General Background

Gerald Adams is a Professor of Family Relations and Human Development. He joined the University of Guelph faculty in 1990. Prior to immigration to Canada, he was a professor and chair of the Department of Family and Human Development at Utah State University.  He holds degrees in sociology, education, child psychology, human development and family studies. 

Teaching Interests

Gerald's teaching at the University of Guelph has focused on introduction to human development, research methods, adolescence, and undergraduate thesis advisement.  At the graduate level he teaches courses in prevention practices and in adolescent development. He advises MSc and Ph.D. graduate students.

Research Interests

Since coming to Canada, Gerald has focused on the study of identity development in adolescence and emerging adulthood, identity and eating disorders, identity and gambling, parent-adolescent relationships, family relationships and parenting as contributors to school success, and related social and personality development topics. He advises undergraduate and graduate theses students in all of these areas of interest.

Contact Information

Gerald R. Adams
Professor of Family Relations and Human Development
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1

Phone: 519-824-4120, extension 53967
FAX:  519-766-0691
E-mail: GAdams@uoguelph.ca