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LISA M. EDWARDS
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Dept. of Counselor Ed. & Counseling Psychology 6578 N. Crestwood Drive
Marquette University Glendale, WI 53209
168G Schroeder Health Complex
Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: (414) 708-0417
Phone: (414) 288-1433 Cell: (414) 708-0417
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EDUCATION
2003 Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence
Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: “Factors Contributing to Subjective Well-Being in Mexican-American Adolescents.”
2000 M.S., University of Kansas, Lawrence
Counseling Psychology
Thesis: “The Relationship between Perceived Parenting
Style and Hope in College Students.”
1995 B.A., Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Psychology
New York State Teacher Certification (Pre-K-6)
Language Skills: Fluent Spanish
Licensed Psychologist: State of Wisconsin (#2688)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2005-Present Assistant Professor
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling
Psychology, Marquette University, WI
2010-Present Director of Training - Masters Programs
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling
Psychology, Marquette University, WI
2007-2009 Program Coordinator -Child/Adolescent Community
Counseling Program
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology
Marquette University, WI
2003- 2005 Research Associate
Department of Psychology
University of Notre Dame, IN
2001-2002 Adjunct Instructor
Department of Psychology
Baker University, KS
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 Milwaukee Magazine: Next Generation
Named as “one of new leaders under 40 who will change
Milwaukee”
2008 Way-Klingler Young Scholar Research Award
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2006 Nominated for National Latina/o Psychological
Association’s Distinguished Professional Early Career
Award, Milwaukee, WI
2005 Julián Samora Faculty Award,
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2004 Selected to attend NIH Summer Institute on the Design and
Conduct of Qualitative and Mixed Method Research,
Washington, DC
2004 Graduate Student Speaker, University of Kansas School of
Education Commencement, Lawrence, KS
2003 International Positive Psychology Fellow,
International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC
2002 Cynthia de las Fuentes Latino/a Psychology
Dissertation Award,
National Latino Psychological Association
Selected to attend Positive Psychology Summer Institute,
University of Pennsylvania
1998-2002 Minority Graduate Teaching Fellowship,
University of Kansas
2002, 2003 Nominated by University of Kansas CPSY Department for
Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2002 Manuel Teruel Award for Essay on Multicultural
Competence (3rd Place),
Network for Multicultural Training in Psychology
Mary Oyster O’Guin Memorial Scholarship, University of
Kansas
2001 Science Directorate Student Travel Award to Convention in
San Francisco, American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological and Educational Research in
Kansas Conference-First Place Graduate Research Award
Student Travel Award for Positive Psychology Summit, PP
Network & Gallup Organization
2000 Travel Award for Positive Psychology Summit, Graduate
School, University of Kansas
1994 Distinction in Student Teaching, Vassar College
GRANTS
2009 Influence of Religiosity and Culture on Sexual Activity among Latina Adolescents
National Institutes for Health, Unfunded: $100,000.
The Influence of Cultural Variables on Latino/a
Adolescent Sexual Activity
Forward Thinking Poster Session, Marquette University
Funded: $1000
2008 Exploring Culture, Gender, and Sexual Attitudes
among Latino/a Youth
Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University. Funded: $5,500.
2008 A Qualitative Investigation of Forgiveness among
Homeless Men
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Funded: $870.
2007 The Influence of Religious Faith and Familism on Early
Sexual Behavior among Latina Adolescents
Research Development Program, Marquette University
Funded: $2,300.
2006 Bicultural Stress, Coping, and Well-being among
Latino Youth.
Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University. Funded: $5,500.
2004 Latino/a Psychology. (Co-PI: Donald Pope-Davis).
Multicultural Course Transformation Grant,
Institute for Scholarship in Liberal Arts (ISLA)
University of Notre Dame. Funded: $3,500.
2002 Factors Contributing to Well-Being in Latino
Adolescents. Principal Investigator.
Sigma Xi Foundation. Funded: $300.
ARTICLES
Knox, S., Edwards, L. M., Hess, S., & Hill, C. (in press). Supervisor self-disclosure:
Supervisees’ experiences and perspectives. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice,
Training.
Edwards, L.M., Fehring, R., Jarrett, K., & Haglund, K. (2008). The influence of
religiosity, gender, & language preference acculturation on sexual activity among
Latino/a adolescents. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30, 447-462.
Edwards, L. M. & Pedrotti, J. T. (2008). A content and methodological review of counseling
articles concerning Biracial/Multiracial issues. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55,
411-418.
Edwards, L. M., & Romero, A. J. (2008). Coping with discrimination: An exploration of
strategies used by Mexican descent adolescents. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral
Sciences, 30, 24-39.
Pedrotti, J. T., Edwards, L. M., & Lopez, S. J. (2008). Working with Multiracial
clients in therapy: Bridging theory, research and practice. Professional Psychology:
Research and Practice, 39, 192-201.
Pedrotti, J. T., Edwards, L. M., & Lopez, S. J. (2008). Promoting hope: Suggestions for school
counselors. Professional School Counseling, 12, 100-107.
Ong, A. D., & Edwards, L. M. (2008). Positive emotions and adjustment to
perceived racism. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27, 105-126.
Knox, S., Burkard, A. W., Edwards, L. M., Smith, J. J., & Schlosser, L. Z. (2008).
Supervisors' reports of the effects of supervisor self-disclosure on supervisees.
Psychotherapy Research, 18, 543-559.
Edwards, L. M., Holtz, C. A., & Green, M. B. (2007). Promoting strengths among
culturally diverse youth in schools. School Psychology Forum, 2, 39-49.
Edwards, L. M., Ong, A. D., & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Hope measurement in Mexican
American youth. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 29, 225-241.
Ong, A. D., Edwards, L. M., & Bergeman, C. S. (2006). Hope as a source of
resilience in later adulthood. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1263-1273.
Edwards, L. M. & Lopez, S. J. (2006). Perceived family support, acculturation, and life
satisfaction in Mexican American youth: A mixed methods exploration. Journal of
Counseling Psychology, 53, 279-287.
Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M., Pedrotti, J. T., Prosser, E. C., Walton, S. L., Spalitto, S., & Ulven,
J. C. (2006). Beyond the DSM: Assumptions, alternatives, and alterations. Journal of
Counseling and Development, 84, 259-267.
Neufeld, J. E., Rasmussen, H. N., Lopez, S. J., Ryder, J. A., Magyar-Moe, J. L., Ito, A.,
Edwards, L. M., & Bouwkamp, J. C. (2006). The engagement model of person-
environment interaction. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 245-259.
Turner, J.A., Edwards, L. M., Eicken, I. M., Yokoyama, K., Castro, J. R., Tran, A. N., &
Haggins, K. L. (2005). Intern self-care: An exploration of strategy use and
effectiveness. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36, 674-680.
Magyar-Moe, J. L., Pedrotti, J. T., Edwards, L. M., Ford, A. I., Petersen, S., Rasmussen, H. N.,
Ryder, J. A. (2005). Perceptions of multicultural training in pre-
doctoral internship programs: A survey. Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 36, 446-450.
Frey, B. B., Petersen, S. E., Edwards, L. M., Pedrotti, J. T., & Peyton, V. (2005).
Item-writing rules: Collective wisdom. Teaching and Teacher Education, 21, 357-364.
Edwards, L. M. (2004). Measuring perceived social support in Mexican-American youth:
Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 26, 187-194.
Edwards, L. M., & Pedrotti, J. T. (2004). Utilizing the strengths of our cultures: Therapy with
Biracial women and girls. Women and Therapy, 27, 33-43.
Frey, B. B., Pedrotti, J. T., Edwards, L. M., & McDermott, D. (2004). Cognitive spirituality and
hope in Catholic high school students. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry &
Practice, 7, 479-491.
Edwards, L. M., Lapp-Rincker, G., Magyar-Moe, J. L., Rehfeldt, J., Ryder, J. A., Brown, J. C.,
& Lopez, S. J. (2002). A positive relationship between religious faith and forgiveness:
Faith in the absence of data? Pastoral Psychology, 50, 147-152.
Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M., Ito, A. S., Pedrotti, J. T., & Rasmussen, H. N. (2002). Culture
counts: Examinations of recent applications of the Penn Resiliency Project. Prevention
and Treatment, 5, Article 12. Available on the World Wide Web
http:// journals.apa.org/prevention/volume5/pre0050012c.html
McDermott, D., Pedrotti, J. T., Edwards, L. M., & Houske, A. (2002). An exploration of hope in
Catholic school students. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry & Practice, 5(3),
274-285.
Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M., Floyd, K., Magyar, J. L., Rehfeldt, J., & Ryder, J. A. (2001).
MicroCog standard and short forms: A brief note about spatial processing. Perceptual
and Motor Skills, 93, 825-828.
OTHER REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Edwards, L. M. (2009). Hope. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology (pp.
487-491). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Edwards, L. M., & Barber, B. (2009). Familism. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Positive
Psychology (pp. 372-373). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Edwards, L. M., & Jarrett, K. M. (2009). Cultural values. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Positive Psychology (pp. 265-266). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Edwards, L. M., Adrians, N., & McCadden, E. (2008). Biracial. In F.T.L. Leong (Editor-in-
Chief), M.G. Constantine (Senior Editor) & R.L. Worthington (Associate Editor),
Encyclopedia of Counseling, Volume 3: Cross-Cultural Counseling (pp.1027-1032).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Delgado-Romero, E. A. & Edwards, L. (2008). National Latina/o Psychological Association.
In F.T.L. Leong (Editor-in-Chief), M.G. Constantine (Senior Editor) & R.L.
Worthington (Associate Editor), Encyclopedia of Counseling, Volume 3: Cross-Cultural
Counseling (pp. 1242-1243). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Edwards, L. M. (2005). Interracial marriages. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Human Development (Vol. 3; pp. 731-733). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Edwards, L. M. (2005). Ethnic identity. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human
Development (Vol. 1; pp. 478-479). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Edwards, L. M. (2001). Hispanic children. In N. J. Salkind & L. H. Margolis (Eds.), Child
development (pp. 188-191). Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference.
CHAPTERS
Romero, A. J., Edwards, L. M., & Orduña, M. (in press). Where do we go from here?:
Multiracial Feminist Framework and Latina Adolescent Mental Health. Chapter to
appear in Volume of Latina/o Adolescent Psychology and Mental Health: Vol 2:
Adolescent Development. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Pedrotti, J. P., Edwards, L. M., & Lopez, S. J. (2009). Positive psychology within a cultural
context). In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of Positive Psychology (2nd ed.) (pp. 49-58).
New York: Oxford Press.
Pedrotti, J. P., & Edwards, L. M. (2009). The intersection of positive psychology and
multiculturalism in counseling. Handbook of Multicultural Counseling (3rd ed.).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Lopez, S. J., & Edwards, L. M. (2008). The interface of counseling psychology and positive
psychology: Assessing and promoting strengths. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.),
Handbook of Counseling Psychology, 4th Edition (pp. 86-99). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley
& Sons.
Edwards, L. M., Rand, K., Lopez, S. J., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Understanding hope: A
review of measurement and construct validity research. In A. Ong & M. van Dulmen (Eds.), Handbook of Methods in Positive Psychology (pp. 83-95). New York: Oxford Press.
Lopez, S. J., Snyder, C. R., Magyar-Moe, J. L., Edwards, L. M., Pedrotti, J. T., Janowski, K.,
Turner, J. L., & Pressgrove, C. (2004). Strategies for accentuating hope. In P. A.
Linley & S. Joseph (Eds). Positive psychology in practice (pp. 388-404). Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons.
Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M., Magyar-Moe, J. L., Pedrotti, J. T., & Ryder, J. (2003). Fulfilling its
promise: Counseling psychology’s efforts to understand and promote optimal human
functioning. In B. Walsh (Ed.), Counseling psychology and optimal human
functioning (pp. 297-307).. Lawrence Erlbaum.
Snyder, C. R., Lopez, S. J., Edwards, L. M., Pedrotti, J. T., Prosser, E. C., LaRue Walton, S.,
Spalitto, S., & Ulven, J. C. (2003). Measuring and labeling the positive and negative. In
S. J. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of
models and measures (pp. 21-39). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Rasmussen, H. N., Neufeld, J. E., Bouwkamp, J. C., Edwards, L.M., Ito, A., Magyar-Moe, J. L.,
Ryder, J. A. & Lopez, S. J. (2003). Environmental assessment: Examining influences on
optimal human functioning. In S. J. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), Positive psychological
assessment: A handbook of models and measures (pp. 443-458). Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
Lopez, S. J., Prosser, E. C., Edwards, L. M., Magyar-Moe, J., Neufeld, J., & Rasmussen, H.
(2002). Putting positive psychology in a multicultural context. In C. R. Snyder & S. J.
Lopez (Eds.), The handbook of positive psychology (pp. 700-714). New York: Oxford
Press.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Edwards, L. M., Fehring, R., & Haglund, K. (revise and resubmit). Religiosity, Attitudes on
Women’s Roles, and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Latina Adolescents: Trends from
1995-2002.
Smith, N. G., Levy, J. J., Edwards, L. M., Magyar-Moe, J. L., & Mollen, D. (revise and
resubmit). Voices of Early Career Counseling Psychologists in Division 17, the Society
of Counseling Psychology.
Edwards, L. M., & Mayor, R. (under review). Exploring religious faith in Mexican
American youth.
Edwards, L. M., Mayor, R. C., Barber, B. N., Jarrett, K. M., Newcomb, S., Kowalski, A. E.,
Green, M. B., & Stubbs, L. (revise and resubmit). Beyond Expectations: The Cultural
Context of Latina Adolescents’ Coping with Stress.
Romero, A. J., Edwards, L. M., Fryberg, S., Orduña, M., & Calza, D. (under review).
Adolescent Resilience Model for discrimination: Protective effects of ethnic identity
development.
Edwards, L. M. & Pedrotti, J. T. (under review). Multiracial Individuals in Therapy: Clinical
Considerations across the Lifespan. In H. Grey (Ed.), Psychological treatment of ethnic
minority populations. Oxford.
Edwards, L. M. (under review). Latino adolescents and acculturation. In H. Grey (Ed.),
Psychological treatment of ethnic minority populations. Oxford.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Edwards, L. M., & Stubbs, L. (invited chapter in preparation). Towards the prevention of sexual
risk-taking among Latina youth. Chapter to appear in L. Vera (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of
Prevention in Counseling Psychology. Oxford University Press.
Edwards, L. M., Ortega-Villalobos, L., & Matthews, A. (in preparation). Navigating Cultural
Contexts: A Qualitative Investigation of Latino College Students’ Bicultural Experiences and Identities.
Edwards, L. M., & Barber, B. (in preparation). Understanding Familism: Importance and Role
of Latino Adolescents’ Families.
Edwards, L. M., Bernett, A., & Adrians, N. (in preparation). Racism-Related Stress and Well-
Being in Latino/a College Students: The Protective Role of Ethnic Identity.
OTHER PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
Lopez, S. J., Snyder, C. R., Edwards, L. M., Gallagher, M. W., Key-Roberts, M. J., Magyar-
Moe, J. L., & Monden, K. R. (2006). Putting positive psychology to the test: An
instructional resource CD for the Snyder and Lopez Positive Psychology textbook.
Oxford.