James Adams, Ph.D

Title: Professor of Biology                     
Department: Life Sciences                     
Email: jadams@daltonstate.edu                    
Phone: 706.272.4427
Cell Phone: 678-767-5938                  
Fax: 706.272.2533                                                      
Office: Sequoya 164 (in the NE corner of the building nearest the belltower)
Student Hours (Fall 2025):
     Monday and Wednesday: 8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
    Monday through Wednesday (and usually Thursday): 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
    I am available for appointments at other times, particularly later in the afternoons, or Friday morning

Courses, Spring 2026:

BIOL 2251: A&P I
BIOL 4250: Evolution

All Courses:
BIOL 1224: Entomology
BIOL 2251: A&P I
BIOL 2252: A&P II
BIOL 3500: Ecology
BIOL 3660: Entomology
BIOL 4250: Evolution
BIOL 4900: Special Topics -- Behavior

Links

Any of you taking courses from me will quickly find out that I have an intense interest in butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).  For anyone interested in more information about the butterflies and moths of Georgia, check out my other website, Georgia Lepidoptera

Biology Course Policies

Singular and Plural Endings

Drop/Withdrawal (Spring 2026)

Biography:

Here's a little background, in case you are interested. I lived for the first 18 years of my life in Liberty, Missouri, northeast of Kansas City, and graduated from high school there. I attended the University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, completing my undergraduate degree in Systematics & Ecology (Biology) in 1983. I continued at KU for my graduate degrees, ultimately completing my doctorate in 1990, also in Systematics & Ecology. I came to Dalton State College in the Fall of 1990, and have been teaching Human Anatomy & Physiology here since that time. I also teach the upper level Entomology course (Insect Biology) in the fall semester of even years.  I periodically teach the Ecology course and frequently teach the Evolution course. More recently, I helped develop the behavior course that will also be taught in the fall of even numbered years..

If you have any questions and want to contact me, do so at jadams@daltonstate.edu