

Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD

Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD
Representative Courses
PUBH 781 Community Engagement and Leadership in Health | Syllabus
Research Activities
Cardiovascular disease
Community engagement
Diabetes
Evidence-based public health
Faith-based organizational health promotion
Health behavior
Health disparities
Health equity
Hypertension
Obesity
Key Publications
Designing faith-based blood pressure interventions to reach young black men. Carter-Edwards L, Lindquist R, Redmond N, Turner C, Harding C, Oliver J, West L, Ravenell J, Shikany J. (2018). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55(5S1):S49-S58.
Race, ethnicity, and cultural influences. Carter-Edwards L, Brooks JL, Burgess S, Toms F (2018). In T Daaleman and M Helton, eds. Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practices. New York: Springer.
Using community engagement, community Building, and social action to improve health. Wallerstein N, Minkler M, Carter-Edwards L, Avila M, Sanchez V. (2015). In Glanz K, Rimer BK, and Viswanath K, eds. Health Behavior: Theory, Research & Practice, 5th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Wiley,.
Community member and stakeholder perspectives on a healthy environment initiative in NC. Carter-Edwards L, Lowe-Wilson A, Mouw MS, Jeon JY, Ross Baber C, Vu M, Bethell M (2015). Preventing Chronic Disease, 12(127).
Evaluating policy, systems, and environmental change interventions: Lessons learned from the CDC’s Prevention Research Centers. Honeycutt S, Leeman J, McCarthy WJ, Bastani R, Carter-Edwards L, Clark H, Garney W, Gustat J, Hites L, Nothwehr F, Kegler, MC. (2015). Preventing Chronic Disease, 12(174).
Engaging faith-based communities: a public health leadership perspective. Carter-Edwards L, Pullen-Smith B, Toms F, Whitt-Glover M, Wilson C. (2013). . In, F Toms and S Burgess, eds. Lead the Way: Principles and Practices in Civic and Community Engagement. San Diego: Cognella Publishing,.
Report on CTSA consortium use of the Community Engagement Consulting Service. Carter-Edwards L, Cook J, McDonald MA, Weaver SM, Chukwuka K, Eder M. (2013). Clinical and Translational Science, 6(1), 34-39.
What "price" means when buying food. Insights from a multi-site qualitative study with Black Americans. DiSantis KI, Grier S, Odoms-Young A, Carter-Edwards L, Young DR, Lassiter V, Kumanyika S. (2013). American Journal of Public Health, 103(3), 516-522.
Education
PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995
MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990
BA, Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 1987