Adam’s areas of expertise include research design, questionnaire development, fielding administration, focus group moderating, and in-depth interviewing. He has conducted hundreds of research projects throughout the United States and on location in Europe and Japan.

A representative listing of major projects Adam has helped design and implement include: the Alaska Visitors Statistics Program, the Oregon Values and Beliefs Studies, education reform research for Foundations for A Better Oregon, land use and transportation opinion research for the Southern California Association of Governments, a seven-state study about natural resources for the Tennessee Valley Authority, baseline opinion research for the Northwest Health Foundation, and consumer research for clients including the Oregon Health & Science University and PacifiCorp.

A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law, Adam also holds a B.S. in political science from Portland State University. While at the University of Oregon, he was director of the Interviewing Skills Project. One of Adam’s specialties is assisting trial attorneys with pretrial opinion research and communicating more effectively with juries.

Adam has been a guest speaker for many groups including the American Planning Association, Northwest Public Schools Public Relations Association, Council of Foundations, and the American Society of Trial Consultants. He is a recognized national authority on public opinion research design, has published articles in national periodicals, and has served as an expert witness.