Dr. Jabari Adams

Visiting Assistant Professor

Faculty Member at Wake Forest University since 2024

Mailing Address: WFU Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Email address: adamsjab@wfu.edu

Office phone: 336-758-3198

Location: Carswell 323

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, UNC-Charlotte, 2023
  • M.A. in Counseling – Community, UNC-Charlotte, 2012
  • Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, 2006
  • B.A. in Psychology, University of Illinois, 2004

Research Interests:

Holistic health, mindfulness, trauma, alternative healing methods

Awards (selected):

  • 2021 Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program (ACES) – University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC)

Counseling Experience:

  • CMHC, Urban Counseling Solutions, PLLC, Charlotte, NC, March 2020-Present
  • Team Lead/Outpatient Therapist, Genesis Project 1, Charlotte, NC, 2013-2014, 2019-2020
  • Clinical School Counselor, Salisbury, NC, 2018-2019
  • Clinical Counseling Intern, Center for Military Families and Veterans, CPCC, Charlotte, NC, 2016
  • Social Worker/Counselor, Sugar Creek Charter School, Charlotte, NC, 2014-2016
  • Clinical Counseling Intern, UNCC, Mecklenburg County Jail North, Charlotte, NC, 2011

Professional Certifications and Licensures:

  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
  • Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • Kru (Certified Instructor) World Thai Boxing Association (WTBA)

Professional Service (selected):

  • University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC), Counseling Dept., Adjunct Professor 2019-2021

Recent Presentations (selected):

  • Adams, J. Q. A. (2023). Examining the holistic health of urban African Americans experiencing continuous traumatic stress and gun violence in Chicago. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
  • Adoma, J. (2022). Continuous traumatic stress and social justice in counselor education. In L. Douglas, A. Threlkeld, & Merriweather L. R. (Eds.), Trauma in Adult and Higher Education: Conversations and Critical Reflections. Information Age Publishing. 

Personal:

I enjoy spending time with family and friends, practicing martial arts, observing nature, and researching my interests!

Counseling Faculty