Women’s Health

Health Disparities/Health Promotion

Prostate Cancer

Genetics & Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

Genetics – Uterine Leiomyomas

Uniformed Nurse Practitioners (UNPA)

Association of Women’s Health Obstetric, & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

Association of Military Surgeons “AMSUS”

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty

Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners

Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

“Implementation of Genetics into Nurse Practitioner Curriculum A Multi-center, Multidisciplinary Approach’ – Funded $6000.00, Center for Excellence Award, Howard University Accepted July 2004.

“PDA Use in Nurse Practitioner Education – Outcome Assessments in the Clinical area’ submitted for funding $4000.00 Center for Excellence Award, Howard University Accepted July 2004.

"Implementation of Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner Program - APPROVED: HRSA 04/03 $750,000; (non-funded), 2002.

Overall View of Health and Health Behaviors of Prostate Cancer Screening among Cohorts of African-American Men" - Provost Intramural Grant -George Mason University $5000.00, 2001.

"The Use of PDA for Clinical Log Assessment for Nurse Practitioner Students" Nursing Research Intramural Grant, George Mason University; Total $4000.00 with co-investigator, 2001.

“Culture in the Context of Health and the Health Behavior of Prostate Cancer Screening among African-American Men in a Military Community” ($25,000.00 one-year funded Grant –Department of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland), 1998-'99.

Edwards Q. Boyle, Mason, Gardner. "Differentiation of Health Behavior Of Prostate Cancer Screening among African-American in Military Settings" Military Medicine, 167, 2002

Edwards, Q. "Cultural Competence in Nurse Practitioner Education" Dimensions, George Mason University, Vol 9, 2002 (not peer-review journal)

Edwards, Q & Saunders-Goldson S. (2003) "Lichen Sclerosus of the Vulva: Recognition and Management for Nurse Practitioners" Academy of Nurse Practitioner Journal, March 2003, Vol 15, (3)

Boyle, G., Moore, A., Edwards. Q."Health Practices of Male DoD Health Care Beneficiaries: a Follow-up on Prostate Cancer Screening in the National Capital Area. Military Medicine, December Vol 168, 2003

Edwards, Q & Saunders-Goldson S. "Woman, 43 with Recent Ammenorhea [Grand Rounds] Clinician Review, 2003; 13(11) 90-100

Henderson, P; Fogel, J. & Edwards, Q. (2003). “Coping Strategies among African Women with Breast Cancer. Southern Journal of Nursing Research [On-line], Issue 3, Vol. 4 May 2003.

Saunders-Goldson & Edwards, Q. "Factors associated with Breast Feeding Intentions of African-American Women at Military Health Care Facilities" Military Medicine, Vol. 169, February 2004.

Maradiegue A. & Edwards, Q. "APN Role and Strategies for Change – Embracing Globalization’ National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Monograph, 2004.

Edwards, Q. Saunders-Goldson S. Henderson, P., Maradiegue A. Macri, C. Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia – Varied Signs, Varied Symptoms: A Need to Know for Nurse Practitioners. Accepted 1/04 Advance for Nurse Practitioners; scheduled publication date October 2004.

Edwards, Q. & Saunders-Goldson ‘Woman, 43 with recent amenorrhea’ (in CHINESE-Online Version) Chinese Osteoporosis Forum, 2004.01.02. http://www.cof.org.cn/chinese/Contents/Women%20Health/title01/Title.htm

Edwards, Q. , Seibert, D., Macri, C., Covington, C & Tilghman, J. “Assessing Ethnicity in Preconception Counseling: Genetic Implications for Nurse Practitioners”. Selected, pending publication October 2004 American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Journal.

Mancho, P. & Edwards Q. (2004). Complementary Alternative Medicine:
Chaste Tree and Premenstrual Syndrome Accepted 5/04 Advance for Nurse Practitioners pending Publication date: April 2005.