Rufus Edwards Keywords University of California Irvine School of Medicine epidemiology public health air pollution emissions air quality Read more about Rufus Edwards Rufus Edwards is a professor of epidemiology and public health at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Edwards was awarded the 2009 Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award by the International Society of Exposure Science. Dr. Edwards' research focuses on human exposure to air pollution emissions and subsequent health effects.