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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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Race-based Biological Stress, Ethnic-Racial Identity, and Educational Outcomes: New Approaches to Studying Academic Achievement Gaps
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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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., Horn, M. S., Ispa-Landa, S., Jackson, C. K., Lam, W. S. E., Lee, C. D., Medin, D. L., Rapp, D. N., Schanzenbach, D. W., Sherin, B. L., Smilowitz, K. R., Uttal, D. H., Spencer, B. D., Rosenbaum, J. E., Hedges, L. V. & Spillane, J. P.
Institute of Education Sciences
9/1/14 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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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
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Quiet Time, Quiet Biology: Does a School-based Meditation Intervention Impact Stress Biomarkers?
4/1/18 → 3/31/20
Project: Research project
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High Stakes Testing, Stress and Performance: Biological Pathways
1/1/15 → 12/31/16
Project: Research project
Research Output
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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., Borders, A. E. & Adam, E. K., Mar 2021, In: Developmental Psychobiology. 63, 2, p. 305-319 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are personality traits associated with smoking and alcohol use prior to and during pregnancy?
Leszko, M., Keenan-Devlin, L., 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 › peer-review
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Early life stress and HPA axis function independently predict adult depressive symptoms in metropolitan Cebu, Philippines
Kim, A. W., Adam, E. K., Bechayda, S. A. & Kuzawa, C. W., Nov 1 2020, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 173, 3, p. 448-462 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Emotional Pathways to the Biological Embodiment of Racial Discrimination Experiences
Hittner, E. F. & Adam, E. K., May 1 2020, In: Psychosomatic medicine. 82, 4, p. 420-431 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
1 Scopus citations