 In the spring of 2010, she was visiting professor and editor at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), St. Croix Campus, and for two years she edited "The Caribbean Writer", UVI’s famous journal of Caribbean literature.In September 2017, she was appointed to the position of Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, where she currently resides.In 2018, Dr. Adisa was awarded Professor Emeritus status, in honor of her 25 years of contributions to California College of the Arts and in her field.