Dr. Edgemon’s applied research focuses on (a) intervention to improve conditions for justice-involved youth through restorative justice practices and (b) using translational models to understand behavioral demand underlying problematic consumption patterns. Dr. Edgemon also evaluates behavior using translational models, including behavior under control of schedules of covariation.
Research Interests
- Improving conditions for justice-involved youth
- Evaluating translational models of behavior
- Assaying schedules of covariation in laboratory settings
Dr. Edgemon’s applied research focuses on:
- intervention to improve conditions of confinement for justice-involved youth and
- using translational models to understand behavioral demand underlying problematic consumption patterns. Dr. Edgemon also evaluates behavior using translational models, including behavior under control of schedules of covariation.
Biography
Dr. Edgemon is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Mississippi. She received her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Auburn University. She then completed a two-year clinical fellowship at Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay before returning to Auburn to receive her PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences under the mentorship of Dr. John T. Rapp. Her program of research includes clinical and translational areas. In clinically-driven research, Dr. Edgemon seeks to improve evidence-based interventions for underserved and at-risk youth populations. Dr. Edgemon also uses translational models of behavior to better understand schedules of covariation and behavioral demand.
Courses Taught
- PSY 323 Applied Behavior Analysis
Education
B.S. Psychology, University of Florida (2014)
M.S. Psychology, Auburn University Main Campus (2018)
Ph.D. Psychology, Auburn University Main Campus (2024)