DrPH, Public Health (Health Promotion/Disease Prevention), May 2004
Morgan State University School of Public Health and Policy

Dissertation: Women and HIV: Exploring the Relationship between HIV
Medication Adherence and Social Support among African American
Women (Co - Principal Investigator, Jean R. Anderson, M.D. Johns
Hopkins Medical Institutions)

M.H.S., Master of Human Services, May 1999
Lincoln University

Thesis: Teaching as Treatment: Interpersonal Skills for Spousal Abusers

B.A., Human and Social Resources, July 1990
Sojourner-Douglass College

Lorece V. Edwards, DrPH, MHS is the Director of the Center for Sexual Health Advancement and Prevention Education (SHAPE) and Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University’s School of Community Health and Policy. Dr. Edwards is known as an authentic public health champion. As a scholar-activist, she has published several peer-reviewed articles. Her research has been presented at international, national, and local conferences and workshops. According to the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Dr. Edwards’ article titled None of Us Will Get Out of Here Alive: The Intersection of Perceived Risk for HIV, Risk Behaviors, and Survival Expectations among African American Emerging Adults has been identified as a seminal scientific manuscript that will allow public health, medical, and education professionals deep insights into the views of one population at severe risk of morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS – young African American men. Recently, Dr. Edwards introduced a new theory the was developed from her research and validated by the Center for Predictive Analytics – The Perceived Risk Hierarchy Theory. TM This theory will be included in her first book that will be published by Johns Hopkins Press – SURVIVORNOMICS: TM How Can Youth Survive When They are Constantly Being Demonized. Dr. Edward's research interest/passion includes HIV intervention studies, HIV primary prevention, the role of historical trauma and health outcomes, community trauma and violence, alcohol/substance use, structural and social determinants of health, equity, and social justice.

Publications

Wang, J., Calderon, G., Hager, E. R., Edwards, L. V., Berry, A. A., Liu, Y., Dinh, J., Summers, A. C., Connor, K. A., Collins, M. E., Prichett, L., Marshall, B. R., & Johnson, S. B. (2023). Identifying and preventing fraudulent responses in online public health surveys: Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS global public health, 3(8), e0001452.

Klein, L. M., Habib, D. R. S., Edwards, L. V., Hager, E. R., Berry, A. A., Connor, K. A., Calderon, G., Liu, Y., & Johnson, S. B. (2023). Parents' Trust in COVID-19 Messengers and Implications for Vaccination. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 8901171231204480. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171231204480

Summers, A., Calderon, G. V., Klein, L. M., Wang, J., Dinh, J., Suliman, T., Hager, E. R., Edwards, L., Collins, M. E., & Johnson, S. B. (2023). Development of a community-informed communication toolkit to prevent spread of viral illness in schools, including SARS-COV-2. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1285453. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1285453

Wang, J., Calderon, G., Hager, E., Edwards, L., et al (2023). Identifying and Preventing Fraudulent Responses in Public Health Surveys: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(8), e0001452.

Edwards, L., Rowel, R., & Barrett, S. (2020). A National Treasure, A Pandemic, and Resilience in Motion. Invited submission to the Journal of Ethnic College Health. Under review at the International Journal for Ethnic College Health.   

Edwards, L. (2020). Morgan State University’s Professor Talks about Inner City Youth and Survivornomics ^TM  The Baltimore Times, April 5, 2019.

Edwards, L., Lindong, I., Brown, L, Hawkins, A. et al. (2017). None of Us Will Get Out of Here Alive. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. (In press).

Briathwaite, R., and Edwards, L. (2017). The Power of Prevention: Reaching at Risk Emerging Adults to Reduce Substance Use and HIV. Journal for the Poor and Underserve. (In press).

Lindong, I., Edwards, L., Dennis, S., & Fajobi, O. (2017). Similarities and Differences Matter: Considering the Influence of Gender in HIV Prevention Programs for Young Adults in an HBCU. International Journal of Environmental Research, 14(2), 2 – 10.

Edwards, L., Dennis, S., Lindong, I., and Braithwaite, R. (2016). Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Risk Taking Behaviors among African American Students. International Journal of Ethnic College Health, 2(1), pp. 27 – 36. 

Braithwaite, R., Edwards, L., Dennis, S., et al. (2016). Condom Availability at HBCUs. International Journal of Ethnic and College Health, 2(1), pp. 3 – 10.

Edwards, L., Dennis, S., Lindong,. I, and Fajobi, O. (2016).  Are you S.M.A.R.T. Enough – The Get S.M.A.R.T. Project?  CES4Health.

Grants

National Institutes of Health, The PACE Study – Parents and Community as Experts (collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Morgan

State University Award $1.8 million 2021 – 2023 (MSU subaward: $255,000)

SAMHSA Drug Free Community Coalition, the Morgan State University Get SMART West Baltimore Drug Free Community Coalition 2016 – 2022 Award $625,000.00

SAMSHA MSI/CBO Grant 2015 – 2018, Get SMART with iCHAT Project – Award $900,000.00.

NIH -NLM HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2015, The F.A.I.T.H. Project in collaboration with the Open Church MD – Award $50,000.00

Department of Health & Mental Hygiene - The S.T.E.P (Sexual Assault Prevention, Education, and Training) Initiative, Award $5000.00

SAMSHA MSI/CBO Grant 2013 – 2016, Get SMART Project – Award $900,000.00

NIH-NLM Impact 2 Project 2013 -2014, Award $40,000.00

NIH/NLM/ORWH Whisk Project 2013 -2014, Award $50,000.00

NIH- Office on Research and Women’s Health – Sex/Gender Differences Research and Health Outcomes among Women – Award $100,000.00