Raymond Adams

Dr. Raymond Adams serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Morgan State University's School of Social Work. Based in the Health and Human Services Center, Room 540, he is actively engaged in research addressing critical health disparities within African and African-American communities.

His educational background includes:

• PhD from Jackson State University, College of Health Sciences, School of Social Work
• MSW from Baylor University, Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
• Certificate in Multicultural Social Work
• MPH from Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
• MA and BA from University of Louisiana at Monroe, College of Business and Social Sciences

Dr. Adams' research targets systemic inequities through culturally competent frameworks. His work examines HIV risk prevention strategies for older African and African-American men with prostate cancer (PrCA), develops survivorship care models for PrCA patients, designs preeclampsia interventions for African and African-American women, and investigates mental health challenges faced by Black social work faculty in predominantly white institutions (PWIs) and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This agenda emphasizes community-specific solutions to reduce healthcare disparities and strengthen professional resilience in academic settings.