Edward is a professor of psychiatry emeritus and former director of the law and psychiatry program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He has directed numerous funded research studies on the link between mental illness and violence, the development of juveniles in the justice system, and the impact of sanctions and interventions for young people who have committed serious crimes. Edward also works with practitioners and policymakers on the provision of services to individuals at risk for involvement in violence. He currently serves as the criminal justice system coordinator for Allegheny County (the county including Pittsburgh, PA). He received his B.A. in psychology from Yale University, his Ph.D. in community/clinical psychology from the University of Virginia, and post-doctoral training in quantitative methods in criminal justice at Carnegie-Mellon University. Edward is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.