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

410-706-1929 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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Tagged: Global Health   Ensuring Access and Equity in Health Care   Community Engagement  

This information was last updated February 15, 2024.