Ellis Adjei Adams

Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy

Ellis Adjei Adams

1010 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Office: O304 Hesburgh Center for International Studies

Phone: 574-631-2765
eadams7@nd.edu Website

Research Interests: Environmental policy; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); water policy and governance; gender, water, and development; cities; political ecology; sub-Saharan Africa

Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, Adams was an assistant professor of global studies and geosciences at Georgia State University. He earned a PhD in geography, environment, and spatial sciences from Michigan State University, an MS in environmental policy from Michigan Tech University, and a BS in natural resources management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.

Adams is currently consulting for the World Bank to develop a WASH and Health Index for Africa. At Notre Dame, he is affiliated with the Environmental Change Initiative and the Eck Institute for Global Health.