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

- Assistant Professor Family and Community Health
- Location:
- Room 665D, School of Nursing Building
- Phone:
- 410-706-1929
- Office Hours:
- TBA
- Email:
- edwards@umaryland.edu
Education
- BSN, Nursing, University of Maryland Baltimore 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
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- Date:
- 2014 - 2018
- Title:
- New Nursing Faculty Fellowship
- Sponsoring Organization:
- MHEC
- Role:
- Principal
Research Activity
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- Duration:
- 2016 - 2017
- Title:
- Community Attitudes in Southwest Baltimore
- Status:
- Complete
Publications
- Swanberg, J. A., Nichols, H., Clouser, J., Clark, P., Edwards, L., Bush, A., et al (2018, March 3). Systematic Review of Community Health Workers Role in Occupational Safety and Health Research. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 20 (101), 1-16. United States. doi:DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0739-0
- Edwards, L., Olsen, J., Fancher, H. & Nichols, H. M. (2016, November 1). Facilitating Student Safety in Communities: Applying an International Model in an Urban U. S. City.. Annals of global health, 82 (6), 1064-1069. doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.11.003
- Byon, H. D., Storr, C. L., Edwards, L. A. & Lipscomb, J. A. (2016, December). Client history and violence on direct care workers in the home care setting. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59 (12), 1130-1135. Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/ajim.22652
- Rowthorn, V., Edwards, L., Lipscomb, J. & Olsen, J. (2016, November 1). Global to Local: Methods and Models.. Annals of global health, 82 (6), 951-954. doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.11.009
- Edwards, L. (2016, November 18). Book review of Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease: A compassionate guide for clinicians and loved ones by Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhost, and Harold G. Koenig. Activities, Adaptation, & Aging, 40 (4), 343-344. New York, NY, USA: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Routledge. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01924788.2016.1239957?tab=permissions&scroll=top&
Presentations
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- Community health and community engagement; Program development and evaluation; Community based participatory research; occupational health; global health; vulnerable populations
Honors/Awards
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- Name:
- Faculty Award for Civic Engagement
- Sponsoring organization:
- Maryland - DC Campus Compact
- Date:
- April 2017
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- Name:
- Alumnae Honorary Induction
- Sponsoring organization:
- Delta Omega National Honorary Society of Public Health
- Date:
- May 2017
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- Name:
- Birdland Community Hero
- Sponsoring organization:
- Baltimore Orioles Office of Promotions
- Date:
- July 2016
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- Name:
- The Carm Dorsey Public Health Nurse Award
- Sponsoring organization:
- Julie Community Center
- Date:
- October 2016
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- Name:
- Graduate Teacher of the Year
- Sponsoring organization:
- UMB School of Nursing
- Date:
- May 2019
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- Name:
- Teacher and Mentor for MPH Program
- Sponsoring organization:
- School of Medicine MPH Program Department of Epidemiology
- Date:
- May 2019