Christine Edmondson – Brief Biography for FLC
Dr. Edmondson has been a professor in the Psychology Department since 1996. She has taught classes
in Abnormal Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, Psychology of Emotions, and Cognitive and
Behavioral Therapy. Her research interests have focused on diagnostic issues in emotional disorders
and early identification of mental health problems in college students. She has obtained funding from
the National Institute of Health for her research. Students on her research team have presented
research at national conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals, and completed Ph.D. programs in
Clinical Psychology. For many years, she collaborated with Psychological Services in planning and
implementing Anxiety and Depression Screening Days and research programs. More recently, she has
been focusing on Community Mental Health and exploring how Mental Health First Aid programs
empower community members, gatekeepers to mental health services, and family members to support
people with mental illnesses. While she has been using service learning in her classes for many years,
she has recently enjoyed obtaining additional training in service learning methods through the Richter
Center. Dr. Edmondson is passionate about helping college students maximize their personal and
professional potential, and she looks forward to using this passion to continue to conduct research on
college student mental health.