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Shannon Edward

Senior Faculty Specialist

sedward@umd.edu ​301.405.7036

Room 2369

Shannon Edward serves as the Experiential Learning Manager for the Public Health Science program. Shannon has created a career focused on enhancing student success through experiential, curricular and cocurricular learning opportunities. Shannon has held a variety of roles within the University of Maryland System since 2014. Her undergraduate degree is in Psychology from North Carolina State University and her master's is in Counseling in Higher Education from the University of Delaware.

Department Information

  • Public Health Science
  • Faculty Role
  • Core Faculty
  • Expertise
  • Health behavior, substance use and mental health
  • Health equity, disparities, community and population health
  • Health literacy, risk communication and health promotion
  • North Carolina State University, BA, Psychology, 2008
  • University of Delaware, MA, Counseling in Higher Education, 2010
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