Upon completion of his Ph.D., Adam took on the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. Research in his lab focused on phylogenetics, systematics, phylogeography, and species delimitation. Adam and his lab staff and students study natural populations and conduct extensive fieldwork to collect specimens for their research. The focus is currently on amphibians and reptiles, but the lab has on-going projects focused on birds, mammals, and plants.