Paul Adams

Paul Adams is a Professor Emeritus of California State University, Fresno, California, where he was director of graduate studies, former chair of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, and head of the Public Relations program.

Prior to teaching he worked professionally as a writer and editor at newspapers, magazines and in public relations.

His bachelor’s degree was from the University of Oklahoma, and his master’s and Ph.D. were from the University of Texas at Austin.

Before California State University, he taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana State University, the University of Portland (Oregon), and Baylor University.

After retirement, he was Visiting Professor of Linguistics and Journalism at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Vietnam in Hanoi, Visiting Professor of Foreign Languages at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and Professor of Foreign Languages at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University in Russia.

Adams has published a number of articles in academic and professional periodicals. His textbook was adopted for classes at several universities in America and abroad.

In addition to teaching, he is active in publication editing and consulting for New World Press in Beijing and Professor Yang Yonglin, Linguistics Professor at Tsinghua University, among others.

He lives in Fresno, California, with his wife and son. His two grandsons live in Oregon with his daughter and her husband.