Background
Adams, James Frederick was born on December 27, 1927 in Andong, Republic of Korea. Son of Benjamin Nyce and Phyllis Irene (Taylor) Adams.
academic administrator educator psychologist
Adams, James Frederick was born on December 27, 1927 in Andong, Republic of Korea. Son of Benjamin Nyce and Phyllis Irene (Taylor) Adams.
Bachelor of Arts In Psychology, University of California-Berkeley, 1950; Master of Education in Counseling and Psychology, Temple University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, Washington State University, 1959.
Psychometrician, Measurement and Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1951-1952; assistant professor psychology, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1952-1955; teaching and research assistant, State University Washington, 1955-1957; research associate, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1957-1959; assistant professor psychology, College Liberal Arts, Temple University, 1959-1962; associate professor, College Liberal Arts, Temple University, 1962-1966; professor, College Liberal Arts, Temple University, 1966-1980; department chairman counseling psychology, College Liberal Arts, Temple University, 1969-1972; visiting professor psychology, College Society Sciences, U. P.R., Rio Piedras, 1963-1964; visiting professor psychology, College Sciences, Catholic U., Ponce, P.R., 1971-1972; department chairman counseling psychology, College Education, Temple University, 1973-1977; coordinator division educational psychology, College Education, Temple University, 1974-1976; graduate dean, professor psychology, Graduate College, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1980-1985; academic (senior) vice president, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, 1985-1986.
Donor James F. Adams Endowment Washington State University, Pullman, 2003. Fellow American Psychological Association (divisions 26, 17). Member Eastern Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Interam.
Society Psychology, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi.
Married Carol Ann Wagner, January 17, 1980. Children– James Edward, Dorothy Lee Adams Vanderhorst, Robert Benjamin.