Education is all about learning how to ask questions. Not just any questions either, the right types of questions that teach you knowledge of the structure, not just the superficial facts. Here are the fine institutions that have been sharpening Adam's inquisitive capabilities.

Saint Joseph's Elementary School - Kindergarten, first and second grades
Hightlights: Adam excelled at a number of disciplines including nap-time, recess, making friends, talking and lunch time. Final GPA: Gold Star.

Immaculate Conception - third through eighth grades
Highlights: Adam made it through middle school with relatively few life scarring events. Final GPA: A well adjusted adult life.

Don Bosco Central High School - 1997-2000
Highlights: Adam spent vast amounts of time and energy pouring into sports, music, drama and even managed to keep a good GPA. His athletic prowess was dually recognized as he was named Don Bosco High School's Most Valuable Male Athlete in 2000. When not "jocking it up" Adam was "geeking it out" with his trombone in the brass section of the high school band. He also book-ended his high school career with performances in the first play of his freshman year and the final play of his senior year. Adam was also the editor of "The Spirit", Don Bosco's monthly newspaper, worked on the yearbook, was president of impromptu Chess Club and worked tirelessly on the family farm. He didn't realize it at the time, but years later he looked back realized he did a lot of crap in high school. High School Diploma, final GPA: 3.57

Grand View College - 2000-2004
Highlights: Adam double majored in Graphic Design and Graphic Journalism (which involved writing and layout composition). In addition, he was a 4-time Academic All-Conference member of the baseball team. Keeping with the multi-tasking tradition he was staff writer and weekly columnist for the college paper, served a year-long term in student government as Vice President for Student Life, and believe it or not even managed to have an active social life. Needless to say, He was tired when he graduated. Bachelor of Arts, final GPA:3.34

North Carolina State University - 2006-2009
Adam is a part-time graduate student working on a M.S. in Communication. His primary area of research has been into technology, media and society. He has done preliminary research into; media consumption and social spaces, advertising and new media, Global brand management, and critical analysis of media censorship. If that doesn't whet your whistle you must not be a nerd. For more on his academic work.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - present
Adam is a doctoral student in the department of Communication Studies. His research focus is in critical media and cultural studies, and he works as a teaching assistant. Currently Adam is exploring various research objectives that will incorporate technologies, social practices, and a number of theorectical vantage points to understand our contemporary world. In short, his specific area of expertise has yet to be defined... and he is very comfortable with that. For more on his academic work.