Katie M. Edwards

Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Katie Edwards, PhD, focuses on preventing and responding to sexual and related forms of violence among structurally minoritized populations using community-based participatory action research. Current work is focused on program development and evaluation with Indigenous youth and communities as well as LGBTQ2S+ youth in online spaces. Edwards highly values community leadership and engaging students, postdocs and early career scholars as co-leaders in research that seeks to make communities safe, equitable and inclusive for all.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University Ave.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2011 PhD Clinical Psychology
    Ohio University, Athens
  • 2007 MS Clinical Psychology
    Ohio University, Athens
  • 2005 BS Psychology
    University of Georgia, Athens

News

Activities

Publications

Littleton, H., Edwards, K. M., Lim, S., Wheeler, L., Chen, D., Huff, M., Sall, K. E., Siller, L., &Mauer, V. A. (2025). Examination of the multilevel sexual stigma model of intimate partner violence risk among LGBQ+ college students: A prospective analysis across eighteen institutions of higher education. Journal of Sex Research, 62(2), 290-305.
Edwards, K. M., Siller, L., LaChance, A. S., Murphy, S. B., & Lim, S. (2025). Sowing the seeds of recovery: A study of women in recovery from addiction and victimization. Violence Against Women, 31(8), 2053-2068.
Wheeler, L. A., Rentschler, J., Kang, J. S., Edwards, K. M., Chavez, A., Prokasky, A., Bryson, G. D.,Nutting, A., & Dalla, R. L. (2024). Development of a suite of attitudinal, behavioral, and contextual measures to assess child sexual exploitation. Research in Human Development, 21(2-3), 205-228.
Wheeler, L. A., Edwards, K. M., Omondi, B., Kaeke, B., Ndirangu, M., Sinclair, J., & Langat, N. (2024). Empowerment transformation training reduces rape among girls and young women in South Sudan and the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Journal of Adolescent Health, 74(4), 820-827.
Temple, J., Bowling, J., Mennicke, A., & Edwards, K. M. (2024). Social reactions to disclosure of sexual violence experienced by sexual and gender minority young adults: Comparisons of sexual and gender minority recipients versus cisgender/heterosexual recipients. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(3-4), 477-498.
Edwards, K. M., Lim, S., Bermea, A. M., Wheeler, L. A., & Littleton, H. (2024). The role of minority stress in psychological distress and hazardous drinking among sexual minority college student victims of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(5-6), 1058-1081.
Brem, M. J., Wolford-Clevenger, C., Garner, A. R., Edwards, K. M., & Shorey, R. C. (2024). Alcohol use, discrimination, and psychological partner abuse among LGBQ+ college students: Results from a daily diary study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(1-2), 290-311.
Waterman, E. A., Mitchell, K. J., Edwards, K. M., & Banyard, V. L. (2024). Impact of peer victimization on adolescent suicidality and depressed mood: Moderating role of protective factors. Journal of Sexual Violence, 23(4), 419-432.
Dalla, R. L., & Edwards, K. M. (2024). Commercial sexual exploitation of children: Research to inform promising approaches in prevention, intervention, and evaluation research – Introduction to the special issue. Research in Human Development. Research in Human Development, 21(3-2), 105-108.
Kang, J. S., Dalla, R. L., Nutting, A., & Edwards, K. M. (2024). Sex trafficking perspectives among high school students and school personnel in the Midwest: A focus group study to inform sex trafficking prevention programming. Research in Human Development, 21(3-2) , 109-134.

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Program Evaluation and Applied Research Edwards, Katie M. Winter 2026 803 08:00 pm 10:00 pm View Course
Social Work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Individuals and Communities Edwards, Katie M. Fall 2025 801 03:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Research Basics for Social Work Practice Edwards, Katie M. Fall 2025 009 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Research Basics for Social Work Practice Edwards, Katie M. Fall 2025 008 06:00 pm 09:00 pm View Course
Philanthropy, Evaluation, and Performance Measurement Edwards, Katie M. Fall 2025 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course