Dr. Tony E. Adams is a Caterpillar Professor of Communication and Acting Associate Dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Bradley University. From 2014-2017, he served as the Chair of the Department of Communication, Media, and Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University. From 2017-2026, he served as Chair of the Department of Communication at Bradley University. He has published 100+ articles and book chapters, six books, and five edited collections. He is a founding co-editor of the Journal of Autoethnography (University of California Press) and Executive Director of the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry.