Department: Health Sciences

Areas of expertise:

• HIV Epidemiology and Prevention
• HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake
• Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors
• Health Disparities

Edet teaches courses on infectious diseases and research methods.

Her research focuses on HIV prevention strategies, particularly the uptake of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication used to prevent HIV infection. Her work examines the social, behavioral and structural factors influencing HIV prevention among populations disproportionately affected by HIV, particularly in the southern United States. Her research aims to inform the development of targeted interventions to improve HIV prevention efforts and reduce HIV-related disparities. She also investigates substance use, sexual risk behaviors and broader health disparities.

Edet has held several leadership positions within the HIV/AIDS Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), where she currently serves as a governing councilor.

Edet earned a Doctor of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from Jackson State University, a Master of Public Health degree in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Poznan University of Medical Sciences.

Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu