Lori A. Edwards, DrPH, BSN, RN, CNS-PCH, BC, FAAN
Titles
Assistant Professor
Associate Dean for the Master of Science in Nursing Program
School Affiliation
School of Nursing
Specialties
Public Health and Public Health Nursing
Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Community Engagment and Community-Based Participatory Research
About
Phone: 410-706-1929
Email: edwards@umaryland.edu
Dr. Edwards is the associate dean for the Master of Science in Nursing program at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health. She is a leader of University-wide community engagement initiatives and has extensive experience working in local and global communities. Her research has focused on community-based participatory and engagement efforts focused on occupational health with immigrant workers. She teaches courses on health equity and social determinants of health, program planning, and leadership. She has served as the president of national organizations and boards of community agencies. Dr. Edwards earned her BSN from University of Maryland School of Nursing and her MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is board certified as a clinical specialist in public health nursing.
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