Ms. Karen Edmond
Professor
College of Arts & Sciences – Social Work
Email: kedmond@niagara.edu
Phone: (716) 286-8519
Office Location: Seton Hall
Bio
Karen E. Edmond earned her Master's Degree in Social Work in Child Welfare Services from the
University at Buffalo. She has also earned her Bachelor of Science in
Social Work and her minor in Art Therapy from Buffalo State
College, and earned her Associate of Science in Mental Health
Counseling from Erie Community College.Ms. Edmond has worked in the
Buffalo area for over ten years in the area of social work. She has
experiences with Erie County Medical Center's Downtown Alcoholism
Clinic, Children's Hospital Parents, and Children Together
Program, Buffalo Hearing, and Speech Center, Community Services for the
Developmentally Disabled, Every Person Influences Children Program,
Buffalo Alternative High School, Baker Victory Services Day Treatment
Program, Boys, and Girls Club of Western New York, and Kaleida Home
Based Crisis Intervention Program, and Head Start. She currently works
as the Family and Community Outreach Coordinator/Mental Health for the
CAO Early Head Start Program. Early Head Start provides
comprehensive services to teen parents, infants and toddlers as well as
pregnant teenagers in the Buffalo area..Ms. Edmond's recognitions
include, but are not limited to Dena P. Gold Memorial Award for
outstanding study, field work, and other contributions related to
families, women, and children; Arthur A. Schomberg Fellowship; State
University College at Buffalo Certificate of Merit for being one of
five finalists for the President's Medal; Southern Christian
Leadership Conference's Scholastic Achievement Award; Association
of Faculty of African Descent's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship;
State University's Chancellor's Award of Student
Excellence; and the State of New York's Award of Merit for
Community Service. Ms. Edmond has taught Diversity and Social Justice for the department, and will continue throughout the academic year.
