Anne Edwards, Ph.D., received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon, and her Master of Science and Doctorate in Human Development and Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.  After earning her Doctorate in 1997, Dr. Edwards joined the psychology faculty at Purdue University Calumet, where she is currently an Associate Professor, and has held the position of Director of the Gerontology Center at Purdue University Calumet since 2000. 

Dr. Edwards has published in the area of the stress of caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.  She has had extensive training in statistics and quantitative methods, and has consulted many graduate students and faculty members.