Edwina French

Instructor

Edwina French has several years of community and public health experience starting with training teen instructors in the "Teens Against Tobacco" curriculum while employed with the American Lung Association. She also served as a caregiver at a memory care and assisted living facility where she worked with an often overlooked population that have a great need for education, prevention, and intervention. She currently works at the Family Caregiver Navigator program as an Intake Navigator to help family caregivers in urban and rural Idaho have access to the resources and support that they need to reduce stress and burnout. Along with her current work, she channels her passion into work as a research associate for the Center for the Study of Aging at Boise State University. Her work has opened partnerships with many community organizations and partners to connect caregivers to the resources they need. She has a passion for teaching and helping others discover their passions by adding creativity, innovation, and collaboration to teaching.