Dr. Stephanie G. Adams
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail:sgadams2@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-3925
Fax: (804) 828-9866
Address
601 West Main Street
P.O. Box 843068
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3068
Education
- Ph.D., 1998 Texas A&M
- M.S., 1991 University of Virginia
- B.S., 1989 North Carolina A&T
Research topics
- Teams and Team Effectiveness
- Engineering Management
- Collaborative and Active Learning
- Engineering Education and Pedagogy
Publications
- Ross, T.M., Jones, E.C., and Adams, S.G. (2008) "Can Teams Be Predicted?," Team Performance Management Journal, expected vol. 14, no. 5/8.
- Adams, S.G., Zafft, C., Molano Naffah, C., and Nagarajarao, K. (2008) "Development of a Protocol to Measure Team Behavior in Engineering Education," Journal on STEM Education Innovations and Research, in press.
- Mellat Parast, M., Adams, S., and Jones, E. (2007) "An Empirical Study of Quality Management Practices in the Petroleum Industry," Production Planning and Control 18(8), pp. 693-702.
- Mellat Parast, M., Jones, E.C., and Adams, S.G., "Six Sigma and Baldrige: A Quality Alliance," Quality Progress 40(9), pp. 45-51.
- Mellat Parast, M., Adams, S. G., Jones, E. C., Subba Rao, S., and Raghu-Nathan, T.S. (2006) "Comparing Quality Management Practices Between the US and Mexico," Quality Management Journal 13(4), pp. 36-49.
- Ruiz Ulloa, B.C. and Adams, S.G. (2004) "Attitudes Toward Teamwork and Effective Teaming, Team Performance Management Journal 10(7/8), pp.145-151.
- Varvel, T., Adams, S.G., Pridie, S.J., and Ruiz Ulloa, B. (2004) "Team Effectiveness and Individual Myers-Briggs Personality Dimensions," Journal of Management in Engineering 20(4), pp. 141-146.
- Mellat Parast, M., and Adams, S.G. (2004) "Dysfunctional Past, functional future: Team Rewards," IEE Engineering Management Journal 14(2), pp.12-13.
- Adams, S.G. (2003) "Building Successful Student Teams in the Engineering Classroom," Journal of STEM Education Innovations and Research 4(3/4), pp.1-6.
- Adams, S.G., and Ruiz Ulloa, B.C. (2003) "An Investigation of Personnel Issues Affecting Kanban Performance: A Case Study," Engineering Management Journal, 15(4), pp. 19-28.
- Adams, S.G., (2001) "The Effectiveness of the E-Team Approach to Invention and Innovation," Journal of Engineering Education 90(4), pp. 597-600.