Dr. Adams is the inaugural Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and a Professor in the Departments of Health Policy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine. She is Associate Chair for Health Equity and Community Engagement in the Department of Health Policy and an Associate Director for Stanford Impact Labs.

At the Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI), Dr. Adams serves as Associate Director for Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement and as Faculty Director for the Office of Cancer Health Equity (OCHE). The SCI-OCHE partners with internal and external groups to: 1. understand the needs of our catchment area communities; 2. develop bidirectional partnerships to facilitate education, prevention, screening and control; 3. foster research that is responsive to community needs; and 4. translate SCI research into changes at the practice and policy level.