Anne Marie Adams is the Director of Administration and Academic Affairs for the MSC program and Adjunct Faculty for the program. Anne Marie is an experienced higher education and student affairs administrator. She oversees the execution of all academic programming and advising, and provides leadership in the development and implementation of all program policies and procedures. Under the banner of student services, she guides students to success by fostering an open and inclusive environment, while serving as an advocate to ensure successful matriculation of their post-graduate university experience.

Adams’ research interests include how women make meaning of their lived experiences at the intersection of their religious and spiritual identity construction, more specifically, the development of leadership and notions of womanhood, with an emphasis on issues of equity, access, and voice. Adams’ current research examines in-depth the history of Greek Orthodox women with attention to the cultural and institutional contexts within the church and church ministries.

Adams holds a B.A from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a MSC from Northwestern University, and a PhD in Curriculum Studies from DePaul University.