Lori A. Edwards, DrPH, BSN, RN, CNS-PCH, BC, FAAN

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Lori A. Edwards, DrPH, BSN, RN, CNS-PCH, BC, FAAN
  • Assistant Professor
    Family and Community Health
  • Associate Dean for the Master of Science in Nursing Program
    Office of the Academic Deans
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Location:
Room 404F, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-1929
Office Hours:
TBA
Email:

Education

  • BSN, Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing
  • MPH, Health Policy; Occupational Health Nursing, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • DrPH, Occupational Health , Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2014 - 2018
    Title:
    New Nursing Faculty Fellowship
    Sponsoring Organization:
    MHEC
    Role:
    Principal

Research Activity

  • Duration:
    2016 - 2017
    Title:
    Community Attitudes in Southwest Baltimore
    Status:
    Complete

Presentations

  • Year:
    2018
    Title:
    The Real B’More Story: Strong and Resilient
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    National Association of School Nurses Conference - 50th anniversary 2018
    Sponsoring Organization:
    National Association of School Nurses
    Location:
    Baltimore MD
  • Year:
    2018
    Title:
    Baltimore: The importance of Small-timore in peace building communities
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Rising Coventry Global Peace Forum
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Coventry University
    Location:
    Coventry England
  • Year:
    2018
    Title:
    Realities and rewards of public health practice
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Grand Rounds at Public Health Program
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland
    Location:
    Baltimore MD
  • Year:
    2017
    Title:
    Seeing the City - A view of Social Determinants of Health
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Rising Baltimore
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland
    Location:
    Baltimore MD
  • Year:
    2016
    Title:
    Structural racism: A case study about one U.S. city and what public health nurses can do to address this social justice problem
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    The 4th International Global Network of Public Health Nursing Conference
    Sponsoring Organization:
    International Global Network of Public Health Nursing
    Location:
    Billund Denmark
  • Year:
    2017
    Title:
    Fostering leadership and advocacy among future health, law, and social service professionals: A Baltimore model
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Maryland-DC Campus Compact Conference
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland-DC Campus Compact
    Location:
    Towson MD United States

Areas of Specialization

  • Public and Community health and community engagement; Program development and evaluation; Community based participatory research; occupational health; global health; vulnerable populations

Primary Teaching Areas

  • Social determinants of health; Health Equity; Social Justice; Program Development and Evaluation; Community Engagement: Population Health

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Faculty Award for Civic Engagement
    Sponsoring organization:
    Maryland - DC Campus Compact
    Date:
    April 2017
  • Name:
    Alumnae Honorary Induction
    Sponsoring organization:
    Delta Omega National Honorary Society of Public Health
    Date:
    May 2017
  • Name:
    Birdland Community Hero
    Sponsoring organization:
    Baltimore Orioles Office of Promotions
    Date:
    July 2016
  • Name:
    The Carm Dorsey Public Health Nurse Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Julie Community Center
    Date:
    October 2016
  • Name:
    Graduate Teacher of the Year
    Sponsoring organization:
    UMB School of Nursing
    Date:
    May 2019
  • Name:
    Teacher and Mentor for MPH Program
    Sponsoring organization:
    School of Medicine MPH Program Department of Epidemiology
    Date:
    May 2019