Dr. Natalie Adams

Dr. Natalie Adams

Professor, Social and Cultural Studies in Education


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Natalie Adams

EDUCATION

Ph.D.Curriculum and InstructionLouisiana State University
M.S.Gifted EducationUniversity of Louisiana-Lafayette
B.S.English EducationLouisiana State University

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AWARDS AND HONORS

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2021Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, The University of Alabama National Alumni Association; was one of four UA faculty selected
2021Distinguished Teaching Fellow, The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences
Council of Graduate Schools/Peterson Award for Innovation in Promoting an Inclusive Graduate Community; $20,000 award with $20,000 matching funds from The University of Alabama for implementation. 
2008-2009University of Alabama Leadership Academy Fellow (inaugural class)
2008-2009Southeastern Conference Academic Consortiumā€™s Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow (inaugural class)
2005American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics Choice Award for Geographies of Girlhood: Identities In-between.
2004American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics Choice Award for Cheerleader! An American Icon.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Gender and Schooling

Race, Class, Gender, and teh extracurricular

Cheerleading and Sports


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HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Adams, N. (Ed).  (submitted) Cheer Matters: Race, Class, and Gender in an American Institution.  University of North Carolina Press.
  2. Adams, N. and Adams, J. (2018). Just Trying to Have School: The Struggle for Desegregation in Mississippi. Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press.
  3. Adams, N. & Bettis, P. (2003).  Cheerleader!  An American Icon.  New York:  Palgrave Press. 
  4. Adams, N., Deever, B., Shea, C. & Liston, D. (2nd ed.). (2005). Learning to Teach: A Critical Approach to the Field Experience.  Mahwah, New Jersey:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 
  5. Bettis, P. & Adams, N. (Eds.) (2005).  Geographies of Girlhood:  Identity In Between.  Mahwah, New Jersey:  Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.

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BIOGRAPHY

Natalie Guice Adams is a Professor at the University of Alabama with a joint appointment in New College (College of Arts & Sciences) and Social and Cultural Studies in Education (College of Education). Her research focuses on the intersection of extracurricular activities in school, gender, race, and sexual identity, and popular culture.  Dr. Adams formerly served as the Director of New College and the Assistant Director of UAā€™s Graduate School. In 2021, she was the recipient of the National Alumni Associationā€™s Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award and the College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Teaching Fellow. She recently completed her second term as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the David Mathews Center for Civic Life. 

Dr. Adams has chaired over 20 dissertations and supervised dozens of independent study projects. She coordinates the Levitetz Leadership Program, which annually awards over $80,000 to UA students to develop their research, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills. Dr. Adams teaches a range of graduate and undergraduate courses, including Social Issues and Ethics, Social Problems-Social Change, Seminar in the Social Foundations of Education, and Church, State, and the American Public School. Dr. Adamsā€™s research on the social and cultural significance of cheerleading in American culture is featured in the Netflix docuseries Cheer.