Martha Jo Edwards

Dr. Edwards holds the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services. She serves as the director of the Center for Health and Human Services, which focuses on transdisciplinary program development and linking MTSU to the community. She holds the rank of Professor and is an accomplished educator, researcher and administrator in higher education. She earned a B.S. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, a Masters from the University of Memphis, and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Florida.

She was selected for the Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services based on a distinguished career in Health professions workforce development nationally and internationally. Dr. Edwards is active in several professional organizations at the local, state and national level. She serves as on several national and international editorial review boards and is a consultant to the Kuwait, the United Kingdom and South Africa.