Danielle Edwards Professorial Lecturer CAS | DHS | Health Studies
- Degrees
- Ph.D., Health Policy & Management, Bioethics & Health Policy track, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
M.S., Human Genetics, Sarah Lawrence College
B.S., Biology, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania - Bio
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Danielle Edwards is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Health Studies at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ.
Dr. Edwards holds a Doctorate degree in Health Policy & Management with a concentration in Bioethics & Health Policy, a law degree, a Master’s degree in Human Genetics with a focus on Genetic Counseling, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Dr. Edwards was the recipient of a Collaborative Teaching Fellowship and was twice the recipient of a Center for a Livable Future – Leaner Fellowship. She was also awarded an Injury Control & Emergency Health Services, APHA Presidential Road Safety Scholarship and a Center for Qualitative Studies in Health & Medicine Dissertation Enhancement Award. She holds certificates from the Johns Hopkins Teaching Academy and the Johns Hopkins Teaching Institute, and a certificate in Food System, Environment, and Public Health from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She is also a member of the American Public Health Association, the Virginia State Bar, and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Dr. Edwards has over a decade of experience as an attorney. She spent nine years practicing intellectual property law with a large Washington DC law firm with a focus on biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents and two years practicing at a patent law boutique firm specializing in design patents. She also spent two years as Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee during the 111th Congress, focusing on intellectual property, technology, and health-related legislation.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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HLTH-210 Intro to Human Health/Disease
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HLTH-350 Health Research Methods
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HLTH-350 Health Research Methods
Spring 2025
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HLTH-210 Intro to Human Health/Disease
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HLTH-210 Intro to Human Health/Disease
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HLTH-340 Fundamentals of Epidemiology