edmunds received a phd in human development at the pennsylvania state university, where she studied systems theory, policy analysis, and clinical psychology. she completed clinical training at the behavioral medicine and biofeedback clinic at the johns hopkins school of medicine and is a fellow and former member of the board of directors of the society of behavioral medicine. she chaired the health it interest group for academyhealth from 2007 to june 2010. she is also a member of the public policy committee and the public health informatics workgroup of the american medical informatics association.