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Bio:
Dr. Burnette has had a decade of practice experience in psychiatric and medical settings, mostly with older adults and their families. After three years of working with people who had serious mental illnesses in a state psychiatric hospital, she pursued a career in medical social work. In these settings, Dr. Burnette specialized in oncology, hospice and geriatric psychiatry. Her practice experience continues to influence her research agenda, which focuses on the health and mental health needs of older adults and their families and communities. Dr. Burnette's experience as a 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholar to Mumbai, India has fostered an extension of these areas of interest to include the role of professional social work in developing countries that are rapidly aging.
Research Interests:
- Grandparenting in changing American families
- Self health care for chronic conditions in later life
- Global population aging
- Social work education
Awards:
- International Scholar, Academic Fellowship Program in Mongolia; Coordinator of Social Work Scholars Mongolia and Central Asia
Open Society Institute, Budapest (2008-present)
- Fulbright Senior Scholar, Tata Institute of Social Science (2006-2007)
Current Grants & Projects:
Select Publications & Presentations:
Book Chapters
Burnette, D. (in press). Inscribing knowledge: On writing research in social work. In B. Simon & W. Green (Eds.) Columbia guide to writing in 21st century social work. New York: Columbia University Press.
Burnette, D. & Morrow-Howell, N. (2006). Social work research in aging. In B. Berkman (Ed.), Handbook of social work in health and aging, (pp. 1019-27). New York: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles
Burnette, D. (in press). Changing family structure and the living arrangements of older adults in India: Evidence from three waves of the National Family Health Survey.
Soletti, A.B., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Burnette, D. & Bouris, A. (in press). India-U.S. collaboration to prevent adolescent HIV-infection: The feasibility of a family-based HIV-prevention intervention for rural Indian youth. Journal of the International AIDS Society.
Burnette, D. (2009) Grandparent caregiving in Caribbean Latino families: Correlates of children’s departure from care. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 7(2), 331-43.
Morrow-Howell, N., Burnette, D., & Chen, L. (2005). Research priorities for gerontological social work: Researcher and practitioner perspectives. Social Work Research, 29(4), 231-43.
Burnette, D., Mui, A.C. & Zodikoff, B.D. (2004). Gender, self-care and functional status among older persons with coronary heart disease: A national perspective. Women & Health, 39(1), 65-84.
Burnette, D., Morrow-Howell, N. & Chen, L.M. (2004). Setting priorities for gerontological social work research: A national Delphi study. The Gerontologist, 43(6), 828-9.
Presentations
Burnette, D. (7/8/09). Symposium: A cross-cultural examination of formal and informal systems of care for older people in India, Japan and the U.S. XIXth International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology Congress, Paris, France.
Burnette, D. (4/3/09). Invited Lecture: Pedagogy to praxis: Professional education and social development. Open Society Fellowship Program, Istanbul, Turkey.
Burnette, D. (2008). Implications of globalization for personal, family and community lives of older adults in developing countries: The case of India. Fifth International Workshop on Preparing for Ageing Societies. United Nations Population fund and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York.
Burnette, D. (2008). New media for teaching and learning in professional education and practice.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Burnette, D. (2007). Patient-professional barriers to communication in palliative care. XIV International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care, Mumbai, India.
Burnette, D. (2007). A life history approach to understanding the aging process. Cadenza Project on
preparing for an elder-friendly Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Last updated August 19, 2009.
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