Peer-reviewed Publications/Book Chapters
Adams, T. (2026, in press). Resisting eurocentricsm and preserving Hmong cultural ways of being: Narratives shared by Wisconsin's Hmong early educators and cultural caregivers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Adams, T. (2025). Black Woman Fatigue: Workforce Stories Shared by Wisconsin’s Black Women Early Educators. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X251394076
Adams, T.L. (2024). Understanding family diversity: Cultural influences and inclusive practices in early childhood. In Amanda Dohms (Ed.). Family and community relationships. WisTech.
Adams, T.L. (2024). Exploring family: structures, trends, and influences on child development. In Amanda Dohms (Ed.). Family and community relationships. WisTech.
Adams, T. (under review). "They sexualized our bodies": Spirit killing, Black girls and the intersection between race, gender and school discipline. Urban Education.
Adams, T. (2023). Racial Battle Fatigue: Microaggressions and the experience of middle-class Black women who graduated from a predominantly Black suburban high school. Black Child Journal.
Adams, T. (2021). “I’m not one of them”: Tracking, racial identity and the psychological health of high achieving Black girls. The Journal of the Alliance of Black School Educators, 11(2).
Adams, T. (2023). Navigating the suburban terrain: Race, class, gender and high school inequality. Journal of Negro Education, 91(4), 542-543.
Adams, T. (2020). Moving in the right direction: Addressing the racial opportunity gap in education by creating culturally relevant early education programs. Childcare Exchange.
Farmer-Hinton, R. & Adams, T. (2006). Social capital and college preparation: Exploring the role of counselors in a college prep school for students of color. Negro Educational Review.
Adams, T. (2005). Class and schools: Using social, economic, and educational reform to close the Black-White achievement gap. Urban Education. Book Review.
Executive Summaries & Reports
Adams, T. (2024). Qualitative Research Toolkit: Designing Equity-centered, Community-informed Qualitative Research in Early Education.
Adams, T. (2025). Executive Summary on Honoring the voices of Hmong early educators and cultural caregivers in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Madison, Wisconsin, 1-11.
Adams, T. (2023). Executive Summary on Advancing equity in Wisconsin’s early education workforce: A narrative inquiry that centers the lived experiences of Wisconsin’s Black and Brown professionals. Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Madison, Wisconsin, 1-16.