Tyler L. Adams(born on August 8, 1968 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a United States of America expatriate scholar and administrator whose research focuses upon new communication technologies, Internet studies, and the history of communication theory.

Adams received his Doctorate in Philosophy in Communication from The Florida State University in 1995, his Masters of Science in Communication from The Florida State University in 1992, and his Bachelors in Speech Communication from the University of Florida in 1990. It should also be noted that Adams was a Visiting Scholar of Free Expression and Common Law at Saint Benet’s Hall within Oxford University in 1997.
Work

He has published nearly 40 journal articles and book chapters on these topics.

 Academic Press Books
• The Society of Technological Evolution, with G. Portolese, Brazil: Institutio Memoria Publishing,
2018, 237 pp.
• Communication Shock: The Rhetoric of New Technology, with S. A. Smith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne:
Cambridge Scholars Press, 2015, 210 pp.
• The Foundations of Nanotechnology, Lima, Peru: University of San Martin de Porres Press, 2013, 265
pp. [In Spanish.]
• Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers, with S. A. Smith
(Eds.), Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008, 328 pp.
 Textbooks
• The Public Speaking Project, with L. Schreiber, Millersville, PA: www.publicspeakingproject.org as free
textbook resource supported by State of Pennsylvania Educational Grant. Second Edition, 2016.
• Competent Communication at Work: Strategies and Standards for Success, with Irwin, Hopkins, and
Payne, Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishers, 362 pp. First edition, 2009.
• Internet Effectively: A Beginner’s Guide to the World Wide Web, with S. Scollard, Boston: Pearson,
Addison-Wesley Computer Publishers, 2006, 522 pp. [Translated into Russian, 2008.]