Hello!

I’m Dr. Tony Adams, a Caterpillar Professor of Communication at Bradley University. I teach courses on persuasion, relationships, diversity, autoethnography, and communication theory. With my writing, I explore queer relations and spaces, media representations of LGBTQ+ communities, and when and how people disclose sexual identities and desires. I also use my work to support the international and interdisciplinary community of autoethnography—a method that blends life writing with cultural analysis.

I’ve written and edited multiple books and have been fortunate to have my work translated into several languages. I serve as a co-editor of the Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives book series and as the founding co-editor of the Journal of Autoethnography. In 2023, I created the Certificate in Autoethnography program at Bradley University, a program designed to introduce people from around the world to what autoethnography is and how to do it.

I’m a proud first-generation college student. I graduated from Danville Area Community College and continued my education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of South Florida. I attended Catholic school throughout my youth, played Magic The Gathering for several years (1995-1999), worked as a bartender at the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park (2001), have played softball for more than a decade (2016-present), and have been a vegetarian since 1998. These experiences shape the questions I ask and the ways I approach my work as a writer, teacher, and scholar.

Contact Information

Tony E. Adams, Ph.D.
Caterpillar Professor
Department of Communication
Bradley University
Tony.E.Adams@gmail.com

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