Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Psy.D., Carlos Albizu University 2004
  • M.S., Carlos Albizu University 1998
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2008 - 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2004 - 2008
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Integrated Health Services to Reduce Opioid Use While Managing Chronic Pain awarded by Research Triangle Institute International 2018 - 2023
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Edwards, Christopher L., Alvin Killough, Mary Wood, Todd Doyle, Miriam Feliu, Camela S. Barker, Priyanka Uppal, et al. “Emotional reactions to pain predict psychological distress in adult patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)..” Int J Psychiatry Med 47, no. 1 (2014): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.2190/PM.47.1.a.
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    • Feliu, Miriam H., Chante Wellington, Regina D. Crawford, Mary Wood, Lekisha Edwards, Goldie Byrd, and Christopher L. Edwards. “Opioid management and dependency among adult patients with sickle cell disease..” Hemoglobin 35, no. 5–6 (January 2011): 485–94. https://doi.org/10.3109/03630269.2011.610914.
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    • Feliu, Miriam H., Regina D. Crawford, Lekisha Edwards, Chante Wellington, Mary Wood, Keith E. Whitfield, and Christopher L. Edwards. “Neurocognitive testing and functioning in adults sickle cell disease..” Hemoglobin 35, no. 5–6 (January 2011): 476–84. https://doi.org/10.3109/03630269.2011.626098.
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    • Reddy, S. D., C. L. Edwards, M. Wood, K. O’Garo, K. Morgan, L. K. Edwards, C. Wellington, et al. “Body Image in a Sample of Adult African American Males and Females with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).” Journal of African American Studies 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 115–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-009-9114-5.
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    • Wellington, Chanté, Christopher L. Edwards, Janice McNeil, Mary Wood, Benjamin Crisp, Miriam Feliu, Goldie Byrd, Camela McDougald, Lekisha Edwards, and Keith E. Whitfield. “Somatization in the conceptualization of sickle cell disease..” Journal of the National Medical Association 102, no. 11 (November 2010): 1079–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30736-7.
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    • Feliu, Miriam H., and Christopher L. Edwards. “Psychologic factors in the development of complex regional pain syndrome: history, myth, and evidence..” The Clinical Journal of Pain 26, no. 3 (March 2010): 258–63. https://doi.org/10.1097/ajp.0b013e3181bff815.
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    • Edwards, Christopher L., Marquisha Green, Chanté C. Wellington, Malik Muhammad, Mary Wood, Miriam Feliu, Lekisha Edwards, et al. “Depression, suicidal ideation, and attempts in black patients with sickle cell disease..” Journal of the National Medical Association 101, no. 11 (November 2009): 1090–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31103-2.
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    • Campbell, Lisa C., Norah Andrews, Cindy Scipio, Brian Flores, Miriam H. Feliu, and Francis J. Keefe. “Pain coping in Latino populations..” The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society 10, no. 10 (October 2009): 1012–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2009.03.004.
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    • McDougald, C. S., C. L. Edwards, M. Wood, C. Wellington, M. Feliu, K. O’Garo, L. Edwards, et al. “Coping as predictor of psychiatric functioning and pain in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).” Journal of African American Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 47–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-008-9051-8.
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    • O’Connell-Edwards, C. F., C. L. Edwards, M. Pearce, A. B. Wachholtz, M. Wood, M. Muhammad, B. Leach-Beale, et al. “Religious coping and pain associated with sickle cell disease: Exploration of a non-linear model.” Journal of African American Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-008-9063-4.
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    • Feliu, Miriam, Christopher L. Edwards, Shiv Sudhakar, Camela McDougald, Renee Raynor, Stephanie Johnson, Goldie Byrd, et al. “Neuropsychological effects and attitudes in patients following electroconvulsive therapy..” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 4, no. 3 (June 2008): 613–17.
    • Edwards, Christopher L., Gary G. Bennett, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Stephanie Johnson, Sherrye Fowler, Keith E. Whitfield, Sandy Askew, et al. “Misestimation of peer tobacco use: understanding disparities in tobacco use..” Journal of the National Medical Association 100, no. 3 (March 2008): 299–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31242-6.
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    • Edwards, Christopher L., Renee Dunn Raynor, Miriam Feliu, Camela McDougald, Stephanie Johnson, Donald Schmechel, Mary Wood, et al. “Neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric evaluation in pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD)..” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 3, no. 6 (December 2007): 705–9.
    • Pells, Jennifer, Christopher L. Edwards, Camela S. McDougald, Mary Wood, Crystal Barksdale, Jude Jonassaint, Brittani Leach-Beale, et al. “Fear of movement (kinesiophobia), pain, and psychopathology in patients with sickle cell disease..” The Clinical Journal of Pain 23, no. 8 (October 2007): 707–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/ajp.0b013e31814da3eb.
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    • Edwards, Christopher L., Annelle Primm, Stephanie Johnson, Miriam Feliu, Keisha O’Garo, Gary G. Bennett, Elwood Robinson, et al. “Reconsideration of the training of psychiatrists and mental health professionals: helping to make soup..” Journal of the National Medical Association 98, no. 9 (September 2006): 1498–1500.
    • Edwards, Christopher, Keith Whitfield, Shiv Sudhakar, Michele Pearce, Goldie Byrd, Mary Wood, Miriam Feliu, et al. “Parental substance abuse, reports of chronic pain and coping in adult patients with sickle cell disease..” Journal of the National Medical Association 98, no. 3 (March 2006): 420–28.
    • Pells, Jennifer J., Katherine E. Presnell, Christopher L. Edwards, Mary Wood, Myleme O. Harrison, Laura DeCastro, Stephanie Johnson, et al. “Moderate chronic pain, weight and dietary intake in African-American adult patients with sickle cell disease..” Journal of the National Medical Association 97, no. 12 (December 2005): 1622–29.
    • Edwards, Christopher L., Mischca T. Scales, Charles Loughlin, Gary G. Bennett, Shani Harris-Peterson, Laura M. De Castro, Elaine Whitworth, et al. “A brief review of the pathophysiology, associated pain, and psychosocial issues in sickle cell disease..” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 12, no. 3 (January 2005): 171–79. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327558ijbm1203_6.
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