily functioning, emotional and physical health, cognition, and academic outcomes. Adam’s work has revealed racial and socioeconomic disparities in cortisol and sleep, with potential implications for understanding disparities in health and attainment. Adam’s recent theoretical models and current program of research are focused on understanding the impact of race-based stress on youth stress biology and developmental outcomes. She is currently testing several interventions aimed at improving youth health and academic outcomes by reducing perceived stress, regulating stress biology, and promoting race-based coping resources, such as a strong ethnic and racial identity.

Education/Academic qualification

Public Policy, MA, The University of Chicago

… → 1998

Child Psychology, PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

… → 1998

Applied Developmental Psychology, MA, University of Toronto

… → 1992

Psychology, BSc, University of Toronto

… → 1990

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Grants

Race-based Biological Stress, Ethnic-Racial Identity, and Educational Outcomes: New Approaches to Studying Academic Achievement Gaps

Adam, E. K. & Destin, M. P.

Spencer Foundation

9/1/17 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

    • Multidisciplinary Program in Educational Sciences

    Adam, E. K., Chase-Lansdale, L., Coburn, C. E., Cook, T. D., Destin, M. P., Easterday, M. W., Figlio, D. N., Gerber, E. M., Guryan, J. E., Hedges, L. V., Horn, M. S., Ispa-Landa, S., Jackson, C. K., Lam, W. S. E., Lee, C. D., Medin, D. L., Rapp, D. N., Rosenbaum, J. E., Schanzenbach, D. W., Sherin, B. L., Smilowitz, K. R., Spencer, B. D., Spillane, J. P. & Uttal, D. H.

    Institute of Education Sciences

    9/1/14 → 8/31/20

    Project: Research project

    • 2019 Summer Institute: Biological Approaches in the Social Sciences (Biomarkers)

    Adam, E. K., Chen, E., Kuzawa, C. W., McDade, T., Miller, G., Haase, C. & Nusslock, R.

    Russell Sage Foundation and the JPB Foundation

    6/1/18 → 9/30/19

    Project: Research project

    • Quiet Time, Quiet Biology: Does a School-based Meditation Intervention Impact Stress Biomarkers?

    Adam, E. K.

    Russell Sage Foundation

    4/1/18 → 3/31/20

    Project: Research project

    • High Stakes Testing, Stress and Performance: Biological Pathways

    Adam, E. K. & Figlio, D. N.

    Spencer Foundation

    1/1/15 → 12/31/16

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    Are personality traits associated with smoking and alcohol use prior to and during pregnancy?

    Leszko, M., Keenan-Devlin, L. S., Adam, E. K., Buss, C., Grobman, W., Simhan, H., Wadhwa, P., Mroczek, D. K. & Borders, A., May 2020, In : PloS one. 15, 5, e0232668.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Early and current life adversity: Past and present influences on maternal diurnal cortisol rhythms during pregnancy

    Stephens, J. E., Kessler, C. L., Buss, C., Miller, G. E., Grobman, W. A., Keenan-Devlin, L. S., Borders, A. E. & Adam, E. K., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Developmental Psychobiology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Maternal Glucocorticoid Metabolism Across Pregnancy: A Potential Mechanism Underlying Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure

    Stoye, D. Q., Andrew, R., Grobman, W. A., Adam, E. K., Wadhwa, P. D., Buss, C., Entringer, S., Miller, G. E., Boardman, J. P., Seckl, J. R., Keenan-Devlin, L. S., Borders, A. E. B. & Reynolds, R. M., Jan 8 2020, In : Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 105, 3, dgz313.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • A preliminary investigation of attachment style and inflammation in African-American young adults

    Ehrlich, K. B., Stern, J. A., Eccles, J., Dinh, J. V., Hopper, E. A., Kemeny, M. E., Adam, E. K. & Cassidy, J., Jan 2 2019, In : Attachment and Human Development. 21, 1, p. 57-69 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations

    Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Women in the First Year Postpartum: Allostatic Load as a Function of Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty Status

    Shalowitz, M. U., Schetter, C. D., Hillemeier, M. M., Chinchilli, V. M., Adam, E. K., Hobel, C. J., Ramey, S. L., Vance, M. R., O'Campo, P., Thorp, J. M., Seeman, T. E. & Raju, T. N. K., 2019, In : American journal of perinatology. 36, 10, p. 1079-1089 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 5 Scopus citations