BACKGROUND
As an applied researcher, Dr Adams-Bass conducts research and works with and on behalf of urban African American adolescents. Dr Adams-Bass specializes in Positive Youth Development, providing professional development, project design, project management, and program evaluation to youth-serving professionals and organizations. A developmental psychologist, she has facilitated research that deepens our understanding of identity, coping, and resilience among Black adolescents through studies on media stereotypes, culturally relevant pedagogy, and immigrant experiences in public schools. Dr Adams-Bass has also conducted research that enhances our understanding of quality, inclusive out-of-school (OST) programming, youth well-being, mentoring programs, and the use of educational technology (ed-tech) in public school systems.
As a Positive Youth Development (PYD) professional, she has served in both practitioner and administrative roles. Working directly with children and youth, she has been a coordinator for college prep programs, trained out-of-school (OST) staff, and evaluated PYD programs. She has developed curricula for Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the American Cities Foundation. Dr Adams-Bass has developed and facilitated trainings for YouTube, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and PA Humanities. She has served as a national trainer for the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools and as the New York State Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Program Leader.
PUBLISHED WORK
Scholarly Papers, Book Chapters, Research Briefs & Reports
Charity-Parker, B.M., Adams-Bass, V.N. Exploring Black Youth’s Belief in Racial Socialization Across Parental and Non-parental Agents. J Child Fam Stud 32, 3213–3230 (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02451-6
Bogan, E., Adams-Bass, V.N., Francis, L.A., Gaylord-Harden, N.K., Seaton, E.K., Scott, J.C. and Williams, J.L. (2022), “Wearing a Mask Won't Protect Us from Our History”: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Children and Families. Social Policy Report, 35: 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1002/sop2.23
Adam-Bass, V.N. & Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2021). Better to Have than to Have Not: Black History Knowledge. Educational Aspirations and Academic Achievement. Journal of Negro Education 90(4), 524-538. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/852413.
Chapman-Hilliard, C., Hunter, E., Adams-Bass, V., Mbilishaka, A., Jones, B., Holmes, E., & Holman, A. C. (2021). The Roles of Racial Identity and Blacks’ Historical Narratives in Predicting Civic Engagement among Black Emerging Adults. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Coleman-King, Adams-Bass, V.N., Bentley-Edwards, K. L., Thomas, D., C, Thompson, C., Michael, A., Miller G., Charity-Parker, B.M. & Stevenson, H.C. (2021). Got Skillz? Recasting and Negotiating Racial Tension in Teacher-Student Relationships Amidst Shifting Demographics Social Science.
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Bentley-Edwards, K. L., Stevenson, H. C., Thomas, D. E., Adams-Bass, V. N., & Coleman-King, C. (2020). Teaching scared: Pre-service Teacher Appraisals of Racial Stress, Socialization and Classroom Management Self-Efficacy. Social Psychology of Education, 23, 1233-1257. doi: 10.1007/s11218-020-09578-8.
ARTICLES
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bentley-Edwards, K. L., & Adams-Bass, V.N. (2022). The whole picture: examining Black women through the life span. In Afrikan American Women: Living at the Crossroads of Race, Gender, Class, and Culture (revised). H. O. Jackson Lowman (Ed.), Cognella Press/University Readers.
Adams-Bass, V.N. (2021). A Matter of Media: Cultural appropriation and expectations of Black girls. In S. J. Arki, B. Delano-Orriaran, A. Michael, E. Moore, M. W. Penick-Parks & O. Swindell (Eds.), Teaching Brilliant and Beautiful Black Girls. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Adams-Bass, V.N., & Coleman-King, C.C. (2021). The Guardians of Black Joy: Freedom Schools as Spaces of Healing and Protection. In T.O. Jackson and N. Flowers (Eds). Black Mother Educators: Advancing Praxis for Access, Equity and Achievement. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing.
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Adams-Bass, V.N. & Bentley-Edwards, K. L. (2020). The Trouble with Black Girl Magic for Black Girls. In Strong Black Girls Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image. Apugo, D. Mawhinney, L. and Mbilishaka, A. (Eds.), Teachers College Press.
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Adam-Bass, V.N., Henrici, E. (2019). Hardly Ever…I Don’t See it: Black Youth Speak about Positive Media Images of Black Men. In Banjo, O.(Ed.) Media Across the African Diaspora, Content, Audiences and Influence. Routledge: New York.
BRIEFS & REPORTS
Adams-Bass, V.N., Camacho-Thompson, D., Deutsch, N.L., Lyons, M.D., Sjogren, A.L., Amoako Kayser, A. (2022). How Do Districts Implement Equity in Afterschool and Summer Programs? A Report to the Wallace Foundation. https://education.virginia.edu/documents/how-do-districts-implement-equity-afterschool-and-summer-programs
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Gaylord-Harden, N., Adams-Bass, V.N.,Bogan, E., Francis, L., Scott, J., Seaton, E., Williams, J. (2020). Addressing Inequities in Education: Considerations for Black Children and Youth in the Era of COVID-19. Society for Research on Child Development, Washington D.C.
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Co-Author, (2020). Practical Findings from the Virginia School Climate Survey Students’
Perceptions of Belonging at School Issue 21 Virginia Youth Violence Project, Charlottesville, VA
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Adams-Bass, V.N., Atchison, D., & Moore L. (2015). Pilot-to-Purchase, Piloting Ed-tech
Products in k-12 Public Schools. Digital Promise, Washington, D.C.
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In the Media
Wehrli, A. (2021). Some Black Students Are Flourishing More With Remote Learning.
https://www.moms.com/some-black-students-flourishing-more-remote-learning/
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Ari Shapiro (2021). For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/963282430
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(2021). Miller, E. For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/03/01/963282430/for-some-black-students-remote-learning-has-offered-a-chance-to-thrive
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(2021). Tammi Mac Show Fox Soul Fox Television Off School Grounds: The Education Crisis
Prompted By The Pandemic And Its Effect On The Black Communityhttps://vods3prod.franklyinc.com/foxb/foxb_1406_137_86476_86477_24539941_15182080_1.mp4
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(2021).What is Black? Podcast Episode 53 Black Children, Youth and Education in the Era of CoViD-19
https://www.whatisblack.co/podcast/blackchildrenyouthandeducationCoViD-1919
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(2021). Oregon Public Broadcasting Podcast Class Of 2025,’ Episode 6: Rayshawn & Josh: Why some
Black students may do better at home
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/01/05/class-of-2025-season-2-episode-6/
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(2020).Parenting Just Children How To Discuss Race, Social Justice Activism, And
The Media With Children In The Digital Age. https://mailchi.mp/0e6aab6e4bb6/how-to-discuss-race-social-justice-activism-with-kids
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(2020). NECN/NBC Universal Mom2Mom How to Use the “Post-Election” Period to Talk Family Values to Your Kids Boston After the Election with Marian Sansone. https://www.necn.com/mom-2-mom/how-to-use-the-post-election-to-talk-family-values-to-your-kids/2347154/
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(2020).National Research Group #Representation Matters Content as a Mirror to Culture
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