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 69´«Ã½ University.
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 69´«Ã½ 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 69´«Ã½ the 111th Congress, focusing on intellectual property, technology, and health-related legislation.
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Teaching
Spring 2024
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HLTH-340 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
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HLTH-340 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
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HLTH-350 Health Research Methods
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