Professor Adamczyk has examined the influence of religion for explaining the decision to obtain an abortion, timing of first sex, marijuana use and cross-national attitudes about homosexuality. She was recently awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine the influence of religion-supported after-school programs for young men’s health-related behaviors. With her co-authors Steven Stack and Liqun Cao, Professor Adamczyk was awarded the 2008 Donald MacNamara Award for outstanding paper of the year published by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2009, John Jay College of Criminal Justice awarded professor Adamczyk the Donald E. J. MacNamara Junior Faculty Award for significant scholarly contributions.