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Karen W. Burkett, MS, PNP-BC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-4611

Fax: 513-636-2837

Email: karen.burkett@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Research

Autism; transcultural

Biography

Karen W. Burkett, MS, PNP-BC, was a pediatric nurse practitioner in pediatric neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's for 16 years before taking the role of evidence-based practice mentor in the Center for Professional Excellence-Research/EBP for two years. She is currently in role of developmental nurse practitioner in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and is completing dissertation research in cultural care in autism among urban African American families.

Education and Training

BSN: College of Mount Saint Joseph, Cincinnati, OH, 1977.

MS/PNP: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1982.

PhD Candidate: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Publications

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Morris EJ, Burkett KW. Mixed methodologies:A new research paradigm or enhanced quantitative paradigm. Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare. 2011;1(1):27-36.

Long LE, Burkett KW, McGee S. Promotion of Safe Outcomes: Incorporating Evidence into Policies and Procedures. Nursing Clinics of North America. 2009 Mar;44(1):57-70.

Clark, E., Burkett KW, Stanko-Lopp D. Let Evidence Guide Every New Decision (LEGEND): An evidence evaluation system for point-of-care clinicians and guideline development teams. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2009;16(6):1054-1060.

Book Chapters

Disabato JA, Burkett KW. Neurological assessment of the neonate, infant, child, and adolescent. In C.C. Cartwright and D.C. Wallace (Eds.) Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient. New York: Springer Publishing, 2007.

Grants

Culture Care Meanings in Urban African American Family Members Caring for their Child with Autism. Principal Investigator. Transcultural Nursing Society Research Award. UC Research Fellowship. Carolyn Stoll Research Award. Apr 2010 - Apr 2013.