Dr. Edwards earned a bachelor™s degree in psychology from Hampton University in 2011. She completed her masters degree in kinesiology (with a specialization in sport psychology and motor behavior) from University of Tennessee. She went on to receive a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Washington, DC. She worked at Positive Impact Health Centers in Atlanta providing care for minoritized individuals, including low income, LGBTQ, and HIV/AIDS population.
Doug is a licensed psychologist (Alabama and Tennessee) and the Executive Director of Auburn Athletics Counseling and Sport Psychology and Student Counseling & Psychological Services. Doug has graduate faculty status at Auburn University in the Department of Kinesiology, the Department of Psychological Sciences, and the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling and serves on thesis and dissertation committees.
Doug has over 30 years of experience working with elite athletes on performance and mental health issues. He is a Past President of Division 47 (Society for Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology). Previously, he served on the Division 47 Executive Committee as the Secretary-Treasurer (2010-13) and the Newsletter Editor (1998-2003). Doug also served on the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Executive Board as the Publications/Information Division Head from 2003-2007. He is an AASP Fellow and Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) Emeriti and is listed on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Mental Health Registry.
Doug™s publications include book chapters in Counseling and Psychological Services for College Student-Athletes (Loughran, 2019), Ethical Issues in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (Watson & Etzel, 2014), The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology (Murphy, 2012), and Performance Psychology in Action: A Casebook for Working With Athletes and Performing Artists, Business Leaders, and Professionals in High-Risk Occupations (Hays, 2009). He has also co-written a book with Trent Petrie, A Student-Athlete's Guide to College Success: Peak Performance in Class and Life, 3rd Edition (2010).
