Hi, I’m Adam T. Clark, Ph.D.

I’m a higher education administrator and researcher based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I currently serve as Director of First Year Student Experience & Academic Advising at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, where I lead advising structures, first-year programming, and wrap-around support services for students navigating the transition into college.

Previously, I directed the Hoʻokō Rising Scholars Program — a federally funded Title III Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions grant — where I built and managed a team of academic coaches, career coaches, tutors, and peer mentors supporting low-income, first-generation students in developmental math and writing pathways.

My work sits at the intersection of program design, student success research, and institutional practice. I hold a Ph.D. in Learning, Literacies and Technology from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, with a focus on higher education internationalization and qualitative research methodologies.

This site is a professional home for my work, writing, and ongoing projects.