Lauren Edwards, MD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Edwards is an outpatient board-certified psychiatrist trained to treat all mental health concerns who specializes in anxiety and stress-related disorders. Her clinical interests include the effective management of anxiety disorders, psychotherapy, and the effects of diet/nutrition on mental illness and treatment.
A Nebraska native, she earned her undergraduate degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before obtaining her medical degree at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. She completed her psychiatric residency at the University of Michigan, where she also served as the outpatient chief resident. Dr. Edwards is a University of Michigan scholar in Integrative Medicine, a member of the American Psychiatric Association, and a Professional Education committee member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
- MD: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2013
- Residency: Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, 2017
- Clinic Practice Location
Poynter Hall, southwest corner of 42nd and Dewey Streets, 5th floor - Hospital Appointments
Nebraska Medicine
- Evans, SJ and Edwards, LT. Fat, Food and Mood: Beyond Omega-3s. Special Report: Integrative Medicine, Part 2. Psychiatric Times, 33(12). December 2016.
- Edwards, LT. “Physician Mental Health and Well-Being - Research and Practice, Afterword.” Springer International Publishing. July 2017.
- Edwards, LT, Emerson M, Cates, D, Steel, R. Vaccine Mandate Exemptions for Anxiety: Ethical and Practical Considerations. Psychiatric Times, 39(2). February 9, 2022.
- Weeks, J.W., Kankovsky, M., Humenick-Cullen, K., Hoffman, C., Yapp, A., Krek, M., Spurgin, K., & Edwards, L. (2025, April). Clinical outcomes and logistical implementation of a Written Exposure Therapy group for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a hospital setting. In L. Edwards (Chair), Brief, Empirically-Supported Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Las Vegas, NV.
- Weeks, J.W., Humenick-Cullen, K., Yapp, A., Spurgin, K., Kankovsky, M., Hoffman, C., Krek, M., Mick, C., Bruha, C., & Edwards, L. (2026, June). Implementation and clinical outcomes of a written exposure therapy group for post-traumatic stress disorder in a hospital setting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symposium, Omaha, NE.
- Edwards, L.T., Kelly, M.R., Weeks, J.W. “Social Anxiety Disorder and Physical Health: A Review of Physiological Mechanisms, Medical Comorbidity, and Bidirectional Associations.” The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Social Anxiety Disorder, 2nd edition. Edited by Weeks, J.W. August 2026.